Chrysopa pleuralis, Banks, 1911

GARLAND, J. A. & KEVAN, D. K. MCE., 2007, Chrysopidae of Canada and Alaska (Insecta, Neuroptera): revised checklist, new and noteworthy records, and geo-referenced localities, Zootaxa 1486 (1), pp. 1-84 : 36

CHRYSOPA PLEURALIS Banks, 1911

Chrysopa pleuralis Banks, 1911: 341–342 . Co-types: one male, one sex unknown; USA: Colorado ( North Boulder Creek , Boulder County; Steamboat Springs , Routt County ); MCZ ( Penny et al. 1997). No lectotype designated.

SYNONYMY PERTAINING TO CANADA

Chrysopa pleuralis: Smith 1932: 591 , 601; Spencer 1942: 27; Bickley and Macleod 1956: 192; Garland 1982 [ 1984]: 181–185, 360, Figs. 64–68, 73, Map 14; 1984: 93; 1985a: 737–751; Penny et al. 1997: 51; Garland 2000: 40.

CANADA: T = 31 (6♂, 21♀, 4?). FIRST RECORD: BC: 1♀, Ainsworth, 11.vii.1903 (R.P. Currie) [USNM]. FLIGHT PERIOD: June 14 (1938; Clinton BC)–August 14 (1922; Banff AB).

AB: T = 16 (3♂, 10♀, 3?). FIRST RECORD: 1♂, 2? [abdomen missing], Banff, 5.vii.1922 103 (C.B.D. Garrett) [CNC, USNM]. NEW RECORDS: 1♀, Fortress M [oun]t[ain], 51°55'N 145°10'W [sic], 1700–2000 m, Equisetum , 16.vii.[19]86 (H. Goulet) [pinned; originally in alcohol; CNC]. 1♂, 4♀, Fortress M [oun]t[ain], 51°55'N 145°10'W [sic], 1700–2000 m, Equisetum , 18.vii.[19]86 (H. Goulet) [pinned; originally in alcohol; CNC]. FLIGHT PERIOD: June 24 (1923; Waterton )– August 14 (1922; Banff , 6–7000 ft). LOCALITIES: Banff / Banff , 6–7000 ft [1830–2135 m] [Banff National Park of Canada, 51°36'N 116°03'W; CNC, USNM]. Fortress M [oun]t[ain], 51°55'N 145°10'W [sic], 1700–2000 m [Fortress Mountain 104, 52°24'N 117°43'W; CNC]. Waterton [Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada, 49°05'N 113°52'W; CNC]. Waterton Lakes [49°03'N 113°54'W; CNC].

BC: T = 15 (3♂, 11♀, 1?). FIRST RECORD: 1♀, Ainsworth, 11.vii.1903 (R.P. Currie) [USNM]. FLIGHT PERIOD: June 14 (1938; Clinton)–July 24 (1923; Hedley). LOCALITIES: Ainsworth [Ainsworth Hot Springs, 49°44'N 116°55'W; USNM]. Bootahnie Valley 105 [Bootahnie Indian Reserve 15, 40°24'N 121°32'W; ROM]. Clinton [51°05'N 121°35'W; CNC]. Hedley [49°21'N 120°04'W; CNC]. Lillooet [50°41'N 121°56'W; ROM]. Midday Val[ley], Merritt, 17153 Lot 24 [50°06'45"N 120°47'30"W; CNC]. Nicola [50°10'N 120°40'W; SEM]. Osoyoos, M[oun]t Kobau R[oa]d, km 17.1, 1720 m [Mount Kobau, 49°07'N 119°40'W; SEM].

Chrysopa pleuralis occurs in Canada, in the southern interior of British Columbia and in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Alberta. All Canadian localities reported in literature have been authenticated. All specimens reported here are documented with data in Garland (1982, 2000), or as new records (above). Based on label data, adults have been found from 1720 m to 6–7000 ft [1830–2135 m] above sea level. The adult from Merritt BC was associated with Pinus ponderosa ; those from Fortress Mountain AB, with Equisetum .