New Dicerurini from Europe, mostly Sweden (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Porricondylinae)
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
Author
Jaschhof, Catrin
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-20
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.2
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Neurepidosis ekdalensis
sp. nov.
Figs 12–15
The description of
N. ekdalensis
presented here is based on a single male, whose antennae and legs are for the most part missing, while the genitalia are well preserved and prepared. Being aware of the problems with singletons used for taxonomic description, we deem this a legitimate practice here, since
N. ekdalensis
(as any other species of
Neurepidosis
) is primarily characterized by genitalic traits, all apparent in the
holotype
.
Diagnosis.
Two characters distinguish
N. ekdalensis
from all other
Neurepidosis
: the gonocoxal emargination is a large, nearly perfect U-shape (
Fig. 12
, ↓
1
) and the posterior margin of the ninth tergite has a sclerotized protuberance medially (
Fig.13
, ↓
2
). Otherwise this new species resembles
N. subalpina
Jaschhof, 2013
, but whose gonostylus is stouter (
Jaschhof & Jaschhof 2013: fig. 70C
).
Other male characters.
Body size
1.3 mm
.
Head.
Eye bridge 0–1 ommatidium long dorsally. Flagellomere necks longer than nodes; circumfila with 2 long posterior extensions (
Fig. 14
).
Wing
3.5 times longer than wide.
Genitalia
(
Fig. 12
). Gonocoxae sparsely setose ventrally; ventral bridge with pigmented band below the emargination, and pigmented triangle mediobasally; dorsoposterior portions elongated into rounded lobes; dorsal bridge conspicuously narrow basally (↓
3
), anterior processes bent, weakly sclerotized apically. Gonostylus convex, bent, pointed apically; apex covered with large, dense microtrichia. Tegmen slender, tapered towards apex, lateral edges slightly reinforced, apex blunt-ended. Ejaculatory apodeme thick, strongly sclerotized, apex membranous, base greatly enlarged (↓
4
).
Etymology.
The species name refers to Ekdalen, a nature reserve in Uppland, which our studies showed to have
Porricondylinae
rarely found elsewhere, including five different
Neurepidosis
.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Uppland
,
Ekdalen Nature Reserve
, young herb-rich forest with sparse, old oak trees,
17 July–8 August 2005
,
Malaise trap
,
Swedish Malaise Trap
Project
(trap 27, collecting event 1704) (spm. no.
CEC
1601
in NHRS).