Reevaluation of species richness in Winnertzia (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Winnertziinae), with descriptions of 37 new species from Sweden, Peru and Australia
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
0000-0003-3447-1620
Author
Jaschhof, Catrin
0000-0002-1030-0934
mjaschhof@yahoo.de
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-08-11
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4829.1.1
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Winnertzia bicolor
sp. nov.
Figs 106–108
A sample of ten males referred to in our earlier revision of Swedish
Winnertzia
as
W.
aff.
divergens
(
Jaschhof & Jaschhof 2013: 107
)
upon reexamination turned out to comprise two different species. One of these is described here as
W. bicolor
; the other, which is left unnamed because our material is not sufficient for formal description, differs from
W. bicolor
in that conspicuous color contrasts are lacking, the flagellomeral necks are shorter, and in genitalic characters.
Diagnosis.
A medium-sized to large, predominantly brown
Winnertzia
, whose males (females and preimaginal stages are unknown) have a bright yellow scutellum and bicolored flagellomeres with brownish nodes and yellowish necks. Genitalic characters diagnostic of this species are as follows (
Fig. 108
). The gonostylus is straight (↓
1
), 2.5 times as long as broad, and equipped with a fairly broad pectinate claw. Of the tegmen, the lateral edges are faintly contoured and thus difficult to discern; the broadly rounded apex is strengthened (↓
2
); and the fairly large flaps have reinforced margins. The aedeagal apodeme, which is long and thick, has a slightly broadened apex and a long solid base. The dorsal apodemes of the gonocoxae, which are connected by a straight to slightly concave bridge, are moderately long (↓
3
). The ninth tergite, whose length equals that of the gonocoxae, has the posterior edge fairly narrow and shallowly indented (↓
4
).
FIGURES 106–111.
Male morphology of
Winnertzia bicolor
(106–108)
and
Winnertzia inornata
(109–111)
, holotypes.
106:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral.
107:
Ditto, medial.
108:
Genitalia, ventral.
109:
Ditto.
110:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral.
111:
Ditto, medial. Scales 0.05 mm. Arrows refer to characters described in the diagnoses.
Other male characters.
Body size
2.1–2.7 mm
.
Head.
Eye bridge 3–4 ommatidia long dorsally. Antenna two thirds as long as body. Scape larger than pedicel, both concolorous with flagellomeral nodes. 12 flagellomeres, flagellomeres 1–10 with translucent sensilla. Fourth flagellomere: neck 0.8–0.9 times as long as node; node 1.7 times as long as broad; sensory hairs numerous; both lateral and medial translucent sensilla slightly broadened, transversely or obliquely aligned, variously bent or U-shaped (
Figs 106–107
). Palpus slightly longer than head height, 4 setaebearing segments; apical segment longest of all. Labella fully developed.
Thorax.
Pronotal setae 23–35.Anepimeral setae absent. Lateral mediotergal microtrichia large. Parascutellar area as bright as scutellum.
Wing
as long as body, 2.3 times as long as broad. Costal cell reinforced. M
4
long, slightly bent apically, CuA strongly bent, both veins extending to edge of wing.
Legs
with both pointed and blunt-ended scales. Basitarsal spines absent. Fore tibia and T
2
equally long. Acropods: claws slightly bent, basal tooth large; empodia nearly as long as claws.
Abdomen.
Pleural membrane setose.
Genitalia
(
Fig. 108
). Ninth tergite: setae confined to posterior two thirds; anterior edge straight, indistinct. Gonocoxal synsclerite slightly broader than long; little narrowed towards base; ventral emargination broadly U-shaped, accompanied by extensive unsclerotized area basally; ventroanterior edge membranous, convex; ventro- and dorsoposterior portions ending at same level; lateral edges slightly concave. Basolateral apophysis of gonostylus small, angulated. Parameral apodemes large.
Etymology.
The name is the Latin adjective for bicolored, referring to the yellow and brown hues typical of this species.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Uppland
,
Håbo
,
Biskops-Arnö
, elm grove,
15–28 June 2004
,
Malaise trap
,
Swedish Malaise Trap
Project
(trap 8, collection event 1557) (spn
CEC
3084 in
NHRS
)
.
Paratypes
.
2 males
, same data but
20 June–18 July 2005
(spns
GULI000020960
–
GULI000020961
in
NHRS
)
.
Other material studied.
Sweden
:
1 male
,
Skåne
,
Simrishamn
,
Stenshuvud NP
, beech forest,
28 June–29 July 2010
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
GULI000020957
in
NHRS
)
;
1 male
,
Uppland
,
Uppsala
,
Fiby NR
, swampy old-growth hemiboreal forest,
23 June–28 July 2009
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
GULI000020962
in
NHRS
)
;
1 male
, same data but
9 June–23 July 2010
(spn
SE
1952 in
SDEI
)
;
2 males
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Stora Dalby
lund NR, mixed broadleaf forest with plenty of dead ash,
8 June–8 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spns
CEC3085
–
CEC
3086 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Skogsby
lund NR, mixed broadleaf forest with plenty of dead ash,
10 June–14 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
3087 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
,
Lule Lappmark
,
Jokkmokk
,
Kaltisbäcken NR
, old growth herb-rich taiga,
4–30 July 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
3088 in
SDEI
)
.
Distribution and phenology.
Adults were collected in June–July in different woodlands, both in southern (
Skåne
, Öland, Uppland) and northern
Sweden
(Lule Lappmark).