The genus Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig (Diptera, Sciaridae) in New Caledonia, with the description of thirteen new species Author Vilkamaa, Pekka Author Hippa, Heikki Author Mohrig, Werner text Zootaxa 2012 3207 1 21 journal article 45352 10.5281/zenodo.280183 ea2ea719-71e5-4afa-b242-459609cab96b 1175-5326 280183 Pseudolycoriella spicata sp. n. Figs 8 A–D Material studied. Holotype male. NEW CALEDONIA , Rivière Bleue N.P., 150 m , humid forest on alluvials, Malaise trap, 22.iv –6.v.1987 , Bonnet de Larbogne, Chateau & Tillier (in MNHN ). Description. Male. Head . Brown, antenna unicolorous pale brown, maxillary palpus pale brown. Eye bridge 3 facets wide. Face with 17 scattered longer and shorter setae. Clypeus with 5 setae. Labrum elongated. Maxillary palpus with 3 palpomeres; palpomere 3 longer than palpomere 1, palpomere 2 shortest; palpomere 1 with 3 setae, with a dorsal patch of sensilla; surface of antennal flagellomeres rough, flagellomere 4 ( Fig.8 A) 1.5x as long as wide, the neck shorter than broad, the longest setae shorter than the width of flagellomere. Thorax . Brown, setae dark. Anterior pronotum with 3 setae. Episternum 1 with 8 setae. Scutum with short dorsocentrals, with 5 stronger laterals, scutellum with 2 longer and some short setae. Wing. Hyalinous. Length 2.2 mm . Width/length 0.40. Veins distinct. R1/R 0.90. c/ w 0.65 . r-m and than bM subequal in length, both r-m and bM non-setose. Halter pale brown. Legs . Brown, slightly paler than thorax. Coxal setae pale. Apical part of front tibia, Fig. 8 B: front tibial organ with pale fine vestiture forming a small patch. Front tibial spur slightly longer than the tibial width. Claws with teeth. Abdomen . Pale brown, setae dark. Hypopygium, Figs 8 C–D. Brown, concolorous with abdomen. Gonocoxa longer than gonostylus, mesial margin with short sparse setosity, basal part twith dense setosity. Gonostylus slightly curved, with the mesial side impressed; with a dense apical vestiture, with some sharp straight mesial megasetae at about the middle of gonostylus, with a long subapical whiplash seta. Tegmen broader than long, laterally straight, with a distinct sclerotized finger-like process. FIGURE 8. Pseudolycoriella spicata sp. n. (holotype). A. Antennal flagellomere 4, lateral view. B. Apical part of front tibia, prolateral view. C. Part of hypopygium, ventral view. D . Gonostylus, ventral view. Scale 0.1 mm. Discussion. See under Pseudolycoriella capillosa . Etymology. The name is Latin, spicata , furnished with spikes, referring to the spike-like gonostylar megasetae.