Description of a new genus and six new species of Tachinidae (Diptera) from Asia and New Guinea
Author
Shima, Hiroshi
Author
Han, Ho-Yon
Author
Tachi, Takuji
text
Zootaxa
2010
2516
49
67
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.196146
9aa29508-b2a2-4bb5-a21a-82f825b43417
1175-5326
196146
Pseudebenia fuscata
Shima & Tachi
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 21−25
,
37
)
Closely resembling
P. fulvipalpis
, but differing as follows:
Male. Fronto-orbital plate mostly dark brown, slightly paler on lower portion; parafacial, face and postorbit with dark gray or dark grayish yellow pruinosity; gena and postorbit with gray or dark gray pruinosity; antenna black; palpus black. Frons strongly narrowed on posterior 2/5; face about 3/5 as long as frons in profile, about 3/4 as wide as long at level of vibrissae; parafacial about 2/5 as wide as 1st flagellomere at middle height; 9−12 frontal setae, upper setae fine and third lowest seta strong, several strong hairs present among row of frontal setae; genal dilation with 1−2 rows of long strong hairs; antenna with pedicel bearing a long seta almost 3/4 as long as 1st flagellomere; 1st flagellomere about 4 times as long as pedicel; total width of arista including plumosity slightly narrower than 1st flagellomere. One pre- and 0−1 postsutural acrostichal setae; distance between bases of subapical scutellar setae 2.5−3 times that between basal and subapical setae of corresponding side. Wing with bend of vein M about 2 times closer to wing margin than to dm-cu crossvein. Fore tibia with 2−3 posterior setae; hind tibia with 1−2 short ventral setae. Claws and pulvilli longer than 5th tarsomere. Abdomen black, with very thin whitish pruinosity on anterolateral 1/2 of 3rd and 4th tergites. Syntergite 1+2 with 1−2 lateral marginal setae; 3rd tergite with 2−3 median discal, 1 lateral discal, and a row of marginal setae.
Male terminalia. Pregonite with apical seta about 1/3 as long as phallus; surstylus nearly straight in lateral view, only weakly narrowed posteriorly, without hair on outer surface; cerci in dorsal view weakly narrowed on apical 1/4, mid dorsal suture distinct on basal 5/6 and very narrowly separated on apical 1/6; epiphallus straight.
Female. Unknown.
Body length.
6.6−6.8 mm
.
Holotype
male, Mt. Jasar,
2100 m
,
Cameron
Highlands, Malay Peninsula,
Malaysia
,
26.x.1991
, R. Kano & K.I. Singh (NSMT).
Paratypes
:
1 male
, same data as
holotype
(BLKU);
1 male
,
1 km
S. Kundasang,
1530 m
, Sabah,
Malaysia
,
27.viii.1983
, G.F. Hevel & W.E. Steiner (USNM).
Etymology.
The specific name is taken from the dark color of the abdomen and wings of this species.
Distribution.
Malaysia
(Malay Peninsula and Sabah).