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
4829
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1
72
journal article
8695
10.11646/zootaxa.4829.1.1
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1175-5326
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Winnertzia curvata
Panelius
Diagnosis.
A small to medium-sized, brown
Winnertzia
, distinguished by the following combination of male genitalic characters (
Jaschhof & Jaschhof 2013
: fig. 37A–C). The gonostylus, which is nearly parallel-sided and twice as long as broad, has a broad pectinate claw with an indistinct furrow along its base. Of the gonocoxal synsclerite, the broadly V-shaped emargination is conspicuously short; the membranous area below the emargination is small; a large portion ventrobasally is devoid of setae; the medial bridges are slightly bulging; and the dorsal apodemes are short and, as a rule, slightly bent inwards. The tegmen, whose outline is broadly subtriangular, is sharply contoured except for a characteristic, subapical break; the long parameral apodemes are oriented ventrolaterad. The anterior margin of the aedeagal bulge is apparent as a distinct, transveral line. The aedeagal apodeme is, slightly but appreciably, broadened near the midlength, a peculiarity displayed by almost all the specimens studied here. The posterior edge of the ninth tergite, which is markedly narrowed, has a shallow indentation medially whose periphery is almost always darkly pigmented.
Discussion.
We know of a
Winnertzia
resembling
W. curvata
, except that it is larger, the flagellomeral nodes are markedly more slender, the wings are longer, the gonostylus is more strongly tapered towards the apex, the gonocoxal apodemes are longer, and the ninth tergite is not so darkly pigmented posteriorly. We assume this is an unnamed species but regard our material, three males from southern
Sweden
(
Skåne
, Öland), as not sufficient for taxonomic description.
Distribution in
Sweden
.
Our specimens of
W. curvata
, altogether
53 males
, come from nine biological provinces, from
Halland
in the south to Lule Lappmark in the north. This is one of the most common and widespread
Winnertzia
in Sweden.
Material studied.
Specimens of
W. curvata
listed by
Jaschhof & Jaschhof (2013)
and as follows.
Sweden
:
1 male
, Öland, Mörbylånga, Frösslunda alvar, alvar pasture,
9 May–3 June 2005
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 20, collection event 1495) (spn
CEC
2909 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, Mörbylånga, Gamla Skogsby (Kalkstad), mixed broadleaf forest,
9 June–14 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2891 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, same data but
3 June–4 July 2016
(spn
CEC
2890 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, Mörbylånga, Vickleby ädellövskog NR, mixed broadleaf forest,
17 June–14 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2896 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, Öland, Borgholm, Trollskogen NR, old-growth pine forest,
5 July 2014
, sweepnet,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2892 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, same locality but
4–31 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2893 in
SDEI
);
2 males
, Borgholm, Skepparsäng NR, dry pine forest,
7 May–21 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spns
CEC
2894–
CEC
2895 in
SDEI
);
1 male
,
Halland
, Kungsbacka, Särö, Västerskog, mixed forest of oak and pine,
25 July–9 August 2004
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 33, collection event 1981) (spn
CEC
2910 in
NHRS
);
2 males
,
Södermanland
, Haninge, Tyresta NP, Urskogsslingan, pine forest,
8 June–2 July 2003
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 3, collection event 84) (spns
CEC
2911–
CEC
2912 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, same data but spruce forest,
21 July–4 August 2003
(trap 4, collection event 89) (spn
CEC
2913 in
NHRS
);
1 male
,
Södermanland
, Huddinge, Sofielund Recycling Center, pine forest near garbage dump,
10–16 August 2004
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 5, collection event 767) (spn
CEC
2914 in
NHRS
);
1 male
,
Södermanland
, Södertälje, Tullgarns näs, Rävsalaviken, mixed forest next to pasture,
23 July–1 August 2003
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 30, collection event 5003) (spn
CEC
2915 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, Uppland,
Uppsala
, Ekdalen NR, sparse oak wood,
3–23 August 2003
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 27, collection event 1036) (spn
CEC
2925 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, same data but
27 June–17 July 2005
(collection event 1703);
6 males
, Uppland, Älvkarleby, Båtfors, pine forest,
17 June–3 July 2003
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 7, collection event 378) (spns
CEC
2918–
CEC
2922 and
CEC
2924 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, same data but
17 July–16 August 2005
(collection event 1593);
1 male
,
Dalarna
, Vansbro, Tjärnberget NR, spruce forest,
16 June–23 July 2010
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2902 in
SDEI
);
1 male
,
Dalarna
, Orsa,
4 km
NW Ejheden, recently burnt mixed forest of conifers and birch,
26 June–18 July 2018
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2903 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, Orsa, Unnan valley, Näckådalen, old-growth mixed boreal forest,
1–20 July 2018
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2905 in
SDEI
);
4 males
, Orsa, Gåsberget NR, swamp forest of spruce, pine and birch,
25 June–18 July 2018
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spns
CEC
2904 and
CEC
2906–
CEC
2908 in
SDEI
);
1 male
,
Västerbotten
, Vindeln, Svartberget Experimental Forest, Åheden, pine forest,
9–23 July 2004
,
MT
,
SMTP
(trap 61, collection event 1301) (spn
CEC
2917 in
NHRS
);
1 male
, Lule Lappmark, Jokkmokk, Vuollerim, Älvvägen, Lövgården, backyard,
16–30 June 2017
,
MT
, M. Karström &
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2897 in
SDEI
);
2 males
, Jokkmokk, Messaure, herb-rich boreal forest,
3–30 July 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spns
CEC
2899–
CEC
2900 in
SDEI
);
1 male
, Jokkmokk,
6 km
SE Vuollerim, Lagnäsån, herb-rich boreal forest,
2–29 July 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
2901 in
SDEI
).
Winnertzia
sp. near
curvata
: spns
CEC
3215–
CEC
3217 in
NHRS
.