The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe
Author
Bravo, Freddy
text
Zootaxa
2006
1134
1
28
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.171921
56a6a283-f7b9-40c7-9391-cb73c1a5db83
11755326
171921
Atrichobrunettia
(
Polibrunettia
)
paranaensis
Bravo
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 14–17
)
Type
material.
BRAZIL
, Paraná,
Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva
,
holotype
male,
20.IV.1987
, Profaupar (
DZUP
); 1
paratype
male, same locality and date as
holotype
(
DZUP
); 1
paratype
male, same locality,
02.III.1987
. Profaupar (
DZUP
).
Etymology.
paranaensis
based on
type
locality.
Diagnosis. Radial fork situated proximal to medial fork; apex of paramere with apical digitiform process and ending before aedeagus apex; aedeagal apodeme wide, widest at anterior portion, ending at same line as gonocoxal bridge.
FIGURES 14–19.
Atrichobrunettia paranaensis
Bravo
,
sp. nov.
14.
Third flagellomere.
15.
Wing.
16.
Male terminalia, cercus.
17.
Male terminalia, dorsal.
Atrichobrunettia spinata
Bravo
,
sp. nov.
18.
Wing.
19.
Male terminalia, dorsal.
Description. Male. Eyes separated by 0.5 facet diameters; interocular suture Y shaped; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical,
2X
length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical (
Fig. 14
), 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped (
Fig. 14
). Palpus formula = 1.0:2.7:2.5:3.5. Wing with short Sc; radial fork basal to medial fork (
Fig. 15
). Male terminalia (
Figs. 16, 17
): sternite 9 Ushaped; posthypandrial plate 1/2 length of gonocoxite. Gonostyle 1.5X length of gonocoxite, with pair of long apical bristles. Sternite 10 triangular with wide base. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 9 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Apex of parameres ending before aedeagus apex. Aedeagal apodeme wide, widest at anterior portion, ending at same line as gonocoxal bridge.
Distribution.
Brazil
, Paraná (Antonina).