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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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4829.1.1
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Winnertzia parvidens
sp. nov.
Figs 30–34
Diagnosis.
A medium-sized, brown
Winnertzia
with short palpi (
Fig. 34
) and long, narrow wings. The club-shaped gonostylus has a conspicuously small pectinate claw, which is situated closer to the gonostylar apex than in any other member of the
globifera
group (
Fig. 30
, ↓
1
). Females and preimaginal stages of
W. parvidens
are unknown.
FIGURES 22–29.
Male morphology of
Winnertzia
“
xylostei
A
”
(22–25)
and
Winnertzia
“
xylostei
B
”
(26–29)
.
22:
Genitalia, ventral, specimen from Uppland.
23:
Wing, dorsal, specimen from Lule Lappmark.
24:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral, specimen from Uppland.
25:
Ditto, medial.
26:
Genitalia, ventral, specimen from Öland.
27:
Wing, dorsal, specimen from Öland.
28:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral, specimen from Öland.
29:
Ditto, medial. Scales for 22, 24–26 and 28–29, 0.05 mm; for 23 and 27, 0.5 mm. Arrows refer to characters described in the text.
Other male characters.
Body size 1.7–2.0 mm.
Head.
Eye bridge 2–3 ommatidia long dorsally. Antenna slightly shorter than body. Scape and pedicel same size, concolorous with flagellum. 12 flagellomeres, translucent sensilla present on flagellomeres 1–8. Fourth flagellomere: neck 0.8–0.9 times as long as node; node slender, twice as long as broad; sensory hairs rather sparse; both lateral and medial translucent sensilla long, filiform, meandering, with long apical extensions (
Figs 32–33
). Sensilla on proximal flagellomeres occasionally furcate or anastomozing. Palpus clearly shorter than head height, 2–3 setae-bearing segments of varying length and outline, apical segment longest of all (
Fig. 34
). Labella fully developed, albeit small.
Thorax.
Pronotal setae 3–9. Anepimeral setae absent. Lateral mediotergal microtrichia not enlarged. Parascutellar area bright, sharply contoured.
Wing
longer than body, 2.6 times as long as broad. Costal cell slightly reinforced. M
4
short, slightly bent, CuA moderately bent, both veins extending to edge of wing.
Legs.
Scales pointed. Basitarsal spines absent. Fore tibia 1.2–1.3 times length T
2
. Acropods: claws slightly bent, empodia vestigial.
Abdomen.
Pleural membrane devoid of setae.
Genitalia
(
Fig. 30
). Ninth tergite about half gonopodal length; setae confined to lateral portions; posterior edge shallowly concave, reinforced and with slight protuberance medially (
Fig. 31
); anterior edge indistinct. Gonocoxal synsclerite slightly broader than long; a large portion ventrobasally non-setose; ventrobasal edge straight; ventral emargination large, U-shaped, membranous basally; dorsoposterior portions markedly extended, broadly rounded; dorsal apodemes long, protruding beyond ventrobasal gonocoxal edge. Gonostylus 3 times as long as broad, slightly bent; basolateral apophysis inconspicuous, not angulated. Aedeagal apodeme broadest beyond solid basal portion, the latter usually suddenly and markedly narrowed; distal portion gently tapered towards apex. Aedeagal bulge with closely spaced rows of tiny, hardly visible microtrichia. Tegmen elongate-subtriangular; apex narrowly rounded; central area darkly pigmented, sharply contoured, surrounded by broad, hyaline margin; flaps indiscernible; parameral apodemes moderately large.
Etymology.
The name is a noun in apposition meaning small tooth, with reference to the conspicuously small gonostylar claw found in this species.
FIGURES 30–34.
Male morphology of
Winnertzia parvidens
.
30:
Genitalia, ventral, holotype.
31:
Posterior portion of ninth tergite, dorsal, holotype.
32:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral, paratype.
33:
Ditto, medial.
34:
Palpus, lateral, paratype. Scales 0.05 mm. Arrows refer to characters described in the diagnosis.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Stora Dalby
lund
Nature Reserve
, mixed broadleaf forest with plenty of dead ash trees,
9 July–8 August 2015
,
Malaise trap
,
M. & C. Jaschhof
(spn
CEC
1824 in
NHRS
).
Paratypes
.
1 male
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Gamla Skogsby
(
Kalkstad
), ̒diversity meadow’, scrubby grassland,
9 June–6 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
1825 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
,
Mörbylånga
,
Ullevi
, ̒herb-rich meadow at forest edge,
14 June–15 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
1826 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
,
Mörbylånga
,
Skogsby
,
Station Linné
, swampy grassland near willow scrub,
2 June–4 July 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
&
E.
Gustavsson
(spn
CEC
1827 in
NHRS
)
;
1 male
,
Öland
,
Borgholm
,
Norra Bäck
, garden land with lawn and woody plants,
1 June–4 August 2018
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spn
CEC
1828 in
NHRS
)
.
Distribution and phenology.
Winnertzia parvidens
is known from several localities on the island of Öland. Adults were collected in June–July both in dense woodland and in open habitats where woody plants are scarce.