Minipteryx robusta-a New Genus and Species of Micropterous Limnophilinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia
Author
Theischinger, G.
text
Records of the Australian Museum
2015
2015-11-25
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1650
journal article
10.3853/j.2201-4349.67.2015.1650
2201-4349
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Minipteryx
gen. nov.
Figs 1–16
Diagnosis
. A rather large limoniid tipuloid, the male almost completely black without any distinct markings. Head (
Figs 1
,
8
) with rostrum almost completely atrophied, palps only 2-segmented and antennae 12-segmented. Thorax (
Figs 2
,
9, 10
) short and narrow, without V-shaped thoracic suture developed; katepisternum small, all coxae very large, formula of tibial spurs 1/2/1, claws simple, wing greatly reduced in size and halter without distinct knob. Abdominal segments 3–6, but particularly segments 4 and 5 (
Fig. 11
), with distinct bump on each side just past mid-length. Terminalia (
Figs 4–7
,
12–16
): segment 9 a simple ring that is apically not produced, lobed or indented; two pairs of gonostyli, the inner simple, the outer armed; aedeagal complex (
Figs 6, 7
,
14, 15
) strongly sclerotized, the parameres narrow rods, the aedeagus clawshaped, bifid (double-branched), pointing distinctly ventrad (as in
Fig. 14
).
Etymology
. The generic name refers to the almost minimal size of the wings.