Trichomyia (Brachiotrichomyia subgen. nov.) plumata sp. nov. from the Neotropical Region (Diptera: Psychodidae: Trichomyiinae)
Author
Bravo, Freddy
fbravo @ uefs. br;
Author
Araújo, Maíra X.
mah. biology @ gmail. com.
Author
Uefs, Santana -
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2013
2013-07-15
53
1
329
338
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5739745
0374-1036
5739745
Trichomyia
(
Brachiotrichomyia
)
armata
Barretto, 1954
Trichomyia armata
Barretto, 1954: 127–129
,
Figs 1–12
(original description);
BRAVO (2001c)
:
Fig. 3
.
Type material examined.
HOLOTYPE
: J (
MZFS
), labelled:‘[
BRAZIL
]
SÃO PAULO
,SP / Horto Florestal / Cantareira /
Barretto
&
Coutinho
/ col.
04.XI.1940
[white label, printed]
’;
PARATYPES
: 10 JJ
1 ♀
(
MZFS
), same locality, data and collector as
holotype
;
7 JJ
1 ♀
(
MZFS
), labelled: ‘
Mogi das Cruzes, SP
/
Km
67,
Estrada
/
Rio-São Paulo
/
Barretto
&
Coutinho
/ col.
01.XII.1940
[white label, printed]
’.
Additional material examined.
1♀
(
MZFS
), labelled:‘
BRASIL
,
PR
,
Guarapuava
/
Aguas de Santa Clara
/
Malaise trap
/
01.IX.1986
/ PROFAUPAR [white label, printed] //
Trichomyia armata
/
Barretto, 1954
/
Freddy Bravo
det. - 94 [white label, printed]
’;
1 J (
MZFS
), labelled: ‘
BRASIL
,
PR
,
Jundiaí do Sul
/
Fazenda Monte Verde
/
Malaise trap
/
08.XII.1986
/ PROFAUPAR [white label, printed] //
Trichomyia armata
/
Barretto, 1954
/
Freddy Bravo
det. - 94 [white label, printed]
’;
1 ♀
(
MZFS
), labelled: ‘
BRASIL
,
PR
,
Jundiaí do Sul
/
Fazenda Monte Verde
/
Malaise trap
/
15.XII.1986
/ PROFAUPAR [white label, printed] //
Trichomyia armata
/
Barretto, 1954
/
Det. Freddy Bravo
, 1995 PROFAUPAR [white label, printed]
’.
Diagnosis.
Male.
Palpus with sensilla in depressed pits on segments 1 and 2; segment 4 of palpus 1.3 times the length of third segment; radial fork apical to medial fork; CuA
2
ending after medial fork; posterior arm of gonocoxite subtriangular in dorsal view, ending in pointed apex, with simple bristles on apical half; gonostylus absent; presence of small ventral tubercle on gonocoxite, with pair of apical bristles; cercus trapezoidal in ventral view with distal margin 0.8 times the length of ventral margin; cercus long and subrectangular in ventral view; ejaculatory apodeme short, 0.4 times the length of gonocoxal arm.
Female
similar to male, cercus short, 3.0 times the length of lobe on sternite 8, and wide, 1.2 times its length.
Distribution.
Brazil
, states of
São Paulo
and
Paraná
.