The genus Leucophenga (Diptera, Drosophilidae), part VI: the argentata species group from the East Asia, with morphological and molecular evidence
Author
Huang, Jia
Author
Chen, Hongwei
text
Zootaxa
2016
4161
2
207
227
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4161.2.4
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1175-5326
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Leucophenga quadricuspidata
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 2
E, 4G, 4H, 5M, 10)
Diagnosis.
This species is somewhat similar to
L
.
fuscivena
sp. nov.
in the color patterns of abdominal tergites in male (
Fig. 5
G, H, M), but can be distinguished from the latter by having the aedeagus distolaterally with four acute processes each bearing a sensillum at tip (
Fig. 10
D).
FIGURE 10.
Leucophenga quadricuspidata
sp. nov.
, male terminalia in lateral view. A. Epandrium, surstylus and cercus; B. Hypandrium, paramere, gonopods and aedeagus; C. Paramere; D. Aedeagus and acute processes (ap). Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
Description.
Ocellar triangle brownish, with ca. 0–1 seta above ocellar setae. Frons yellowish to yellow. Pedicel yellowish to yellow; first flagellomere yellow. Clypeus brownish yellow. Palpus brownish. Mesonotum yellowish (
Fig. 4
G). Postpronotal lobe yellowish (
Fig. 4
H). Acrostichal setulae in ca. 6–8 irregular rows (
Fig. 4
G). Scutellum entirely yellowish (
Fig. 4
G). Pleura, katepisternum and meron yellowish (
Fig. 4
H). Wing (
Fig. 2
E): Costal vein between R2+3 and R4+5 distally with ca. 5–6 peg-like spinules on ventral surface. Only 3rd and 4th abdominal tergites with brownish to black patches in male (
Fig. 5
M). Male terminalia: Epandrium pubescent medially and near posterior margin, with ca. 8 setae near posterior margin and ventral corner per side (
Fig. 10
A). Paramere narrowed basally and apically, slightly curved ventrally, with ca. 7 sensilla distally (
Fig. 10
C).
Measurements.
BL =
2.47 mm
in
holotype
(range in 2Ƌ
paratypes
:
2.33–2.40 mm
), THL =
1.20 mm
(
1.10– 1.13 mm
), WL =
1.83 mm
(
1.63–1.70 mm
), WW =
0.97 mm
(
0.87–0.93 mm
), arb = 5/3 (6/2), avd = 0.85 (0.77– 0.83), adf = 2.60 (2.40–2.60), flw = 2.20 (2.20), FW/HW = 0.25 (0.25), ch/o = 0.03 (0.03), prorb = 0.55 (0.56– 0.72), rcorb = 0.60 (0.56–0.72), vb = 0.40 (0.36–0.38), dcl = 0.67 (0.43–0.50), presctl = 0.58 (0.36–0.50), sctl = 1.31 (1.52–1.60), sterno = 0.85 (0.75–0.80), orbito = 1.00 (1.00), dcp = 0.28 (0.29–0.33), sctlp = 0.92 (0.77–0.85), C = 1.55 (1.71–1.75), 4c = 2.11 (1.82–1.90),
4v
= 3.16 (2.55–2.80),
5x
= 1.46 (1.67–1.80), ac = 2.67 (3.08–3.45), M = 1.00 (0.90–0.91), C3F = 0.73 (0.76–0.78).
Type
specimens.
Holotype
Ƌ (
SCAU
, No. 128861),
CHINA
:
Wangtianshu
,
Mengla
,
Yunnan
,
600m
,
13.iv.2010
, ex tussock,
L Wang
.
Paratypes
:
CHINA
: 1Ƌ (
SCAU
, No. 128862), same data as holotype
;
1Ƌ (
SCAU
, No. 128863),
Hesong
,
Menghai
,
Yunnan
,
1750m
,
2.iv.2011
, ex moss,
SJ Yan.
Distribution.
China
(
Yunnan
).
Etymology.
A combination of the Latin words “
quadrus
” (= four) + “
cuspidatus
” (= acute), referring to the aedeagus distolaterally with four acute processes.