Morphological and molecular evidence of eight new species of the genus Scaptodrosophila Duda (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from China Author Peng, Hongen 0000-0001-6862-220X Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Tianhe, Guangzhou, 510642, China & 2296501581 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6862 - 220 X 2296501581@qq.com Author Lin, Yong 0000-0003-4723-0762 Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Tianhe, Guangzhou, 510642, China & 123851545 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4723 - 0762 123851545@qq.com Author Chen, Hongwei Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Tianhe, Guangzhou, 510642, China text Zootaxa 2022 2022-01-26 5093 2 169 194 journal article 2412 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.2.3 9b904267-0c8f-41fc-b984-a93321fd9d61 1175-5326 5905087 F6891A0B-6F0F-4905-A177-0AB491CECD50 Scaptodrosophila melanovittata sp. nov. ( Figs 4A–C , 10 ) Diagnosis. This species resembles S. trivittata Liu & Chen, 2018 in the pattern on the abdomen tergites and shape of surstylus, but can be distinguished from it by surstylus grown on outer surfaces of the epandrium ( Fig. 10A, B ); hypandrium shield shaped in ventral view; postgonite weak ( Fig. 10C, D ). This species exhibits closest genetic affinity to S. nigrolimbata in light of divergence in COI barcodes ( Table 2 ). Description. Head ( Fig. 4A ): Frons dark brown. Pedicel dark brown. First flagellomere grayish, margins black. Facial carina yellowish brown, long, narrow, 1/2 the length of face. Thorax ( Fig. 4B, C ): Mesonotum yellowish brown. Scutellum yellowish brown. Pleura hazel. Abdomen ( Fig. 4B, C ): Tergites III to V yellowish brown with black caudal bands, the caudal bands on tergites II to V interrupted medially. Male terminalia ( Fig. 10A–D ): Epandrium with ca. 13 epandrial bristles near posterior and ventral margins per side. Surstylus with 8 peg-like surstylar teeth on caudal margins ( Fig. 10A, B ). Hypandrium with a pair of paramedian hypandrial bristle. Pregonite with 3 sensilla medially. Phallus lacking pubescence ( Fig. 10C, D ). Female terminalia ( Fig. 10E ): Oviscapt slightly triangular, expanded subapically. Oviscapt narrow with 1 long subapical trichoid ovisensillum, 17 peg-like ovisensilla per side on ventral margins. Measurements. BL = 2.04 mm in holotype (mm in 3♂ and 1♀ paratypes : 2.00– 2.03 in ♂ , 2.10 in ♀ ), ThL = 0.84 mm ( 0.89–0.98 in ♂ , 0.95 in ♀ ), WL = 1.96 mm ( 1.82–1.87 in ♂ , 1.94 in ♀ ), WW = 0.71 mm ( 0.80–0.82 in ♂ , 0.83 in ♀ ), arb = 4/2 (4/2), avd = 0.83 (0.67–0.92), adf = 2.40 (3.00–3.78), flw = 3.20 (3.31–3.75), FW/HW = 0.27 (0.26–0.29), ch/o = 0.08 (0.08–0.09), prorb = 0.89 (0.78–0.82), rcorb = 0.33 (0.27–0.33), vb = 0.60 (0.43–0.60), dcl = 0.46 (0.36–0.44), presctl = 0.46 (0.40–0.44), sctl = 0.78 (0.78–0.91), sterno = 0.32 (0.45–0.55), orbito = 0.50 (0.50–0.60), dcp = 0.28 (0.32–0.38), sctlp = 1.00 (0.90–1.11), C = 5.33 (5.11–5.15), 4c = 0.60 (0.53–0.64), 4v = 1.73 (1.60–1.79), 5x = 1.33 (1.20–1.75), ac = 1.50 (1.50–1.60), M = 0.40 (0.43–0.47), C3F = 0.56 (0.56–0.63). Materials examined. Holotype ♂ ( SCAU , No. 125121), CHINA : Guanlei , Mengla , Yunnan , 21°38′N , 101°10′E , alt. 621m , 21.iv.2016 , J Huang . Paratypes : CHINA : 1♂ ( SCAU , No. 125122), Guanlei , Mengla , Yunnan , 21°38'N , 101°10'E , alt. 621m , 21.iv.2016 , J Huang ; 1♂ ( SCAU , No. 125120), Mengdong , Cangyuan , Yunnan , 23°10'N , 99°13'E , alt. 1323m , 6.v.2016 , YQ Liu ; 1♂ ( SCAU , No. 125119), Husa , Longchuan , Yunnan , 24°25'N , 97°46'E , alt. 1200m , 20.viii.2016 , L Gong ; 1♀ ( SCAU , No. 125118), Mengma , Menglian , Yunnan , 22°12'N , 99°22'E , alt. 1060m , 14.iv.2018 , HW Chen . Distribution. China ( Yunnan ). Etymology. A combination of the Greek words “ melas ” + “ vittat ”, referring to the black bands of abdomen.