New Dicerurini from Europe, mostly Sweden (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Porricondylinae)
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
Author
Jaschhof, Catrin
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-20
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.2
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Gardenforsia oelandica
sp. nov.
Figs 9–11
Diagnosis.
As the only species described of
Gardenforsia
,
G. oelandica
can be recognized by the characters specified in the generic diagnosis.
Other male characters.
Body size
1.7 mm
.
Head.
Scape and pedicel concolorous with flagellum. Neck and node of fourth flagellomere equally long (
Fig. 11
).
Thorax.
Anepisternum asetose.
Wing.
3.0 times longer than wide. Setae on central and basal portions of membrane very sparse.
Legs.
Claws toothless. Empodia broad, as long as claws (
Fig. 10
).
Genitalia
(
Fig. 9
). Ninth tergite with two lateral groups of setae; posterior edge slightly emarginated medially. Gonocoxae: ventral setae largely confined to lateral portions; ventral bridge short; emargination deep, broadly U-shaped, reinforced by sclerotization all-around; gonocoxal processes absent; dorsal apodemes with long anterior processes. Gonostylus slightly convex, with broad, rounded lobe ventrally; exterior surface with large setae of various lengths, interior setae shorter and finer except 2–3 longer bristles. Ejaculatory apodeme thin, clearly longer than tegmen.
Etymology.
The species name refers to Öland, the Baltic island off Sweden’s southeast coast, where the
types
of this species were collected.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Stora Dalby Forest Nature Reserve
, mixed broadleaf forest with abundant dead ash trees,
8 June–8 July 2015
,
Malaise trap
,
M. & C. Jaschhof
(spm. no.
CEC
1595
in NHRS).
Paratypes
.
1 male
(lacking the head),
Mörbylånga
,
Skogsby
,
Station Linné
, swampy meadow surrounded by willow scrub,
2 June–4 July 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
&
E.
Gustavsson
(spm. no.
CEC
1596
in
NHRS
)
;
1 male
,
Öland
,
Borgholm
,
Rönnerum-Abbantorp NR
, small bushy fen in mixed broadleaf forest,
17 June– 15 July 2015
,
MT
,
MCJ
(spm. no.
CEC
1597
in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
, same data but
16 July–21 August 2015
(spm. no.
CEC
1598
in
SDEI
)
.