Integrative species delimitation in the morphologically conservative Stegana subgen. Orthostegana (Diptera, Drosophilidae)
Author
Wang, Ya-Lian
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4361-0437
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan-lu, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P. R. China
Author
Peng, Zi-Qi
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7444-2082
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan-lu, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P. R. China
Author
Jin, Feng-Liang
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3780-3988
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan-lu, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P. R. China
Author
Chen, Hong-Wei
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-8060
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan-lu, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P. R. China
Author
Huang, Jia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7018-0890
Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan-lu, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P. R. China
hj@scau.edu.cn
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Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny
2023
2023-06-15
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/asp.81.e102683
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/asp.81.e102683
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3.2.1.8.
Stegana (Orthostegana) obscurala Peng & Chen
sp. nov.
Figs 8C-F
, 10D
, 19
Diagnosis.
This species closely resembles
S. (O.) aini
sp. nov.
in the shape of both male and female terminalia (Figs
12
,
19
), but can be distinguished from the latter by having the pleura with a distinct brown to dark brown longitudinal stripe above (Fig.
8D, F
); the mesotarsus ventrally with 2 rows of black, apically blunt, stout spines; metatarsus with 12/6+1 spines; 2nd to 4th segments with 6/1, 3/1, and 2/1 spines, respectively (Fig.
10D
); pregonite with
ca.
3 sensilla distally (Fig.
19C, D
).
Figure 19.
Stegana (Orthostegana) obscurala
Peng & Chen
sp. nov.
, male (
A
-
D
) and female terminalia (
E
).
A
Epandrium, surstylus, and cercus in lateral view;
B
Surstylus in ventral view;
C
,
D
Hypandrium, phallapodeme, pregonite, aedeagus, and aedeagal sheath in ventral and lateral views;
E
Eighth sternite in ventral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
Description.
Male and female.
Head
: Ocellar triangle dark brown, with 2 small setae posterior to ocellar setae. Postocellar seta absent. Frons brown, with numerous minute interfrontal setulae. Pedicel and first flagellomere yellow, with black pubescence. Face brown, with narrowed, black band on lower margin. Gena brownish. Clypeus mostly brownish. Palpus brownish.
Thorax
: Mesonotum mostly yellow to brown (Fig.
8C, E
). Scutellum yellow in males (Fig.
8C
), dark brown in females (Fig.
8E
). Halter mostly brownish, with a yellow patch at knob (Fig.
8D-F
). Legs yellowish (Fig.
10D
).
Abdominal tergites
: brown to black.
Male terminalia
: Epandrium mostly pubescent except for anterior and ventral margins, with
ca.
20 setae on dorsal to posterior portions per side (Fig.
19A
). Surstylus separated from epandrium, with
ca.
2 long and 10 short peg-shaped prensisetae and a few setae near posteroventral margin (Fig.
19B
). Pregonites separated and small, slightly expanded distally (Fig.
19C, D
). Aedeagus pubescent distally, with some hairs apically (Fig.
19C, D
).
Female terminalia
: Eighth sternite with 4 rows of asymmetrical peg-shaped prensisetae subposteromedially and posterolaterally, and with 3 sensilla distally per side (Fig.
19E
).
Measurements and indices.
BL
= 3.13 mm in holotype (range in 2♂ and 2♀ paratypes: 2.60-3.00 in ♂, 2.87-4.21 in ♀),
ThL
= 1.37 mm (1.00-1.13 in ♂, 1.07-1.60 in ♀),
WL
= 2.33 mm (1.90-2.17 in ♂, 2.20-2.77 in ♀),
WW
= 1.03 mm (0.93-0.97 in ♂, 1.00-1.27 in ♀),
arb
= 6/5 (6-7/4-6),
avd
= 0.92 (0.88-0.92),
adf
= 1.71 (1.71-2.13),
flw
= 1.86 (2.00-2.17),
FW/HW
= 0.38 (0.32-0.40),
ch/o
= 0.15 (0.13-0.16),
prorb
= 0.90 (0.82-0.90),
rcorb
= 0.50 (0.50-0.65),
vb
= 0.41 (0.40-0.75),
dcl
= 0.54 (0.38-0.50),
presctl
= 0.39 (0.40-0.50),
sctl
= 1.33 (1.33-1.50),
sterno
= 0.84 (0.77-0.84),
orbito
= 1.80 (1.67-2.00),
dcp
= 0.24 (0.22-0.29),
sctlp
= 0.90 (0.89-1.17),
C
= 2.75 (2.20-2.50),
4c
= 0.84 (0.84-1.00),
4v
= 1.79 (1.63-1.84),
5x
= 1.29 (1.25-1.50),
ac
= 16.00 (13.33-16.00),
M
= 0.47 (0.42-0.53),
C3F
= 0.75 (0.69-0.76).
Distribution.
China (Yunnan).
Type material examined.
Holotype
: ♂ (SCAU, No. 112125), China: Wangtianshu, Mengla, Yunnan,
21°37′10″N
,
101°35′17″E
, altitude 570 m, 9.v.2012, swept from tussock, H.W. Chen.
Paratypes
: 2♂, 2♀ (SCAU, Nos. 112126-29), H.W. Chen, J.J. Gao, other data same as the holotype.
Etymology.
From the Latin word "
obscurus
" (= obscure), referring to the mostly dark-colored abdominal tergites.