Manual of North American Agromyzidae (Diptera, Schizophora), with revision of the fauna of the " Delmarva " states
Author
Lonsdale, Owen
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada
neoxabea@hotmail.com
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Melanagromyza brunkei
sp. nov.
Figs 261-263
Description.
As described for
M. eoflacensis
, except as follows: three ori; wing length 2.6-3.0 mm (♂); fronto-orbital plate ending at anterior ors or posterior ori; eye height divided by gena height 3.8-4.8; head very dark brown, without slightly paler brown regions excluding very narrow inner margin of fronto-orbital plate; notum more evenly greenish and with matching, but brighter abdomen; VA male with additional medial dorsocentral on left side as long as anterior dorsocentral; mid tibia with one long and one shorter seta posteromedially; dorsomedial bulge on distiphallus less prominent, and seen laterally, gradually tapering to apex, not abruptly narrowed; seen ventrally, distiphallus with stouter, more prominent narrow plates flanking distomedial tube (Figs
262
,
263
).
Etymology.
The specific name is a patronym for the collector of the holotype.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
USA
: IN, VA.
Type material.
Holotype
: USA. VA
: Giles Co., Ripplemead, Rte 460 bridge,
37°19'43"N
,
80°40'48"W
, 11-25.v.2008, A. Brunke, debu00304024 (1♂, DEBU).
Paratype
:
USA. IN
: Vincennes, v-6, swept from wint. wheat (1♂, USNM).
Comments.
Melanagromyza brunkei
is difficult to differentiate from
M. eoflacensis
, but there are subtle external differences and the genitalia are clearly different when viewed side-by-side, with the profile of the distiphallus being especially diagnostic (see key).