The Porricondylini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Porricondylinae) of Sweden revisited: descriptions of nineteen new species of ten genera, including a new genus
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
Author
Jaschhof, Catrin
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-22
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2
151
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journal article
24288
10.11646/zootaxa.4728.2.1
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Porricondyla ottenbyensis
sp. nov.
Figs 40–41
Diagnosis.
This new
Porricondyla
has a platelike gonostylar tooth, a condition classifying it in species group C (
Jaschhof & Jaschhof 2013: 233
ff.). A peculiarity of
P. ottenbyensis
is the bifurcate apices of the parameres (
Fig. 41
, ↓
1
).
Porricondyla bifurcata
Mamaev
is only faintly similar in having the right paramere deeply split into two branches while the left paramere is entire (
Mamaev & Zaitzev 1996
: fig. 1). All other
Porricondyla
have entire, single-pointed parameres. Females and larvae of
P. ottenbyensis
are unknown.
Other male characters.
Body size
1.9 mm
.
Head.
Eye bridge 7–8 ommatidia long at vertex. Antenna with only 11 flagellomeres retained, all with circumfila. Scape and pedicel concolorous with flagellum. Neck of fourth flagellomere 1.8 times as long as node (
Fig. 40
). Palpus 1.6 times as long as head height, 4 setose, subcylindrical segments, apical segment longest of all.
Thorax.
Presutural windows distinct. Pronotal setae 7; anepisternal setae 3; anepimeral setae 3.
Wing
longer than body. Length / width ratio 2.7. M
1+2
absent. Hind fork nearly complete.
Legs.
Femur and tibia of foreleg equally long. Tarsi and acropods missing.
Genitalia
(
Fig. 41
). Gonocoxal synsclerite: most of ventral surface setose, although sparser medially; narrowed ventrobasal portion moderately long; ventral emargination U-shaped, slightly reinforced basally; processes broad, largely membranous, only basolaterally reinforced; ventrobasal edge straight; dorsal apodemes moderately long, ending close to ventrobasal edge. Gonostylus elongate in a ventral view, 3 times as long as broad, broadest subbasally, then evenly tapered towards apex; 3–4 inconspicuous, long bristles mediosubapically. Parameral apices oriented laterally. Aedeagal apodeme about as long as gonocoxae, both base and apex unmodified. Posterior ends of accessory gland ducts well discernible.
Etymology.
The species epithet refers to Ottenby Nature Reserve, located at the southern tip of the island of Öland, southeast
Sweden
. The
type
locality, Södra lunden, is a large, varied woodland with intermittent haymeadows, which is grazed by both cattle and fallow deer, the latter introduced long ago as royal game.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Ottenby Nature Reserve
,
Södra
lunden (near military radar station), grazed mixed broadleaf forest predominated by oak and birch,
20 August–17 September 2004
,
Malaise trap
,
Swedish Malaise Trap
Project
(trap 21, collecting event 995) (spn.
CEC
2297 in
NHRS
).