Species of the subgenus Neohomoneura van der Wulp from Hainan in China (Diptera, Lauxaniidae)
Author
Shi, Li
Author
Yang, Ding
text
Zootaxa
2008
1793
28
46
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.182594
8d66a033-d38f-405d-aac0-804628273f72
1175-5326
182594
Homoneura
(
Neohomoneura
)
zengae
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 10
,
41–45
)
Diagnosis.
Apical spot on R4+5 confluent with that on R2+3 but separated from spot on M1+2; spot on
dm-cu
constricted at middle. Male abdominal tergites 2–6 (female 2–7) each with dark posterior margin and male tergites 4–6 (female 4–7) each with a dark triangular median spot connected with dark posterior margin. Aedeagus short and wide with a wide apical incision.
Description.
MALE. Body length
5.9–6.8 mm
, wing length
5.1–5.9 mm
. FEMALE. Body length
6.1–6.3 mm
, wing length
5.4–5.5 mm
.
Head brownish yellow. Frons about as long as wide and parallel–sided, with 2 brown stripes extending to ocellar triangle; ocellar triangle yellowish;
oc
developed, about as long as anteriormost
or
; gena about 1/5 height of eye. Antenna yellow, 1st flagellomere 2.5 times as long as wide; arista brown except yellowish base, with longest hairs longer than width of 1st flagellomere. Proboscis yellow, with yellowish hairs; palpus yellow, with dark hairs.
Thorax brownish yellow. Mesoscutum with 0+3
dc
(anteriormost
dc
clearly behind transverse scutal suture),
acr
in 10 somewhat irregular rows, uniformly short hair–like;
prsc
slightly longer than 1st post– sutural
dc
. Legs yellow, tarsomeres 2–5 brownish yellow. Fore femur with 5–6 strong
pv
, 8–9
pd
, and ctenidium with 15 short bristles; fore tibia with 1 long preapical
ad
and 1 short
apv
. Mid femur with 4–6
a
and 1
app
, mid tibia with 1 strong preapical
ad
, 8–10 short
pd
and 3 strong
apv
.
Hind
femur with a row of weak
av
(only 2–3 apical bristles distinct) and 1 preapical
ad
; hind tibia with 1 weak preapical
ad
and 1 short strong
apv
; 1st tarsomere with rows of short and dense
v
. Wing (
Fig. 10
) slightly tinged yellowish, apical spot on R4+5 confluent with that on R2+3 but separated from spot on M1+2, apical spot on R4+5 with basal extremity at same vertical level or before apical spot on R2+3; a spot on
dm-cu
constricted at middle; subcostal cell hyaline; costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1+2) sections in proportion of 3.1: 0.8: 0.6;
r-m
before middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1+
2 in
proportion of 1.8: 2.7; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/7 of penultimate. Halter yellow.
FIGURES 41–45.
Homoneura
(
Neohomoneura
)
zengae
sp. nov.
Male. 41. protandrium and epandrium, lateral view; 42. protandrium, anterior view; 43. epandrium, posterior view; 44. aedeagal complex, ventral view; 45. aedeagal complex, lateral view.
Abdomen brownish yellow, male tergites 2–6 (female 2–7) each with dark posterior margin and male tergites 4–6 (female 4–7) each with a dark triangular median spot connected with dark posterior margin. Male genitalia (
Figs. 41–45
): protandrium circular with a ventral bridge and two hairs around spiracle; surstylus long with curved and obtuse tip; hypandrium H–shaped, hypandrial apodemes distinct but weak; gonopod long triangular; aedeagus short and wide, with a wide apical incision, and with two pairs of lateral and ventral spines.
Type
material.
Holotype
male, Hainan: Wuzhishan National Nature Reserve, Shuimanxiang (
600 m
),
15. V. 2007
, Jie Zeng.
Paratypes
:
1 female
, Hainan: data same as
holotype
;
1 male
, Hainan: Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, Mingfenggu (
1000 m
),
25. X. 2007
, Xingyue Liu;
1 female
, Hainan: Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Donger station (
1000 m
),
22. X. 2007
, Xingyue Liu;
3 males
,
1 female
, Hainan: Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hongmao village (
430 m
),
19. X. 2007
, Ding Yang;
1 male
,
1 female
, Hainan: Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, Zhiwuyuan (
800 m
),
12. V. 2007
, Junhua Zhang;
1 male
, Hainan: Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, Zhiwuyuan (
800 m
),
22. V. 2007
, Gang Yao.
Distribution.
China
(Hainan).
Remarks.
The new species is very similar to
Homoneura
(
Neohomoneura
)
nadaensis
Yang, Hu & Zhu
from
China
(Hainan), but it can be separated from the latter by the protandrium circular with a ventral bridge, the hypandrium H–shaped, and the aedeagus short and wide with a wide apical incision. In
H. nadaensis
, the protandrium is semicircular; the hypandrium is U–shaped; and the aedeagus is longer with a narrow and deep apical incision.
Etymology.
The species is dedicated to Ms. Jie Zeng, who provided many specimens from her collection.