New taxa of the Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) and their implications for a phylogenetic analysis of the family
Author
Hippa, Heikki
Author
Mattsson, Ingegerd
Author
Vilkamaa, Pekka
text
Zootaxa
2005
960
1
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.171227
99e6920b-84b2-497c-9b7b-5421aa657a5c
11755326
171227
Blagorrhina blagoderovi
sp. n.
Material studied.
Holotype
male
:
MALAYSIA
, Pahang, Genting Highlands, Awana, Malaise trap near the cable car route, about
3300 feet
,
10–22. III.1997
, M. Jaschhof, H. Hippa & B. Viklund (
NRM
).
Paratypes
: same data as
holotype
,
6 ♂
(
NRM
);
MALAYSIA
, Awana, lower cablecar station, primary forest, net+exhaustor,
6.III.1997
, M. Jaschhof,
1 ♂
(
NRM
).
MALE
.
Head
.
Fig. 2
C. Length of antenna about 1.5 times height of head, flagellomere 4,
Fig. 4
A. Colour of head light brown, darker brown at vertex and dorsal part of occiput, colour of antenna similar to groundcolour of head, without any colour pattern, setae of head dark.
Thorax
.
Fig. 7
A. Suture between anepisternum and katepisternum complete or abbreviated so that it does not reach anterior margin of sclerites. Anterior pronotum with 3–5 setae. Episternum 1 with 7–11 setae. Laterotergite with 2–4 setae. Colour pale brown, darker brown mediodorsally, colour of setae dark.
Wing
.
Fig. 8
E. Wing length
1.25–1.45 mm
. Colour tinged with brown, more strongly so anteriorly. Haltere brown, basal half of stem pale.
Legs
.
Fig. 7
B and C. Length of spur on tibia 2 twoandahalf times apical width of tibia. Basitarsomere 1/tibia 1 0.66–0.69. Basitarsomere 3 three times as broad as basitarsus 1. Legs concolourous with thorax, leg 1 paler towards apical parts
Abdomen
. Colour as on thorax but slightly paler. Hypopygium,
Fig. 11
A and B.
FEMALE
. Unknown.
Etymology
. The species epithet is dedicated to Dr. Vladimir Blagoderov, now Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, to acknowledge his contribution to the study of
Lygistorrhinidae
.
Discussion.
For discussion, see under
B. brevicornis
below.