A review of Afrotropical Porricondylinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with descriptions of five new species of Asynaptini from KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa Author Jaschhof, Mathias 0000-0003-3447-1620 Station Linné, Ölands Skogsby 161, SE- 38693 Färjestaden, Sweden. & mjaschhof @ yahoo. de; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3447 - 1620 mjaschhof@yahoo.de Author Jaschhof, Catrin 0000-0002-1030-0934 Station Linné, Ölands Skogsby 161, SE- 38693 Färjestaden, Sweden. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1030 - 0934 text Zootaxa 2023 2023-02-20 5244 3 261 275 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.4 journal article 56315 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.3.4 10c70395-38c4-4847-b4bf-86522cbd3baf 1175-5326 7656363 4212B66F-DE64-4425-A4DE-674A36DDDCC8 Asycampta mpofana Jaschhof & Jaschhof sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E9662A64-C3E8-4C4E-80AC-54FD7A6A5BAF Figs 6–10 Differential diagnosis. Asynapta mpofana sp. nov. is distinguished by the following combination of male terminalia characters. The gonostylar apex bears a bundle of short, dense spines apically ( Fig. 6 , arrow 1); the posterior margin of the ninth tergite has a reinforced, rectangular notch medially ( Fig. 7 , arrow 2); and the tegmen is peculiar in having a dual-chamber structure ( Fig. 8 , arrow 3), the large, seemingly 2-pointed apex ( Fig. 8 , arrow 4) and a bilobed, roughly V-shaped outgrowth ventrally of the phallapodeme ( Fig. 8 , arrow 5). The basic shape of the tegmen of the Somalian species A. africana is similar, although there are obvious differences in the details ( Mamaev & Zaitzev 1997 , fig. 3c). FIGURES 6–10. Male morphology of Asycampta mpofana sp. nov. , holotype. 6: Terminalia, ventral view. 7: Ninth tergite, dorsal view. 8: Tegmen and phallapodeme, ventral view. 9: Wing, dorsal view. 10: Fourth flagellomere, ventrolateral view. Scale bars: Figs 6‒8 and 10 = 0.05 mm; Fig. 9 = 0.5 mm. Arrows refer to characters described in the text. Male description. Body length 1.9 mm . Head. Eye bridge 6 ommatidia long at vertex. Antenna as long as body, with 21 flagellomeres, all with circumfila; apical flagellomere simple. Neck and node of fourth flagellomere equally long ( Fig. 10 ). Labellum extremely small, glabrous. Palpus 1-segmented, with sparse setae. Thorax. Pronotum bare; 8 anepisternal setae; 6 anepimeral setae. Wing ( Fig. 9 ). Slightly longer than body, length/width ratio 2.9. Basal longitudinal vein markedly bent. Vein M 4 absent. Vein CuA fading before wing margin. Legs. Foreleg with femur and tibia of equal length, tibia 0.9 × as long as T 2 . Claws moderately bent, 1 large basal tooth. Empodia vestigial. Terminalia. Ninth tergite subtrapezoid, evenly setose ( Fig. 7 ). Gonocoxal synsclerite strongly narrowed anteriorly, anterior edge narrowly rounded, weakly contoured; ventral emargination large, U-shaped, lateral margins moderately sclerotized, basal margin reinforced by sclerotization laterally, slightly convex, with indistinct, broad margin largely devoid of vestiture; dorsal apodemes long, their lengths equal to distance separating them ( Fig. 6 ). Gonostylus 2.5 × as long as high, slightly bent, moderately convex posteriorly, tapered towards apex; basolateral apophysis large; setae near apex clearly smaller than those elsewhere ( Fig. 6 ). Phallapodeme simply rod-shaped, clearly shorter than tegmen, well sclerotized, mouths of accessory gland ducts indistinct ( Fig. 8 ). Parameral apodemes normal size ( Fig. 8 ). Female unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet mpofana , a noun in apposition, refers to Mpofana, one of the local municipalities in which Karkloof Nature Reserve is located and type locality of the species. Type material examined. Holotype . Male , South Africa , KwaZulu-Natal , Karkloof Nature Reserve ( 29°19.1′S : 30°15.5′E ), 1325 m elevation, mistbelt forest, 28.ix.–24.xi.2005 , Malaise trap , M. Mostovski (NMSADIP 212001).