A taxonomic revision of genus Labrundinia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)
Author
Silva, Fabio Laurindo Da
Author
Fonseca-Gessner, Alaide Aparecida
Author
Ekrem, Torbjørn
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Zootaxa
2014
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Labrundinia costaricae
Silva
sp. n.
(
Fig. 11
)
Material examined.
Type
material:
Holotype
male,
Costa Rica
:
Puntarenas
, Osa, Riyito river,
i.1991
, W. Riss (
ZSM
). 2
Paratypes
:
2 males
, same data as
holotype
(
ZSM
).
Etymology.
The name refers to
Costa Rica
where the species was collected.
Diagnostic characters.
Labrundinia costaricae
sp. n.
differs from other
Labrundinia
species by the combination of the following characters.
Adult male
: abdominal tergite I pale, T II with divided brown transverse band near proximal margin, T IV with a narrow brown transverse band near proximal margin, T III, T V–VIII completely brown; hypopygium pale, sternapodeme with distinct anterior process.
Description.
Adult male (n = 3 unless otherwise stated)
Size.
Total length 1.9–2.0 mm. Wing length 0.9–1.0 mm. Total length/wing length 1.77–2.01. Wing length/ profemur length 2.58–2.87.
Coloration
. Head brown with dark brown occipital margin; pedicel and antenna brown; maxillary palp pale brown. Thorax brown with dark scutum. Wing membrane transparent without any marking. Legs brown. Femur I pale brown with apex brown, Fe II–III brown. Tibia I with apex brown, Ti II–III brown. Tarsomeres 1–5 brown. Abdominal tergite I pale, T II with divided brown transverse band near proximal margin, T IV with a narrow brown transverse band near proximal margin, T III, V–VIII completely brown; hypopygium pale (
Fig. 11L
).
Head
(
Figs 11A–E
). Temporal setae 10, uniserial (
Fig. 11B
). Eye ratio 0.90–0.97 (2). Tentorium (
Fig. 11C
) 118(1) Μm long. Clypeus 73–83 Μm long, 62–77 Μm wide at largest part, bearing 15–17 setae. Cibarial pump 154– 165 Μm long (
Fig. 11D
), with anterior margin concave. Lengths of palpomeres 1–5 (in Μm): 32–38 (2); 47–50 (2); 88–116 (2); 117–126 (2); 199 (1). Antennal flagellum 585–608 Μm long, diameter of pedicel 99–101 Μm, apical setae single (
Fig. 11E
), AR 0.78–0.85.
Thorax
. Antepronotum with 3 lateral setae. Acrostichals 44–46, biserial, diverging evenly posteriorly, starting close to antepronotum and almost reaching scutellum; dorsocentrals 20–22, irregularly biserial; prealars 9–11; supraalars 2. Anapleural suture ratio 0.35–0.45. Scutellum with transverse row of 6–7 setae and group of numerous fine anterior setae.
FIGURES 11A–M.
Labrundinia costaricae
Silva
sp. n.
, adult male.
A.
Head, frontal view.
B.
Temporal setae.
C.
Tentorium.
D.
Cibarial pump.
E.
Apex of antenna.
F.
Wing.
G.
Apex of fore tibia.
H.
Fore tibial spur.
I.
Apex of mid tibia.
J.
Mid tibial spur.
K.
Apex of hind tibia with comb.
L.
Abdominal coloration pattern, dorsal aspect.
M.
Hypopygium, left: ventral aspect, right: dorsal aspect.
Wing
(
Fig. 11F
). Width
0.3 mm
. Costa
0.8–0.9 mm
long. R2+3 present. VR 0.75–0.78. WW 0.28–0.32. Brachiolum with 2 setae. Squama setiferous.
Legs
(
Figs 11G–K
). Fore leg: width at apex of tibia 30–32 Μm (
Fig. 11G
), tibia with single, apical and pectinate spur 15–16 Μm long (
Fig. 11H
), with three lateral teeth and two preapical setae; ta1-4 each with two preapical pseudospurs. Mid leg: width at apex of tibia 31–35 Μm long (
Fig.
11I
), tibia with single, apical and pectinate spur 16–20 Μm long with three lateral teeth (
Fig. 11J
) and two preapical setae; ta1-4 without any preapical pseudospurs.
Hind
leg: width at apex of tibia 37–40 Μm long (
Fig. 11K
), tibia without spur; comb with 5 bristles; ta1-4 without any preapical pseudospurs. Claws slender, hooked; pulvilli absent. Lengths and proportion of leg segments as in
Table 8
.
TABLE 8.
Lengths (in µm) and proportions of leg segments in
Labrundinia costaricae
Silva
sp. n.
, adult male (n = 2–3).
fe ti ta1 ta2 ta3
p1 359–399 369–444 227–256 167–191 103–113 p2 526–553 382–422 – – –
p3 434–488 531–582 – – –
ta4 ta5 LR BV SV
p1 78–93 55–57 0.59–0.61 2.35–2.36 3.14–3.21 p2 – – – – –
p3 – – – – –
Hypopygium
(
Fig. 11M
). Tergite IX arched, with 10–11 (2) posterior setae. Membranous anal point rounded, apical edge convex. Phallapodeme 39–40 (2) Μm long. Sternapodeme with distinct anterior process. Gonocoxite cylindrical, 84–91 Μm long, 38–43 Μm wide, with slightly concave inner margin. GcR 2.10–2.21 (2). Gonostylus simple and slender, 65–68 Μm long; megaseta 9–11 Μm long. HR 1.25–1.35. HV 2.82–2.89.
Adult female, pupa and larva
. Unknown.
Remarks.
Adult males of
Labrundinia costaricae
may be distinguished from those of the related species
L. fosteri
,
L. meta
,
L. nathani
,
L. panamensis
and
L. nicaguarensis
by the divided brown transverse band near proximal margin of T II, a narrow brown transverse band near proximal margin of T IV and a completely brown T V.
Labrundinia costaricae
has been recorded only from its
type
locality in
Costa Rica
. The immature stages and their habitat remain unknown.