A review of world Diallactiini (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Winnertziinae), with the description of six new genera and seventeen new species
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
text
Zootaxa
2016
4127
2
201
244
journal article
38748
10.11646/zootaxa.4127.2.1
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Genus
Makrostyles
Jaschhof
gen. nov.
Type
species,
terrifica
sp. nov.
, here designated.
The genus
Makrostyles
is here established to classify another species from
Costa Rica
with the
Johnsonomyia
-like general appearance combined with presence of highly unusual male genitalia.
Diagnosis.
Most notably, the gonostylus of
Makrostyles
is equipped with an excessively large apical tooth, which is strongly bent in the proximal half and slightly angled subapically (↓,
Fig. 17A
). The teeth of both gonostyli cross each other at exactly the point of the subapical angle. The copulatory organ is peculiar for its elaborate structure, including a convex, subtrapezoid ventral shield and a dorsal pair of finger-like, largely separated, microtrichose processes arising from a common sclerotized base (↓,
Fig. 17A
). The ejaculatory apodeme is not traceable as a discrete structure, but might be incorporated in the copulatory organ. The massive gonocoxae, which are much broader than long, have greatly developed, protruding medial bridges and unusually small dorsal apodemes (
Fig. 17A
). Females of
Makrostyles
are unknown.
Etymology.
The generic name is composed of the Greek words
makros
, for large, and
stylos
, for style, meaning “with large gonostyli”. Gender of the name is feminine.