The Holotype Of Homoneura Grandis (Kertész, 1915) With Description Of A New Species From Taiwan (Diptera, Lauxaniidae)
Author
Papp, L.
Author
Gaimari, S. D.
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2013
2013-03-28
59
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31
39
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5732124
2064-2474
5732124
Homoneura pseudograndis
sp. n.
(Figs 4–6, 9–10, 12, 15)
Holotypemale (HNHM, onaNo. 1 collectionpin): 1) FormosaSauter; 2) Mt. Hoozan 1910. “V.”; [Kertész’shandwriting] “grandisKert.” Det. Kertész. Inagoodstateofpreser- vation; itshindlegsaswellasabdomenwithgenitaliaareprepared, andnowiskeptina microvialwithglycerolonthesamepin.
Measurementsinmm: bodylength 7.04, winglength 6.96, wingwidth 2.75.
Figs 7–12.
Homoneura
species
, malegenitalia. 7–8 =
H. grandis
(Kertész, 1915)
,
holotype
: 7 = hypandrium, ventralview, 8 = medialpartofhypandriuminhighermagnification. 9–10 =
H. pseudograndis
sp. n.
,
holotype
: 9 = hypandrium (slightlyflattened), ventralview, 10 = medialpartofhypandriuminhighermagnification. 11–12 = phallus, lateralview: 11 =
H. grandis
(Kertész, 1915)
, 12 =
H. pseudograndis
sp. n.
Scales:
0.4 mm
for Figs 7, 9, 11–12, 0.2
mm for Figs 8, 10.
Bodyasintheotherspeciesofthegroup. Longestaristalrays
0.20 mm
. Subapical brown spots on
R
2
+3,
R
4
+5 and M
1+2
confluent, proximal spot on
R
4
+5
0.75 mm
long (in 4 of
5 specimens
of
H. grandis
that is c.
0.50 mm
)
.
Malegenitalia. Cercus (Fig. 4) rounded, itslongestsetaeslightlylongerthan
0.2 mm
. Hypandrium (Figs 9–10) stronglyasymmetricalwithanasymmetricaltriangularapodeme, n.,
holotype
. Scales:
0.5 mm
for
Fig. 13
,
0.4 mm
for
Figs 14–15
.
Figs 13–15.
Homoneura
species
, malegenitalia. 13 =
H. grandis
(Kertész, 1915)
, holotype, phallapodemeandpostgonite, overall, slightlysublateralview. 14–15 = phallapodemeand postgonites, ventral view: 14 =
H. grandis
(Kertész, 1915)
, holotype, 15 =
H. pseudograndis
sp.
lefthalfwithalongerprocess, whichbearsasmallsubapicaltooth, medialtoothjustonthe baseofleftprocess; righthalfwithadigitiformprocess, whichisslightlylongerthanin
H. grandis
. Surstyluslargerthanin
H. grandis
, caudalextensionbroad, with 2 smallanterior basalprojections; outer (lateral) surface (Fig. 5) withsimilarmarginalsetaeasin
H. grandis
, butothersetaefiner, inner (medial) surface (Fig. 6) withsmallsharppegsonitsapical 1/3 only. Postgonites (
Fig. 15
) structurallythesameasin
H. grandis
(directconnectionofphallapodemetothemedialprocessonly, lateralprocessesconnectedtophallapodemethrough membranes). Innerprocessisthelongestone, straightandthin, armsofthelateralpairof processes (
Fig. 15
) subequal, medialarmonlyslightlybroaderthanlateralone. Phallus (Fig. 12) withlesssharpenedbase, andslightlynarrowerapicalthirdthanin
H. grandis
. Phallapodemelongerandlesscurvedthanin
H. grandis
.
H. pseudograndis
sp. n.
isdifferentfrom
H. grandis
mainlyincharacteris-
ticsofmalegenitaliaasdescribedabove. Thisisthecasealsowithotherunde-
Figs 16–18.
Homoneura grandis
(Kertész, 1915)
,
holotype
, male: 16 = adult, 17 = head, dorsal view, 18 = left wing. (Photos S. D. Gaimari)
scribedspeciesofthegroup. Itsspeciesdistinctnessisunderlinedbythefact thatitissympatricwith
H. grandis
(oralmostso; consideringthecomparatively smallareasizeofTaiwanbutknowingwelltheextremereliefofitsregions/ sceneries, onemustbecarefulinjudgingthiskindofquestion).
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Acknowledgements
– WearegratefultoMs. LiShi (ShenyangUniversity, P. R.
China
) forinformationonherstudiesonthespeciesgroup, foradviceandforencouragingusto makethisstudy. OurthanksareduetoMrsTimeaPappandMrJánosPapp (Monor,
Hungary
) fortheirhelpinpreparingfigureplates.