Six new species of the genus Pseudostegana (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from the Oriental region
Author
Li, Tong
Author
Gao, Jianjun
Author
Chen, Hongwei
text
Journal of Natural History
2010
2010-05-24
44
23 - 24
1401
1418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222931003679584
journal article
10.1080/00222931003679584
1464-5262
5209709
Pseudostegana insularis
sp. nov.
(
Figures 1I,J
;
2E
;
7
)
Diagnosis
Paramere nearly entirely black, apically slightly bifurcated (
Figure 7D,E
); aedeagus slender distally, expanded dorsomedially in lateral view (
Figure 7E
).
Description
Only important characters are described here.
Head.
Ocellar and frons brown. Pedicel brown; first flagellomere greyish yellow on basal two-thirds, greyish black on distal one-third. Face brownish yellow. Clypeus black. Gena yellow. Palpus greyish brown, broadened in male, medially one-third as wide as long.
Thorax.
Scutum yellow. Pleura glossy brown on upper part, black on lower part. Katepisternal setae two. Scutellum yellow.
Legs
Yellow, black on hind tibia.
Abdomen
. Tergites mostly glossy, black. Sternites brown.
Male terminalia
. Epandrium slightly roundly protruded on ventral margin, with about 18 setae (
Figure 7A
). Surstylus slightly protruded on posteroventral corners, with several setae on outer surface (
Figure 7A,B
). Cercus ventrally elongated in lateral view (
Figure 7A
). Aedeagus apically round in ventral and lateral views (
Figure 7D,E
). Basal process of aedeagus slender (
Figure 7D,E
).
Figure 7.
Pseudostegana insularis
sp. nov.
, male. (A) epandrium, cercus and surstylus; (B) surstylus; (C) cercus; (D,E) hypandrium, paramere, gonopods, aedeagus and aedeagal apodeme. For orientations and organizations see Figure 3. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
Measurements
BL =
2.75 mm
in
holotype
(range in
three female
paratypes
:
2.59–3.28 mm
), ThL =
1.32 mm
(
1.05–1.28 mm
), WL =
2.56 mm
(
2.04–2.40 mm
), WW =
1.22 mm
(
0.92–1.16 mm
), arb = 8/1 (6/1–7/1), avd = 0.80 (0.71–1.00), adf = 2.50 (1.63–2.13), flw = 2.75 (2.20–2.63), FW/HW = 0.39 (0.41–0.48), ch/o = 0.08 (0.07–0.10), prorb = damaged (0.80–0.92), vb = 0.50 (0.55–0.75), dcl = 0.28 (0.24–0.29), sctl = damaged (0.92–1.36), sterno = 0.75 (0.64–0.74), orbito =0.75 (0.52–0.60), dcp = 0.21 (0.16–0.25), sctlp = 1.25 (1.16–1.25), C = 1.94 (1.76–1.96), 4c = 1.71 (1.50–1.75), 4v = 3.30 (3.10–3.30), 5x = 1.07 (1.00–1.40), ac = 12.8 (12.4–15.0), M = 0.71 (0.58–0.70), C3F = 0.83 (0.76–0.80).
Type material
Holotype
male (
SCAU
, No. 120556),
China
:
Mount Jianfengling
,
Ledong
,
Hainan
,
18°41′ N
,
108°52′ E
, altitude
800 m
,
16 May 2005
, swept over fallen logs and fruits,
M.F. Xu
.
Paratypes
:
two females
(
SCAU
, Nos. 120557, -58), same data as for holotype
;
one male
and one feamle (
SCAU
, Nos. 120559, -60),
Mount Atuoling
,
Hainan
,
18°20′ N
,
109°22′ E
, altitude
550 m
,
20 April 2007
, swept over fallen logs,
T
. Li
.
Etymology
From the Latin word:
insularis
, referring to the
type
locality.
Distribution
China
(
Hainan
).