Reevaluation of species richness in Winnertzia (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Winnertziinae), with descriptions of 37 new species from Sweden, Peru and Australia
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
0000-0003-3447-1620
Author
Jaschhof, Catrin
0000-0002-1030-0934
mjaschhof@yahoo.de
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-08-11
4829
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4829.1.1
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Winnertzia longicoxa
sp. nov.
Figs 116–118
Diagnosis.
This medium-sized, brown
Winnertzia
is another species separated here from
W. tridens
, based on stable differences in the morphology of males (females and preimaginal stages remain unidentified). A peculiarity of
W. longicoxa
is that the dorsoposterior portions of the gonocoxae are elongated into large, subtriangular lobes whose apex almost reaches the posterior gonostylar edge (
Fig. 116
, ↓
5
). In
W. tridens
, and species closely related to it, those lobes are considerably smaller and rounded rather than pointed. Within the
W. tridens
complex
W. longicoxa
is also distinguished by the straight, comparatively short gonostylus with a subbasal constriction and narrow, fairly long pectinate claw (↓
6
).
FIGURES 112–118.
Male morphology of
Winnertzia lapponica
(112–115)
and
Winnertzia longicoxa
(116–118)
.
112:
Posterior portion of thorax, lateral, paratype.
113:
Genitalia, ventral, holotype.
114:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral, paratype.
115:
Ditto, medial.
116:
Genitalia, ventral, holotype.
117:
Fourth flagellomere, lateral, paratype.
118:
Ditto, medial. Scales for 112, 0.025 mm; for 113–118, 0.05 mm. Arrows refer to characters described in the diagnoses.
Other male characters.
Body size
1.8–1.9 mm
.
Head.
Eye bridge 3–4 ommatidia long dorsally. Antenna two thirds as long as body. Scape slightly larger than pedicel, both yellowish, lighter than flagellum. 12 flagellomeres, flagellomeres 1–10 with translucent sensilla. Fourth flagellomere: neck 0.9 times as long as node; node 1.7 times as long as broad; sensory hairs numerous; translucent sensilla filiform, lateral sensillum obliquely to transversely aligned, occasionally U-shaped (
Fig. 117
), medial sensillum longitudinally aligned (
Fig. 118
). Palpus slightly longer than head height, 4 setae-bearing segments; apical segment longest of all. Labella fully developed.
Thorax.
Pronotal setae 14–19. Anepimeral setae absent. Lateral mediotergal microtrichia large. Parascutellar area bright, vaguely contoured.
Wing
slightly shorter than body, 2.4 times as long as broad. Costal cell reinforced. Both M
4
and CuA gently bent, extending to edge of wing.
Legs
with pointed scales. Basitarsal spines absent. Fore tibia and T
2
equally long. Acropods: claws slightly bent, basal tooth large; empodia vestigial.
Abdomen.
Pleural membrane setose.
Genitalia
(
Fig. 116
). Ninth tergite considerably shorter than gonocoxae; setae largely confined to posterior and lateral portions; anterior edge distinct; posterior edge broadly rounded. Gonocoxal synsclerite broader than long; ventral emargination broadly U-shaped, sclerotized basally; ventroanterior edge distinct, straight; dorsal apodemes long and thin. Gonostylus twice as long as broad; basolateral apophysis fairly large, very slightly angulated. Aedeagal apodeme: recurved apical processes large; solid basal portion long. Tegmen faintly contoured; flaps small, indistinct; parameral apodemes long, directed ventrolaterad.
Etymology.
The name, a noun in apposition, refers to the gonocoxae of this species whose outline is charcterized by unusually large posterior extensions.
Type material.
Holotype
.
Male
,
Sweden
,
Öland
,
Mörbylånga
,
Stora Dalby
lund
Nature Reserve
, mixed broadleaf forest with plenty of dead ash trees,
8 June–8 July 2015
,
Malaise trap
,
M. & C. Jaschhof
(spn
CEC
3173 in
NHRS
)
.
Paratypes
.
3 males
, same data as the holotype (spns
CEC3174
–
CEC
3175 in
NHRS
,
CEC
3176 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
, same data but
9 July–8 August 2015
(spn
CEC
3177 in
SDEI
)
;
1 male
, Öland, Mörbylånga, Gamla Skogsby (Kalkstad), mixed broadleaf forest with plenty of dead ash,
5 July–4 August 2016
,
MT
,
MCJ
&
E. Gustavsson
(spn
CEC
3178 in
SDEI
)
.
Distribution and phenology.
Our specimens were collected in June–August in two broadleaf forests containing large amounts of dead ash wood, both located on the island of Öland.