The Phortica Sensu Stricto (Insecta: Diptera: Drosophilidae) From Malaysia
Author
Chen, Hong-Wei
Author
Toda, Masanori J.
Author
Lakim, Maklarin B.
Author
Mohamed, Maryati B.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2007
2007-02-28
55
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5333042
2345-7600
5333042
Key to the species of the subgenus
Phortica
from
Malaysia
1. Interfrontal setae thick and dense; additional plate between cerci and 10th sternite absent; paramere rod-shaped, basally mostly projected and with a few sensilla, apically usually knobbed (the
foliiseta
species-complex) ..................................................... 2
– Interfrontal setae thin and rare; additional plate between cerci and 10th sternite present; paramere apically with a few sensilla ............................................................................................... 3
2. Surstylus with only 2–3 prensisetae; vertical process of gonopods nearly entirely sclerotized apically; aedeagal outer membrane with minute warts ..........
P
.
(
P
.)
nigrifoliiseta
(Takada et al.)
– Surstylus with ca. 11 prensisetae; vertical process of gonopods slightly sclerotized; aedeagal outer membrane with numerous, weakly sclerotized, small triangle processes ............................ ..................................................
P
.
(
P
.)
tanabei
Chen & Toda
3. Surstylus with strong spine(s); additional plate between cerci and 10th sternite lacking pubescence, separated from 10th sternite (the
magna
species-complex) ...................................... ...............................
P
.
(
P
.)
alpha
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Surstylus without strong spine; additional plate between cerci and 10th sternite pubescent, and connected to 10th sternite.... ............................................................................................... 4
4. Paramere deeply bifurcated from base (the
omega
speciescomlpex); male sixth tergite with single prickly projection curved anteriod at anteroventral corner; lateral process of paramere narrower than and ca. 2/3 as long as apical one, apically with 1 sensillum and 1 black spine ...................................................... .....................................
P
. (
P
.)
ni
Chen & Toda,
new species
– Paramere not bifurcated from base ....................................... 5
5. Paramere tripartite distally .................................................... 6
– Paramere not tripartite distally ........................................... 13
6. Paramere: basal process with tooth or sensillum; median process tongue- or finger-shaped, without tooth or sensillum .......... 7
– Paramere: basal process tongue- or finger-shaped; median process apically with tooth and sensillum ............................ 9
7. Aedeagal median rod lacking projections ................................ ................................
P
.
(
P
.)
gombakana
(Takada & Momma)
– Aedeagal median rod with apically pointed projection(s) ... 8
8. Aedeagal median rod subapically and submedially with 1 pair of small and 1 pair of long, apically bifurcated projections, respectively .................................
P
.
(
P
.)
jamilii
,
new species
– Aedeagal median rod submedially with 2 pairs of apically unbifurcated projections ............................................................ .................................
P
.
(
P
.)
liewi
Chen & Toda
,
new species
9. Vertical process of gonopods broad, largely membranous except for medial and lateral, strongly sclerotized portions; aedeagal ventral bridge strongly sclerotized, elongated to tip of aedeagal median rod, pointed apically, with large branch submedially .. ...................
P
.
(
P
.)
membranifera
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Vertical process of gonopods basally to submedially narrow and evenly sclerotized ................................................................ 10
10. Aedeagal basal bridge with somewhat triangular flap acutely pointed only anterodorsally ...................................................... ...........................
P
.
(
P
.)
expansa
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Aedeagal basal bridge with flap acutely pointed antero- and mediodorsally ...................................................................... 11
11. Aedeagal median rod with subbasal process ............................ .......................
P
.
(
P
.)
pasohensis
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Aedeagal median rod with submedial process ................... 12
12. Aedeagal basal bridge with long, sclerotized, apically pointed projection anteroventrally; ventral bridge apically somewhat truncate .......
P
.
(
P
.)
kinabalensis
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Aedeagal basal bridge without long projection anteroventrally; ventral bridge apically largely bifurcated ................................. ............................
P.
(
P
.)
palmata
Chen & Toda
,
new species
13. Anepisternum lacking setulae; paramere lacking pubescence; aedeagal median rod apically with distinct asymmetric bifurcation, subapically expanded and with minute warts on surface .................
P
.
(
P
.)
epsilon
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Anepisternum with setulae ................................................. 14
14. Paramere medially not expanded, distally pubescent; aedeagal median rod with knot subapically; anterior branch of aedeagal basal bridge with ca. 10 acute projections along margin ......... .......................
P
.
(
P
.)
lanuginosa
Chen & Toda
,
new species
– Paramere medially much expanded, submedially pubescent; aedeagal median rod much expanded subapically; aedeagal basal bridge without small acute projections ..................................... ..................................
P
.
(
P
.)
zeta
Chen & Toda
,
new species