A review of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, with the description of two new Neotropical genera (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
Author
Mendes, Humberto Fonseca
Author
Andersen, Trond
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-09-29
1887
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1887.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1887.1.1
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Gravatamberus apicalus
sp. n.
(
Figs 43–47
).
Type material:
Holotype
male,
VENEZUELA
:
Aragua
:
Parque Nacional Henri Pittier
,
Rancho Grande
,
10º21.047’N
,
67º41.198’W
, approximately
1000 m
a.s.l.
,
16–18.ix.1999
,
sweep net
&
light trap
, rainforest,
T. Andersen
(
MIZA
)
.
Paratype
:
1 male
, as
holotype
(
ZMBN
)
.
Diagnostic characters:
The species can be separated from all other members of the genus by having less than 10 setae in cell m proximal to RM; Sc with 0–1 seta; costal extension
147–154 µm
long, ending close to the wing tip; and AR 0.84–0.88.
Etymology:
From Latin
apicalus
, meaning apex, referring to the long costal extension nearly reaching the wing tip.
Male
(n = 1–2). Total length 1.61–1.64 mm. Wing length 1.01–1.05 mm. Total length / wing length 1.56– 1.59. Wing length / length of profemur 2.50–2.65. Coloration brown, thorax dark brown without distinct pattern.
Head.
AR 0.84–0.88. Ultimate flagellomere
248–270 µm
long, stout subapical seta
29–54 µm
long. Temporal setae 8, including 3–4 inner verticals, 1–2 outer verticals, and 3 postorbitals. Clypeus with 13–16 setae. Tentorium, stipes, and cibarial pump as in
Figure 43
. Tentorium
73–91 µm
long,
16–20 µm
wide. Stipes
86– 93 µm
long,
32–41 µm
wide. Palp segment lengths (in µm): 14–16, 23–25, 57–59, 73–77, fifth segment not measurable. Third palpomere with 2 sensilla clavata subapically, longest
9 µm
long.
Thorax
(
Fig. 44
). Antepronotum with 1–2 setae. Dorsocentrals 12–15; acrostichals 12–14, all scalpellate; prealars 5–6, extended anteriorly; supraalar 1. Scutellum with 2 setae.
Wing
(
Fig. 45
). VR 1.41. C extension
147–154 µm
long. Brachiolum with 1–2
setae, Sc
with 0–1 seta, C extension with 15–17 non-marginal setae, R with 12–13 setae, R
1
with 13 setae, R
4+5
with 12 setae, M
1+2
with 29–35 setae, M
3+4
with 13–16
setae, Cu
with 10–12
setae, Cu
1
with 8–10 setae, PCu with 9–10
setae, An
with 10–14 setae. Cell m with 1–4 setae, r
4+5
with 100–200 setae, m
1+2
with 100–150 setae, m
3+4
with 26–43
setae, cu
with 5–19 setae, and an with 18–36 setae.
FIGURES 43–47.
Gravatamberus apicalus
sp. n.
, male.
43—
tentorium, stipes, and cibarial pump;
44—
thorax;
45—
wing;
46—
anal point and tergite IX and dorsal aspect of left gonocoxite and gonostylus;
47—
hypopygium with anal point and tergite IX removed, dorsal aspect to the left and ventral aspect to the right.
Legs.
Spur of foretibia
27–29 µm
long, spurs of midtibia
29–34 µm
and
14–18 µm
long, spurs of hind tibia
36–39 µm
and
16–18 µm
long. Width at apex of foretibia
23 µm
, of midtibia
23 µm
, of hind tibia
29 µm
. Comb with 9–11 setae, longest
34–36 µm
, shortest
20 µm
long. Lengths and proportions of legs as in
Table 8
.
TABLE 8.
Lengths (in µm) and proportions of legs of
Gravatamberus apicalus
sp. n.
, male (n = 1–2).
fe |
ti |
ta1 |
ta2 |
ta3 |
ta4 |
p1 |
407–414 |
490–500 |
310 |
154 |
115 |
65 |
p2 |
396–407 |
410–429 |
209 |
90 |
65 |
36 |
p3 |
429–454 |
468–490 |
259–288 |
130–144 |
119–137 |
54–58 |
ta5 |
LR |
BV |
SV |
BR |
p1 |
32 |
0.62 |
3.34 |
2.95 |
3.4 |
p2 |
25 |
0.49 |
4.77 |
3.93 |
4.4 |
p3 |
29 |
0.55–0.59 |
3.35–3.48 |
3.27–3.44 |
5.8–6.1 |
Hypopygium
(
Figs 46–47
). Tergite IX with 2 setae, laterosternite IX with 5–6 setae. Phallapodeme
52–54 µm
long, transverse sternapodeme
59–63 µm
long. Gonocoxite
116 µm
long. Gonostylus
59 µm
long, megaseta
4 µm
long. HR 1.96, HV 2.73–2.78.
Biology and distribution:
This species is known only from the
type
locality in the coastal mountain range in
Venezuela
, where it was collected in an old rainforest reserve at about
1000 m
altitude
.