Description of Potophila verrucosa, gen. n. et sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from the West Usambara mountains, Tanzania
Author
Kvifte, Gunnar M.
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African Invertebrates
2014
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.055.0203
journal article
10.5733/afin.055.0203
2305-2562
7918724
Potophila
gen. n.
Etymology: From Greek
poton (πόΤΟΣ)
, “drinking-bout”, and
philos (φίΛΟΣ)
, “friend”, referringtOthefirstflagellOmere,whOseshaperesemblesawinebOttle.ThegenderOfthe new genus is feminine.
Type
species:
Potophila verrucosa
sp.n.
DiagnOsis: EYebridge Of three rOws Of facets, flagellOmeres nOdifOrm with pairedascOids,first flagellOmere with nOdal part strOnglY elOngated,mOre than three timeslength of internode (
Fig. 1A
). Wing ovoid with costal node swollen (
Fig. 1B
). Aedeagus asymmetrical through 90° inversion of distiphallus; with two parameres, and these carrying a rugose morphoventral projection (
Fig. 1C
).