New species of Gymnochiromyia Hendel, 1933 (Diptera: Schizophora: Chyromyidae) from Southern Africa
Author
Ebejer, M. J.
text
African Invertebrates
2008
2008-06-30
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.049.0102
journal article
10.5733/afin.049.0102
2305-2562
7649425
Gymnochiromyia pretoriella
sp. n.
Fig. 20
Etymology: Named after Pretoria, the South African city where it was found.
Diagnosis: This is a small entirely yellow species with the hypopygium distinctly larger than is usual in the genus: it forms approximately 1/3 the volume of the whole abdomen, whereas in other species 1/5 to 1/4 is more typical. Otherwise, there are no external distinguishing features.
Description:
Male
.
Head
: All yellow except for brownish
oc
triangle;
fr
narrower than half width of head, markedly narrowed anteriorly: at level of antennae 0.4 width that at level of anterior
oc
and 0.6 width of one eye viewed from front. Gena, more or less symmetrically rounded lower margin; in profile, below middle of eye, about equal to height of eye; yellow and pale haired.
ocp
in profile barely visible behind eye, with short postocular setulae in one irregular row; isolated lower post-genal seta long and golden yellow. Mouthparts small, all yellow; setulae on oral margin short. Face poorly sclerotised and depressed, barely visible.Antenna yellow, second segment paler than third with distinct short pale brown seta dorsally; third segment round, finely pubescent: hairs shorter than diameter of arista at base; arista brown almost throughout and completely bare. Chaetotaxy: 3 strong
orbs
, anterior inclinate and closer to middle
orb
than latter is to hind
orb
;
pvt
short, but distinct and crossed; 1
vti
and 1
vte
;
oc
about half length of hind
orb
, proclinate and lateroclinate; about 4 minute pale setulae across middle of
fr
, none on
orb
plate.
Figs 19, 20. Male hypopygia, lateral aspect: (19)
G. nubilipennis
sp. n.
, scale bar = 0.25 mm; (20)
G. pretoriella
sp. n.
, scale bar = 0.2 mm.
Thorax
: Entirely yellow including
mtn
. Chaetotaxy: 1
hu
, 1
psthu
, 2
ntpl
, 1 short
pra
, 1
sa
, 1
pa
, 1
dc
,
acrs
very short in 6–8 irregular rows, one prescutellar pair distinctly longer; 1
mspl
, 1
stpl
.
Wing: Hyaline, veins all pale yellow, distance on costal margin between R
2+3
to R
4+5
is 0.8× that between R
4+5
and M
1+2
; distance between crossveins about 0.5 length of apical section of Cu. Haltere yellow.
Legs: Not modified except for very slightly thicker femora; fine setulae scattered on all pairs of legs, in addition to somewhat longer setae on fore femur.
Abdomen
: Entirely yellow,
tg
relatively short with numerous setae and setulae, longest about half as long as
tg
.
Postabdomen: Hypopygium about as large as the preceding two visible abdominal segments together;
ep
large without markings, but with distinct seta at the ventrocaudal angle;
surs
short but distinct and slightly curved medially at apex; cerci very small and finely setulose;
hyp
distinctly broader basally in profile;
ph apd
short, narrow, broad only at base;
ej apd
very small and tubule visible;
prg
trapezoidal and setulose on margin;
psg
not identified,
ph
complex, subquadrate and asymmetrical.
Female
.
Similar to male except for absence of secondary sexual characters; and setae more brownish.
Length
:
_
1.2 mm
, wing
1.2 mm
;
^1.4
mm
, wing
1.4 mm
.
Variation: None noted.
Holotype
:
_
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Gauteng
:
Pretoria
,
Roodeplaat Dam
N.R.
,
25 km
NE Pretoria
,
2.i.1995
,
A. Freidberg
(
TAU
).
Figs 21, 22.
G. punctata
Ebejer
: (21) male hypopygium, lateral view, scale bar = 0.25 mm; (22) female postabdomen, lateral view (a),
st
8, ventral view (b), spermatheca (c), scale bar = 0.15 mm.
Paratypes
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Gauteng
:
1^same
data and depository as
holotype
; 2
_
Hartbeespoort
,
25 km
W Pretoria
,
30.xii.1994
,
A. Freidberg
(
TAU
)
.