Revision of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of twenty new species
Author
Pinho, Luiz Carlos
luiz.pinho@ufsc.br
Author
Mendes, Humberto Fonseca
humberto.mendes@ufabc.edu.br
Author
Andersen, Trond
luiz.pinho@ufsc.br
text
Zootaxa
2013
2013-12-02
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3742.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3742.1.1
1175-5326
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Beardius krenak
sp. n.
(
Figs 71–76
)
Type material.
Holotype
: male,
BRAZIL
,
Minas Gerais State
:
Serra do Cipó National Park
,
Km
130,
23.vii.1972
, at temporary pool,
hand net
,
C.G. Froehlich
(
MZSP
)
.
Paratypes
:
9 males
, as
holotype
(
MZSP
,
ZMBN
,
INPA
,
MZUFBA
)
.
Diagnostic characters.
The species belongs in the
truncatus
group. The male can be separated from all other members of the genus by the unique basal projection of the inferior volsella bearing very long setae.
Etymology.
The name refers to the Krenak Indians, an ethnic group from the
Minas Gerais State
,
Brazil
. The name is to be regarded as a noun in apposition.
TABLE 12.
Lengths (in µm) and proportions of legs of
Beardius krenak
sp. n.
, male (n = 6–11).
fe |
ti |
ta1 |
ta2 |
p1 |
842–963, 916 |
655–720, 692 |
916–1075, 1001 |
374–458, 421 |
p2 |
795–907, 870 |
655–720, 692 |
402–468, 430 |
187–234–215 |
p3 |
982–1057, 1019 |
767–860, 814 |
664–748, 701 |
355–411, 383 |
ta3 |
ta4 |
ta5 |
LR |
p1 |
355–403, 383 |
234–309, 271 |
103–131, 112 |
1.36–1.48, 1.42 |
p2 |
140–168, 155 |
94–112, 103 |
47–65, 56 |
0.60–0.75, 0.65 |
p3 |
271–346, 318 |
140–159, 150 |
65–84, 75 |
0.82–0.92, 0.85 |
BV |
SV |
BR |
p1 |
2.09–2.28, 2.17 |
1.57–1.67, 1.63 |
2.4–3.0, 2.6 |
p2 |
3.47–3.94, 3.69 |
3.40–3.80, 3.57 |
3.0–5.5, 4.0 |
p3 |
2.56–3.01, 2.77 |
2.55–2.68, 2.62 |
2.5–5.4, 4.0 |
Description
Male
(n = 9–11, except when otherwise stated). Total length 3.03–3.63,
3.39 mm
. Wing length 1.74–1.94,
1.83 mm
. Total length / wing length 1.57–1.97, 1.85. Wing length / length of profemur 1.93–2.19, 2.02.
Coloration.
Head, thorax and abdomen pale to stramineous. Legs pale to stramineous.
Head
(
Fig. 71
). AR 1.21–1.46, 1.34; ultimate flagellomere 608–673, 645 µm long. Inner verticals 1–2, 2 (6); outer verticals 3–5, 4 (6); postorbitals 3–5, 4 (6). Clypeus with 8–11, 10 (8) setae. Tentorium, stipes and cibarial pump as in
Figure 72
. Tentorium 119–132, 124 µm long; 23–33, 28 µm wide. Stipes 127–159, 147 (6) µm long. Palpomere lengths (in µm): 33–38, 35 (8); 38–51, 46 (8); 94–139, 124 (8); 111–159, 134 (7); 142–223, 180 (5). Third palpomere with 2–3, 3 (8) sensillae subapically, longest 18–25, 23 (8) µm long.
Thorax
(
Fig. 73
). Scutal tubercle absent. Dorsocentrals 5–8, 7; acrostichals absent; prealars 2. Scutellum with 2–4, 3 setae.
Wing
(
Fig. 74
). VR 1.17–1.37, 1.25. R with 4–8, 7 setae; R
1
with 0–1, 0 seta; R
4+5
with 2–7, 4 setae. Brachiolum with 1–2, 2 setae. Remaining veins bare.
FIGURES 71–76
.
Beardius krenak
sp. n.
, male.
71
—head;
72
—tentorium, stipes and cibarial pump;
73
—thorax;
74
—wing;
75
—tergite IX and dorsal aspect of left gonocoxite and gonostylus;
76
—hypopygium with tergite IX removed, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect.
Legs.
Spur of fore tibia (including scale) 48–64, 59 µm long; spur of mid tibia (including comb) 70–80, 75 µm long; spur of hind tibia (including comb) 75–96, 86 µm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 54–75, 64 µm; of mid tibia 54–64, 59 µm; of hind tibia 59–75, 64 µm. Lengths and proportions of legs as in
Table 12
.
Hypopygium
(
Figs 75–76
). Anal point absent. Tergite IX without setae, tergal bands present. Laterosternite IX without setae. Phallapodeme 63–89, 76 µm long. Transverse sternapodeme 25–51, 38 µm long. Gonocoxite 139– 157, 149 µm long. Superior volsella digitiform, curved, 51–63, 56 µm long, with 7–9, 8 dorsal, 2 apical, and 4–6, 5 ventral setae, without microtrichia. Median volsella absent. Inferior volsella clavate, curved, 46–63, 56 µm long, with 2 apical thin and 6–8, 7 subapical stout setae, with microtrichia dorsally in basal 1/2; projection arising from base of volsella, subtriangular with rounded apex, 20–30, 25 µm long, with numerous, strong setae, longest 71– 101, 86 µm long. Gonostylus 101–137, 119 µm long. HR 1.11–1.51, 1.29. HV 2.83–3.42, 3.14.
Female and immatures.
Unknown.
Distribution.
The species is collected in the
Minas Gerais State
in
Brazil
.