The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe
Author
Bravo, Freddy
text
Zootaxa
2006
1134
1
28
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.171921
56a6a283-f7b9-40c7-9391-cb73c1a5db83
11755326
171921
Atrichobrunettia
(
Polibrunettia
)
brevicornis
Bravo
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 31–33
)
Type
material.
BRAZIL
, Paraná,
Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva
,
holotype
male,
20.IV.1987
, Malaise, Profaupar (
DZUP
); 1
paratype
male, same locality and date as
holotype
(
DZUP
); 2
paratype
males, same locality as
holotype
,
02.III.1987
, Profaupar (
DZUP
).
Etymology.
brevicornis
Latin
, refers to the small length of the parameres.
Diagnosis. Radial fork apical to medial fork; parameres triangular, divergent; Aedeagal apodeme wide uniformly, ending at gonocoxal bridge.
Description. Male. Eyes separated by 1.5 facet diameters; interocular suture Vshaped; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical (
Fig. 31
), 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped (
Fig. 31
). Palpus formula = 1.0:3.0:2.7:3.9. Wing with short Sc, indistinct, position indicated by sparse band of scars; radial fork apical to medial fork. Male terminalia (
Figs. 32, 33
): sternite 9 Ushaped; posthypandrial plate 1.5 X length of gonocoxite. Gonostyle 1.5X length of gonocoxite. Sternite 10 triangular. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 14 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Parameres short, well sclerotized, divergent. Aedeagal apodeme wide, ending at gonocoxal bridge.
Distribution.
Brazil
, Paraná (Antonina).