New species of Peromyia from Tasmania, with a revision of S´s and S´s types of Australian Micromyinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Author
Jaschhof, Mathias
text
Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2010
2010-07-31
60
1
33
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https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1767
journal article
6460
10.21248/contrib.entomol.60.1.33-55
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Peromyia grovei
sp. n.
(
Fig. 1
A-C)
Diagnosis:
Peromyia groveigrovei
is characterized by a combination of male genitalic characters as follows. The ventral emargination extends to the midlength of gonocoxites (
Fig. 1B
), the gonostyli are flattened and excavated mesally (
Fig. 1B
), and the tegmen has dark lateral stripes (
Fig. 1C
).
Description:
Male. Body size:
0.7-0.8 mm
.
Head:
Postfrons asetose. Eye bridge 2-3 ommatidia long. Postocular bristles in 2 rows. Neck of fourth antennal flagellomere longer than node (
Fig. 1A
). Node subglobular, with 1 basal whorl of short hair-shaped sensilla, short subbasal setae, 1 mesal single to triple whorl of long setae and 1 distal whorl of long hair-shaped sensilla. Maxillary palpus 4-segmented, all segments with hair-shaped translucent sensilla.
Fig. 1:
Peromyia grovei
sp. n.
, holotype male. –
A:
fourth antennal flagellomere, lateral view; -
B:
terminalia, ventral view; -
C:
tegmen, ventral view. Length of scale bar = 0.05 mm.
Wing:
AntC ending at juncture with R5 or extending slightly beyond R5. ApicR1 = 3 times the length of Rs.
Legs:
Pretarsal claws without teeth.
Terminalia:
Sclerotization of tg9 mesally interrupted for a short distance. Ventral emargination of gonocoxites broadly U-shaped, extending to midlength (
Fig. 1B
). Gonostylus flattened, excavated dorsomesally, rounded apically (
Fig. 1B
). In between gonocoxites and tegmen a weak membranous pubescent lobe. Tegmen as long as gonocoxites, tapering towards apex, apically rounded, with dark lateral stripes approaching each other near apex; apical margin of ventral plate situated just below tegmen apex (
Fig. 1C
). Both cerci and st10 distinct, pubescent; cerci bearing a few fine setae.
Female and immature stages.
Unknown.
Etymology:
The
species is named to honour
Dr Simon J.
GROVE
,
Conservation Biologist
with
Forestry
Tasmania
,
Hobart
, whose broad, keen interest in the
Natural History
of
Tasmania
helped with the initiation of this study
.
Types:
Holotype
:
Male
,
Australia
,
Tasmania
,
Warra
LTER
site,
Manuka Road
,
14 April 2000
, Malaise sample FT28645,
R
. BASHFORD (in
AMS
)
.
Paratypes
:
1 male
, same locality but
1 March 2005
, sample FT35695
;
2 males
, same locality but
1 April 2005
, sample FT35962
;
3 males
, same data but sample FT35967 (in
AMS
and
SDEI
)
.
Other material:
1 male
,
Warra
LTER
site,
Mt Weld
,
30 March 2001
, sample FT109, N.
DORAN
&
R
. BASHFORD
;
1 male
, same locality but
22 Jan. 2002
, sample FT5898
;
1 male
,
Tasmania
,
Sheffield
,
Dasher River
, near
Road C
159,
24 Feb.-4 March 2006
, N. JÖNSSON,
T
.
MALM
& D. WILLIAMS
;
1 male
,
Tasmania
,
Central Plateau
, near
Arthur´s Lake
, gravel road from
Road B
51 to
Little Lake
,
25 Feb.-4 March 2006
, N. JÖNSSON,
T
.
MALM
& D. WILLIAMS
.