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(Malloch)
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(
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,
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<emphasis id="B9148C25FFC81E357582B4E51157FB1F" box="[151,352,1191,1215]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="414">Botanobia insularis</emphasis>
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locality: Wallops Island,
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. Deposited NMNH.
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<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFC81E357582B484116CFB7E" authorityName="Collin" authorityYear="1946" box="[151,347,1222,1246]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Oscinella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="414" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">Oscinella insularis</taxonomicName>
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—
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF12DC6FFC81E35746DB4841273FB7E" author="Sabrosky, C." box="[376,580,1222,1246]" pageId="13" pageNumber="414" pagination="707 - 728" refId="ref23595" refString="Sabrosky, C. (1936) A synopsis of the Nearctic species of Oscinella and Madiza, based on a study of the types (Diptera, Chloropidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 29, 707 - 728. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / aesa / 29.4.707" type="journal article" year="1936">Sabrosky 1936: 712</bibRefCitation>
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, 714, 725 [in key, discussion, prob. jr. syn. of
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<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFC81E357582B4A6116BFB5C" ID-CoL="3PL99" baseAuthorityName="Malloch" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[151,348,1252,1276]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Incertella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="414" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">Incertella insularis</taxonomicName>
.
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—
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF12DC6FFC81E35746CB4A61274FB5D" author="Sabrosky, C. W." box="[377,579,1252,1277]" pageId="13" pageNumber="414" pagination="412 - 429" refId="ref23749" refString="Sabrosky, C. W. (1980) New genera and new combinations in Nearctic Chloropidae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 82 (3), 412 - 429." type="journal article" year="1980">Sabrosky 1980: 421</bibRefCitation>
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[n. comb.]
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<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFC81E357582B5691524FA59" blockId="13.[151,1437,1323,2033]" pageId="13" pageNumber="414">Diagnosis.—Ocellar triangle gray; vertex and occiput gray; postpedicel usually black dorsally around base of arista or more, yellow ventrally; prosternum gray; scutum gray, tomentose; postpronotal lobe and notopleuron gray tomentose, concolorous with scutum; pleuron gray tomentose except small spot on propleuron just below the anterior spiracle, posterior third of katepisternum and the meron polished black; femora brown to black, fore and mid tibiae yellow, hind tibia darker; tibial organ light brown; syntergite 1+2 usually brown but may be yellowish, with or without narrow yellow posterior margins; surstylus strongly angulate with a medial projection.</paragraph>
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Description.—Body length; female:
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Ocellar triangle evenly grey tomentose; vertex and occiput gray; frons anterior half yellow, posterior half brownish; scape and pedicel brownish to yellow, postpedicel black around base of arista often extending to half of the segment, remainder yellow; arista black, pubescent; face, palps, and gena bright yellow; clypeus gray, prementum polished brown to black, labellum bright yellow; gena to eye ratio 0.20.
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<emphasis id="B9148C25FFC81E3575D2B6F5119CF971" box="[199,427,1719,1745]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="414">Cephalic chaetotaxy</emphasis>
: Fronto-orbital setae brown to black; interfrontal setae brown to black; ocellar setae brown to black; postocellar setae black; outer vertical setae black; inner vertical setae gray; postocular setae short, fine, white; vibrissae yellow; subgenal setae yellow.
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Prosternum gray; prescutum polished black; scutum entirely gray tomentose; postpronotal lobe and notopleuron gray tomentose, concolorous with scutum; pleuron gray tomentose except small spot on propleuron just below the anterior spiracle, posterior third of katepisternum and meron polished black; katatergite dark yellow; anatergite gray; mediotergite gray tomentose; scutellum and subscutellum gray tomentose; wing length
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, hyaline, costal ratios 0.46:0.33:0.16; fore coxa mostly dark yellow, occasionally with slight, gray tomentum on anterior surface, mid and hind coxae gray tomentose; all femora gray tomentose except base and distal tips narrowly yellow; tibiae lightly gray tomentose; tarsi yellow except 4
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tarsomeres brown; femoral organ two rows of short warts with flattened setae as in figure 9; tibial organ grayish.
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<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E3675D2B09D119BFF59" box="[199,428,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Thoracic chaetotaxy</emphasis>
: Scapular seta absent; all scutal and scutellar setae brownish, dark.
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Syntergite 1+2 usually brown but may be yellowish, with or without narrow yellow posterior margins. Male terminalia (fig. 31): epandrium grey tomentose, male cerci present as small lobes, sometimes barely evident; surstylus strongly angulate with a medial projection. Female cerci gray, concolorous with the rest of the abdomen.
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Type material examined—A male specimen with a “TYPE” label is deposited in the
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type collection.
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noted that
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<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E367007B1D115ABFE0D" box="[1298,1436,403,429]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">McAtee. No</collectorName>
specimens matching that precise date were found in the
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collection, but one with a closely related date,
<date id="FFDE76F7FFCB1E36707CB1F510CAFE55" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" value="1913-05-29">
<collectingDate id="EF9A8F1FFFCB1E36707CB1F510CAFE55" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" value="1913-05-29">May 29, 1913</collectingDate>
</date>
, and collected by
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E3674DEB199121FFE55" box="[459,552,475,501]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">McAtee</collectorName>
, was discovered.
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E3677E5B199139AFE55" box="[752,941,475,501]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Given Malloch’s</collectorName>
omission of a
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E367143B199148FFE55" box="[1110,1208,475,501]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
designation and the absence or probable misreporting of the collection date for all
<specimenCount id="9D669BBEFFCB1E367644B1BD143FFDB9" box="[849,1032,511,537]" count="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
, the one that has been labeled as the
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E367582B26110CEFD9D" box="[151,249,547,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
is now designated as
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E3674FDB26112BCFD9D" box="[488,651,547,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="lectotype">LECTOTYPE</typeStatus>
.
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E367780B26112F0FD9D" box="[661,711,547,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">This</collectorName>
specimen could have been chosen by
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E36717EB26114E4FD9D" box="[1131,1235,547,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Sabrosky</collectorName>
with the intention of designating it as
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E367465B20511EDFDC1" box="[368,474,583,609]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
. It is in good condition with all body parts present except the left midleg and left wing. The specimen has shriveled, but the diagnostic features, particularly the pattern of the tomentum on the pleuron, can be observed, confirming the identity of this species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D8B2F114F6FCB5" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
It has four labels: the topmost label, [white], has “
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E3677E0B2F11395FD6D" box="[757,930,691,717]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Wallops Id. Va.</collectorName>
<date id="FFDE76F7FFCB1E3676BDB2F11473FD6D" box="[936,1092,691,717]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" value="1913-05-29">
<collectingDate id="EF9A8F1FFFCB1E3676BDB2F11473FD6D" box="[936,1092,691,717]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" value="1913-05-29">May-29-1913</collectingDate>
</date>
” typewritten; the second label, [white], has “
<collectorName id="269535E1FFCB1E367425B29511FCFD51" box="[304,459,727,753]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">W.L. McAtee</collectorName>
collector” typewritten; the third label [red] has “
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E3676E3B2951407FD51" box="[1014,1072,727,753]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Type</typeStatus>
No. and
<collectingCountry id="F37710A7FFCB1E36718EB29514FCFD51" box="[1179,1227,727,753]" name="United States of America" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">U.S.</collectingCountry>
N.M.” typewritten and “20066” handwritten; the fourth label [white] has ”
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E367614B2B91415FCB5" authority="Mall." authorityName="Malloch" authorityYear="1914" box="[769,1058,763,789]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Botanobia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">Botanobia insularis Mall.</taxonomicName>
” handwritten.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D2B35D1167FC21" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
There is one additional male with a
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E367741B35D1283FC99" box="[596,692,799,825]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
label in the NMNH regular collection. It is labeled Wallops Island,
<date id="FFDE76F7FFCB1E367582B3011102FCFD" box="[151,309,834,861]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" value="1913-05-25">May 25, 1913</date>
, W. L. McAtee collector, with a red
<typeStatus id="54DBEE95FFCB1E3677D6B3011379FCFD" box="[707,846,835,861]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" type="paratype">PARATYPE</typeStatus>
label. It is in good condition but is clearly
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E367033B30115A1FCFD" authorityName="Becker" authorityYear="1912" box="[1318,1430,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Oscinella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="infesta">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E367033B30115A1FCFD" box="[1318,1430,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. infesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, not
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E3675D7B325117EFC21" authorityName="Malloch" authorityYear="1914" box="[194,329,871,897]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Botanobia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E3675D7B325117EFC21" box="[194,329,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D2B3C91577FC69" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
Distribution.—Nearctic:
<collectingCountry id="F37710A7FFCB1E3674FCB3C912BEFC05" box="[489,649,907,933]" name="United States of America" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">United States</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3677B4B3C91320FC05" box="[673,791,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="California" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">California</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E367639B3C91381FC05" box="[812,950,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="Connecticut" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Connecticut</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3676DEB3C9140EFC05" box="[971,1081,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="Delaware" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Delaware</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E36715BB3C91495FC05" box="[1102,1186,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="Florida" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Florida</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3671A2B3C91523FC05" box="[1207,1300,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="Georgia" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Georgia</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E36703DB3C915AFFC05" box="[1320,1432,907,933]" country="United States of America" name="Maryland" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Maryland</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E367582B3ED110BFC69" box="[151,316,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="Massachusetts" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Massachusetts</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E367452B3ED11FEFC69" box="[327,457,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="Mississippi" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Mississippi</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3674C0B3ED12B9FC69" box="[469,654,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="New Hampshire" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">New Hampshire</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E36778CB3ED1339FC69" box="[665,782,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="New York" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">New York</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E36760CB3ED13F3FC69" box="[793,964,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="North Carolina" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">North Carolina</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3676C5B3ED144CFC69" box="[976,1147,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="South Carolina" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">South Carolina</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E367193B3ED14FDFC69" box="[1158,1226,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="Texas" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Texas</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49A49ED5FFCB1E3671C1B3ED1502FC69" box="[1236,1333,943,969]" country="United States of America" name="Virginia" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Virginia</collectingRegion>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D2B3911351FB95" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
Discussion.—This species is distinguished from most other
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E36766AB3911457FC4D" box="[895,1120,979,1005]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E36766AB3911433FC4C" box="[895,1028,979,1004]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">Microcercis</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
by its almost entirely gray tomentose scutum and the two small, polished areas, described above, of the pleuron. Also, the clypeus and prementum are dark as opposed to yellow in most other species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D2B47D10E8FB01" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
<bibRefCitation id="EFF12DC6FFCB1E3675D2B47D11B5FBF9" author="Sabrosky, C." box="[199,386,1087,1113]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" pagination="707 - 728" refId="ref23595" refString="Sabrosky, C. (1936) A synopsis of the Nearctic species of Oscinella and Madiza, based on a study of the types (Diptera, Chloropidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 29, 707 - 728. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / aesa / 29.4.707" type="journal article" year="1936">Sabrosky (1936)</bibRefCitation>
had posited that
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E36775DB47D12E6FBF9" authorityName="Malloch" authorityYear="1914" box="[584,721,1087,1113]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Botanobia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E36775DB47D12E6FBF9" box="[584,721,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is probably a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E367111B47D1441FBF9" authorityName="Becker" authorityYear="1912" box="[1028,1142,1087,1113]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Oscinella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="infesta">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E367111B47D1441FBF9" box="[1028,1142,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. infesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, however the surstylus of
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E367582B4211129FBDD" authorityName="Malloch" authorityYear="1914" box="[151,286,1123,1149]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Botanobia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E367582B4211129FBDD" box="[151,286,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, with the medial tooth-like projection, is a conspicuous and reliable character that confirms its specific status.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDF5037FFCB1E3675D2B4E911ECFB49" blockId="14.[151,1437,150,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">
Note.—This is another salt marsh and beach grass specialist and is often found along with
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E3671EDB4E9155BFB65" authorityName="Becker" authorityYear="1912" box="[1272,1388,1195,1221]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Oscinella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="infesta">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E3671EDB4E9155BFB65" box="[1272,1388,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. infesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E36706BB4E9111CFB49" authorityName="Foster" authorityYear="2024" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Microcercis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="trifeminarum">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E36706BB4E9111CFB49" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. trifeminarum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C602BB4FFCB1E367474B48D11E2FB49" authorityName="Foster" authorityYear="2024" box="[353,469,1231,1257]" class="Insecta" family="Chloropidae" genus="Microcercis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="415" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laytoni">
<emphasis id="B9148C25FFCB1E367474B48D11E2FB49" box="[353,469,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="415">M. laytoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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