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Eugenys clavellata Quate 1996

  • 1. Museum Koenig, Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels, Adenauerallee 127, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany.
  • 2. Department of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, P. O. Box 2501, 7729 Steinkjer, Norway.

Description

Eugenys clavellata Quate, 1996

Figs 1, 2A, 3C

Eugenys clavellata Quate, 1996: 43.

Type locality: Costa Rica, Heredia, Estacion Biologica la Selva.

Additional reference: Collantes & Martinez-Ortega (1999).

Differential diagnosis

This species can be easily differentiated from all other species of Eugenys by the following characters: hypopods with singular apical tenaculum (10–14 in E. singularis sp. nov. and E. cymosa, one in E. micra sp. nov., E. panamensis and E. upsilon sp. nov.); antennal flagellomeres without patch of darkened sensilla (present in E. upsilon sp. nov. and E. panamensis, absent in remaining species); aedeagus long, more than half length of ejaculatory apodeme (aedeagus less than half length of ejaculatory apodeme in E. micra).

Material examined

Paratypes COSTA RICA – Heredia • 1 ♂; Puerto viejo de Sarapaqui, Estacion Biologica LaSelva; alt. 50–100 m.; 1 Jul. 1993; Malaise trap; USNMENT00857092; USNM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; USNMENT00857112; USNM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; CAS • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; INBIO-CRI0Q1-470625; NHM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; INBIO-CRI0Q1-470323; NHM.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Nicaragua (Quate 1996; Collantes & Martinez-Ortega 1999).

Genetics

No specimens were available for DNA sequencing.

Notes

Published as part of Jaume-Schinkel, Santiago & Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen, 2024, Revision of the genus Eugenys Quate, 1996 (Diptera: Psychodidae), with the description of three new species, pp. 81-100 in European Journal of Taxonomy 935 on pages 84-85, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.935.2547, http://zenodo.org/record/11284619

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CAS , INBIO, NHM , USNM
Material sample ID
INBIO-CRI0Q1-470323 , INBIO-CRI0Q1-470625 , USNMENT00857092 , USNMENT00857112
Event date
1993-07-01
Verbatim event date
1993-07-01
Scientific name authorship
Quate
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Psychodidae
Genus
Eugenys
Species
clavellata
Taxon rank
species
Type status
paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Eugenys clavellata Quate, 1996 sec. Jaume-Schinkel & Kvifte, 2024

References

  • Quate L. W. 1996. Preliminary taxonomy of Costa Rican Psychodidae (Diptera), exclusive of Phlebotominae. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44 (1): 1 - 81.
  • Collantes F. & Martinez-Ortega E. 1999. Nuevas citas de especies conocidas de Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) en Nicaragua. Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia 46: 17 - 27.