Megatrigon natalensis Doczkal & Radenković & Lyneborg & Pape 2016, sp. nov.

Megatrigon natalensis sp. nov.

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Figs 1E, 2 E–F, 3E, 4B, 7E, 10E, 11E, 12E, 15

Diagnosis

Very similar to M. argentifrons sp. nov. except following characteristics: postocellar spots larger than in argentifrons sp. nov. and almost joined at posteromedian part of vertex (Fig. 2F); on face microtrichiose stripes along eye margin and median facial stripe very reduced, present only as a tiny line but on the whole length; setae on vertex more dense and intensively yellow, and on the frons also yellow, not silvery-white like in M. argentifrons sp. nov. (Fig. 2E); microtrichia on mesoscutum reduced to traces of lateral and submedian stripes (Fig. 4B).

Etymology

The species epithet, which is formed as a geographical genitive, is derived from the name of the province in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, from where the type series of this species originate, i.e., the type locality.

Type material

Holotype SOUTH AFRICA: ♂, KwaZulu-Natal, Bushmans Nek, 2929cc, slopes above hotel, 16 Nov. 1981, J.G.H. Londt leg. (NMSA).

Paratypes SOUTH AFRICA: 2 ♂♂, same data as holotype.

Description

LENGTH. Body 6.5 mm, wing 4.5 mm.

HEAD (Figs 2E, 3E). Distance between eyes relatively large, 0.20–0.21 × width of head, larger than in M. argenteus comb. nov., but similar to M. argentifrons sp. nov.; post-ocular orbit narrow, but slightly wider than in M. argenteus comb. nov., 0.10 × width of head; ocellar triangle eqilateral, without median longitudinal groove; postpedicel (Fig. 3E) similar to M. argenteus comb. nov., but pedicel is relatively short (postpedicel 2 × as long as pedicel).

THORAX (Fig. 4B). Microtrichia on mesoscutum reduced so that only traces remain of the submedian and lateral microtrichiose stripes.

WING. Almost entirely covered by microtrichia, only few microtrichia missing in cell br basally, and above vena spuria.

LEGS. Tarsi orange-brown, only tarsomere 1 of metaleg darkened dorsally.

ABDOMEN (Figs 1, 7E). Setae on tergites yellow-gold; abdomen more narrow (tergite 3 is 1.9 × as wide as long) than in M. argenteus comb. nov.; silver spots on tergites 2+3 are 1.20–1.25 as long as wide; silver spots on tergite 3 partly covered with setae, especially near to median part of tergites (in M. argentifrons sp. nov. setae are very reduced); tergite 4 without microtrichiose spots. Male genitalia in Figs 10E, 11E, 12E.

Distribution

Afrotropical – South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (Fig. 15).