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Stegana (Steganina) mengla Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009, sp. nov.

  • 1. Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Tianhe, Guangzhou, 510642 P. R. China.
  • 2. Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource, Yunnan University, Cuihubeilu, Kunming, 650091 P. R. China

Description

Stegana (Steganina) mengla sp. nov.

(Figs 15–18)

Specimens examined. Holotype ♂ (SCAU, No. 120639), CHINA: Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 600 m, ex tussock, 10.ix.2002, HW Chen. Paratypes: CHINA: 1♂ 1♀ (SCAU, Nos 120640, 41), same data as holotype; 8♂ 8♀ (2♂ 2♀ in KIZ; 5♂ 5♀ in SCAU, Nos 120642-51; 1♂ 1♀ in SEHU), same data as holotype except for 21–24.iv.2007, HW Chen, JJ Gao, F Zhao.

Diagnosis. Aedeagus composed of 1 pair of acute, rod-like processes, 1 pair of lobe-like processes bearing fringe cilia and 1 arcuate process bearing sparse cilia (Fig. 18); gonopods protruded medio-dorsally and -ventrally (Fig. 18).

Description. Male and female: Frons shiny, yellow, lacking sporadic, minute setulae. Pedicel yellow; first flagellomere almost yellow, black apically. Clypeus almost black. Palpus yellow basally, black distally. Thorax yellow, with brown, longitudinal stripes submedially and black, longitudinal stripes laterally. Postpronotal lobe brown on upper 1/3, yellow on lower 2/3. Scutellum brown. Katepisternum dark brown on upper 2/3 part, yellow on lower 1/3 part. Fore femur with 5–6 setae on distal part of ventral surface. Legs brown to black, yellow-brown on all knee joints and tarsomeres. All abdominal tergites brown. Third to fifth sternites dark brown. Male terminalia: Epandrium with approximately 28 setae near posterior to ventral margin on each body-side (Fig. 15). Surstylus narrowed distally (Figs 15, 16). Cercus lacking pubescence (Fig. 15). Plate between hypandrium and aedeagus lacking pubescence (Fig. 18).

Measurements. BL = 3.24 mm in holotype (range in 4♂ 5♀ paratypes: 2.84–3.36 mm in ♂, 3.20–3.84 mm in ♀); ThL = 1.75 mm (1.56–1.75 mm in ♂, 1.63–1.97 mm in ♀); WL = 2.72 mm (2.47–2.69 mm in ♂, 2.63–3.12 mm in ♀); WW = 1.46 mm (1.28–1.44 mm in ♂, 1.38–1.62 mm in ♀). Indices: arb = 10/7 (10–12/ 7–9), avd = 0.65 (0.67–0.80), adf = 1.67 (1.38–1.77), flw = 2.08 (1.77–2.15), FW/HW = 0.38 (0.38–0.42), ch/ o = 0.08 (0.08–0.09), prorb = 1.00 (0.92–1.04), rcorb = 0.96 (0.81–0.92), vb = 0.27 (0.22–0.33), dcl = 0.52 (0.47–0.61), presctl = 0.65 (0.58–0.70), sctl = 1.48 (1.36–1.65), sterno = 0.84 (0.89–0.92), orbito = 2.63 (2.00–2.71), dcp = 0.20 (0.18–0.23), sctlp = 1.68 (1.60–2.11), C = 2.14 (2.00–2.17), 4c = 1.03 (1.06–1.20), 4v = 1.61 (1.62–1.95), 5x = 1.29 (1.13–1.31), ac = 9.25 (9.00–11.67), M = 0.50 (0.47–0.56), C3F = 0.74 (0.68– 0.78).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The specific name means “tea garden” in the language of Dai, a native people of Xishuangbanna.

Notes

Published as part of Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), pp. 37-48 in Zootaxa 2216 (1) on pages 43-44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864

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Biodiversity

Collection code
KIZ, SCAU, SEHU , SCAU
Event date
2002-09-10
Verbatim event date
2002-09-10
Scientific name authorship
Cheng, Gao & Chen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Stegana
Species
mengla
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Stegana (Steganina) mengla Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009