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Stegana (Steganina) pilosella 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) pilosella sp. nov.

(Figs 23–26)

Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂ (SCAU, No. 120654), CHINA: Mengla, Xishuangbanna, 600 m, ex tussock, 21.iv.2007, JJ Gao. Paratypes: CHINA: 3♂ (1♂ in KIZ, 2♂ in SCAU, Nos 120655, 56), same data as holotype, 21–24.iv.2007, HW Chen, JJ Gao.

Diagnosis. Aedeagus bifurcated from base, basally with 1 small, acute process (Fig. 26); gonopods broadened medially, with 2 slender projections sublaterally (Fig. 26).

Description. Male and female: Pedicel grey-yellow; first flagellomere mostly black. Palpus mostly black. Katepisternum white-yellow, slightly brownish ventrally. Legs mostly brown, white on basal parts of all femora, black on distal parts of mid and hind femora and basal parts of mid and hind 1st tarsomeres, with 2 black rings on all tibiae. Abdominal 1st to 5th tergites black medially, yellow laterally; 6th nearly black. Sternites brown. Male terminalia: Epandrium with approximately 26 setae near posterior to ventral margin on each body-side (Fig. 23). Surstylus broadened (Fig. 24). Cercus with sporadic pubescence (Fig. 23). Plate between hypandrium and aedeagus lacking pubescence, with 1 sensillum (Fig. 26).

Measurements. BL = 2.28 mm in holotype (range in 3♂ paratypes: 2.16–2.44 mm); ThL = 1.13 mm (1.06–1.16 mm); WL = 1.84 mm (1.74–2.00 mm); WW = 1.00 mm (0.96–1.00 mm in ♂). Indices: arb = 7/6 (7–8/6), avd = 0.80 (0.78–0.87), adf = 1.50 (1.36–1.60), flw = 2.00 (1.73–1.83), FW/HW = 0.40 (0.36–0.38), ch/o = 0.09 (0.09), prorb = 1.16 (1.00–1.11), rcorb = 0.79 (0.73–0.83), vb = 0.23 (0.24–0.29), dcl = 0.37, presctl = 0.57 (0.54–0.57), sctl = 1.54 (1.57), sterno = 0.86 (0.80–0.89), orbito = 2.00 (2.00–2.33), dcp = 0.25 (0.20–0.24), sctlp = 1.33 (1.00–1.27), C = 2.00 (1.87–2.04), 4c = 1.13 (1.17–1.25), 4v = 1.61 (1.64–1.78), 5x = 1.10 (1.09–1.22), ac = 8.67 (8.33–10.00), M = 0.48 (0.44–0.52), C3F = 0.67 (0.62–0.68).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. A Latin word: pilosellus, referring to the frons with sparse, minute setulae submedially.

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 46-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5321864

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
KIZ, SCAU , SCAU
Event date
2007-04-21
Verbatim event date
2007-04-21 , 2007-04-21/24
Scientific name authorship
Cheng, Gao & Chen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Stegana
Species
pilosella
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Stegana (Steganina) pilosella Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009