Keilbachia arrecta Vilkamaa, Komarova & Hippa, 2006, sp. n.
Description
Keilbachia arrecta sp. n.
Material studied. Holotype mal e (NRM): N.E. BURMA (MYANMAR), Kambaiti, 2000 m, 23.iv.1934, R. Malaise. Paratypes (NRM): Same data as holotype but 7000 ft, 15.iv.1934, 1 ɗ; same data but 1800 m, 23, vi.1934, 1 ɗ; South Shan States, 40 km E of Taunggyi, 29.ix.13.x.1934, R. Malaise, 1 ɗ.
Description (male). Head (Fig. 1 E). Eye bridge 2–3 facets wide. Prefrons with 7 setae, clypeus with 3 setae. Palpomere 1 with 1 seta. Length/width of flagellomere 4 of antenna 1.50. Thorax. Anterior pronotum with 2 setae, episternum 1 with 7 setae. Wing. Length 1.55 mm, width/length 0.45, c/w not measured, R1/R 0.60. rm nonsetose. Legs (Fig. 4 D). Length of spur/width of front tibia 1.25. Abdomen. Sternite 8 with 21 setae. Hypopygium (Fig. 6 A–C). Female: Unknown.
Discussion. Keilbachia arrecta is similar to K. indigena Mohrig, described from Papua New Guinea, by having the subapical megasetae of the gonostylus slender (Fig. 6). Keilbachia arrecta differs from K. indigena by having the tegmen simpler, without distinct subbasal shoulders.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Sciaridae
- Genus
- Keilbachia
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Species
- arrecta
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Keilbachia arrecta Vilkamaa, Komarova & Hippa, 2006