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Stegana (Steganina) daiya Cui & Chen, sp. nov.

Description

Stegana (Steganina) daiya Cui & Chen, sp. nov.

(Figs. 7I, 7J, 35D–F)

Diagnosis. Eighth sternite broadened, rounded distally, with several sensilla, setae, and some pubescence distolaterally (Fig. 35E).

Description. Female: Clypeus brownish. Mesonotum dark brown medially, brown laterally (Fig. 7I, J). Katepisternum yellow, slightly greyish below (Fig. 7J). Scutellum black (Fig. 7I). Halter mostly grey. Fore femur with a row of 3 long setae on distal part of posteroventral surface. Abdominal tergites mostly black (Fig. 7I, J); sternites brownish, slightly wider than long. Female terminalia (Fig. 35D–F): Epiproct with several setae, lacking pubescence (Fig. 35D). Cercus with numerous setae and much pubescence (Fig. 35D). Hypoproct with numerous setae and much pubescence posteriorly (Fig. 35F).

Measurements and indices. BL = 2.77 mm in holotype (2.81 in 1♀ paratype), ThL = 1.41 mm (1.45), WL = 2.67 mm (2.79), WW = 1.34 mm (1.28), arb = 6/4 (7/5), avd = 0.72 (0.86), adf = 0.77 (0.82), flw = 1.80 (1.67), FW/ HW = 0.40 (0.41), ch/o = 0.39 (0.47), prorb = 1.47 (1.42), rcorb = 1.16 (0.96), vb = 0.50 (1.06), dcl = 0.88 (0.56), presctl = 0.59 (0.56), sctl = 0.91 (1.14), sterno = damaged (0.76), orbito = 2.07 (2.00), dcp = 0.19 (0.18), sctlp = 1.17 (1.49), C = 1.93 (2.09), 4c = 1.30 (1.40), 4v = 2.23 (2.49), 5x = 2.07 (2.00), ac = 9.33 (9.46), M = 0.72 (0.76), C3F = 0.66 (0.72).

Type materials. Holotype ♀ (SCAU, No. 125608, DNA #2565), CHINA: Fengtongzhai, Baoxing, Sichuan, 30°32'42''N, 102°54'24''E, alt. 1700m, 19.ix.2005, ex tussock, H.W. Chen. Paratype: 1♀ (SCAU, No. 125609, DNA #547), other data same as holotype.

Distribution. China (Sichuan).

Etymology. From the word " daiya " in Qiang language from the Qiang nationality living in Sichuan, China, referring to the meaning "a mysterious place".

Notes

Published as part of WANG, YA-LIAN, LI, BING-XUE, CUI, MENG-DI, ZHANG, YUAN, WANG, LE, ZHANG, CAI-HONG, TSAUR, SHUN-CHERN, CHEN, HONG-WEI & HUANG, JIA, 2023, Revision of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) from China, with assessment of species delimitation using DNA barcodes (Diptera, Drosophilidae), pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 5250 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5250.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7705657

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
SCAU
Event date
2005-09-19
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Stegana
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Cui & Chen
Species
daiya
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Verbatim event date
2005-09-19
Taxonomic concept label
Stegana (Steganina) daiya CUI & CHEN, 2023