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

Description

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

(Figs. 10C, 10D, 42G–I)

Diagnosis. This species closely resembles S. (S.) idiasta sp. nov. in the shape of female terminalia (Fig. 42D–I), but can be distinguished from the latter by having the 8th sternite slightly longer than wide, glabrous on basal 3/4, with some long setae and pubescence on distal 1/4 (Fig. 42H).

Description. Female: First flagellomere brown. Clypeus yellow. Mesonotum yellow (Fig. 10C). Katepisternum yellowish (Fig. 10D). Scutellum brown, dark brown near distal margin (Fig. 10C). Halter mostly grey (Fig. 10D). Fore femur with a row of 3 long setae on distal part of posteroventral surface. Abdominal tergites brown (Fig. 10C, D); sternites brown, slightly wider than long. Female terminalia (Fig. 42G–I): Epiproct with some setae on distal 2/3 (Fig. 42G). Cercus and hypoproct with numerous setae and much pubescence (Fig. 42G, I).

Measurements and indices. BL = 3.29 mm in holotype, ThL = 1.08 mm, WL = 2.14 mm, WW = 0.87 mm, arb = 6/4, avd = 0.67, adf = 1.07, flw = 1.65, FW/HW = 0.35, ch/o = 0.21, prorb = 1.12, rcorb = 0.71, vb = 0.60, dcl = 0.87, presctl = 0.76, sctl = 1.35, sterno = damaged, orbito = 2.06, dcp = 0.40, sctlp = 1.24, C = 1.65, 4c = 1.33, 4v = 1.98, 5x = 1.67, ac = 13.60, M = 0.59, C3F = 0.73.

Type material. Holotype ♀ (SCAU, No. 125692, DNA #1903), CHINA: Yixiang, Pu'er, Yunnan, 22°44'19''N, 101°07'01''E, alt. 1420m, 28.v.2015, ex tree trunk, H.W. Chen.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. From the word " labao " in Hani language from the Hani nationality living in Yunnan, China, referring to the meaning "singing folk song".

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 78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5250.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7705657

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
SCAU
Event date
2015-05-28
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Stegana
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Cui & Chen
Species
labao
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
2015-05-28
Taxonomic concept label
Stegana (Steganina) labao CUI & CHEN, 2023