Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996

Jaume-Schinkel, Santiago & Mengual, Ximo, 2024, A revision of the genus Armillipora Quate (Diptera: Psychodidae) with the descriptions of two new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 925, pp. 161-178 : 172-173

Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996

Fig. 6

Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996: 29 (description). – Quate 1999: 427 (a new geographical record). – Ježek et al. 2020: 419 (redescription and a new geographical record).

Differential diagnosis

See differential diagnosis under A. imitata sp. nov.

Material examined

ECUADOR – Pichincha • 1 ♂; Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Parroquia Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Roadway to Pachijal ; 0.11882° N, 78.95802° W; alt. 750 m; 1–9 Feb. 2022; Kilian and Isabel leg.; ZFMK [ ZFMK-DIP-00097930 , ZFMK-TIS-2637093 ] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; INABIO [ ZFMK-DIP-00097933 , ZFMK-TIS-2637154 ] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK [ ZFMK-DIP-00081837 , ZFMK-TIS-2636974 ] • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 30 Dec. 2021 – 5 Jan. 2022; ZFMK [ ZFMK-DIP-00081968 , ZFMK-TIS-2636960 ] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 25–28 Jan. 2020; ZFMK [ ZFMK-DIP-00081670 , ZFMK-TIS-2629865 ] .

Distribution

Nicaragua ( Ježek et al. 2020), Costa Rica ( Quate 1996), Panama ( Quate 1999), and Ecuador (this publication, new record).

Genetics

Five specimens were successfully sequenced (ZFMK-TIS-2637093, ZFMK-TIS-2637154, ZFMK- TIS-2636960, ZFMK-TIS-2629865, and,ZFMK-TIS-2636974).The maximum intraspecific uncorrected pairwise distance for COI sequences was 4.10 % or 27 bp. Genbank accession numbers are: OQ706382; OQ706380; OQ706377; OQ706379; OQ706384.

Figures

Fig. 6. Armillipora selvica Quate, 1996, ♂ (ZFMK-TIS-2629865). A. Head. B. Wing. C. Genitalia in ventral view. Scale bars in mm. Abbreviations: acc ten = accessory tenacula; aed = aedeagus; eja = ejaculatory apodeme; ep ap = epandrial appendage; gnx = gonocoxite; gnx co = gonocoxal condyles; hpt = hypoproct.