Phortica (Phortica) eparmata ( Okada, 1977 )

Huang, Jia, Gong, Lu, Tsaur, Shun-Chern, Zhu, Lin, An, Keying & Chen, Hongwei, 2019, Revision of the subgenus Phortica (sensu stricto) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from East Asia, with assessment of species delimitation using DNA barcodes, Zootaxa 4678 (1), pp. 1-75 : 28-29

Phortica (Phortica) eparmata ( Okada, 1977)

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Amiota (Phortica) eparmata Okada, 1977: 22 .

Diagnosis. This species is similar to P. wongding Zhu, Cao & Chen, 2018 in the male terminalia, but can be distinguished from the latter by having the posterior branch of paramere broadened, with 1 quadrate process ( Fig. 10C ).

Specimens examined. CHINA: 18♂, Chebaling, Shixing , Guangdong, 24°48'43''N, 114°11'03''E, alt. 380m , 3♂ ( KIZ) on 9.viii.2007, J.J. Jiang , 15♂ ( SCAU) on 13.ix.2017, L. Gong, N.N. Wang ; 1♂ ( SCAU), Dongyanshan, Taoyuan, Taiwan , 5.i.2010, no other data ; 3♂ ( SCAU), Chebaling, Quannan , Jiangxi, 24°43'22''N, 114°31'49''E, alt. 410m , 13.ix.2018, H.W. Chen.

Distribution. China (Jiangxi *, Taiwan, Guangdong).

Figures

FIGURE 10. Phortica (Phortica) eparmata (Okada, 1977) from Dongyanshan, Taiwan, China, male. A. Epandrium and cercus (lateral view); B. Surstylus (frontal view); C. Hypandrium, paramere, aedeagus, gonopod, and aedeagal apodeme (lateral view). Scale bars = 0.1 mm.