Phasia faceta Sun, 2003
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.276.1.1 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4177F6E7-B276-438E-8E49-EE5ECD84D351 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10316024 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF879C-8BCE-FF7C-FEAF-FCCFFBF4FBE0 |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Phasia faceta Sun |
status |
sp. nov. |
3.5.3 Phasia faceta Sun View in CoL , sp. nov.
(Figure I18.610, II6.2)
TYPE MATERIAL
Holotype ♀, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NE Wau, Morobe Distr., 1,200m, 27.ii.1965, J. and M. Sedlacek, Malaise Trap (BPBM).
DESCRIPTION
Body length: 3.5 mm.
FEMALE: HEAD. Head spherical or nearly so. Eyes touching. Frontoorbital plate black with grey pruinosity. Frontal vitta broad, black, triangular. Frontal vitta at base of antennae 6.5 times as wide as frontoorbital plate anteriorly. Ocellar setae strong; outer vertical setae present; inner vertical setae absent. Face black with grey pruinosity. Parafacial black with grey pruinosity, bare, 0.2 times as wide as first flagellomere. Lower margin of face perpendicular, not projecting; black with grey pruinosity. Vibrissa well differentiated; intervibrissal distance 4 times distance between vibrissa and eye on same side; facial ridge with bristles on the lower 1/6. Gena black with grey pruinosity; hairs black; height 0.1 times eye height. Lunule black and shining; sublunular bulla indistinct. Antenna black; first flagellomere 1.4 times as long as pedicel; arista thickened on basal 0.35. Length of oral opening 2.1 times its width. Occiput flattened, greyish yellow pruinose; hairs black. Palpus black.
THORAX. Mesoscutum thinly pruinose (greyish brown), without black longitudinal vitta, with fine black hairs. 1+1 acrostichal setae; 1+2 dorsocentral setae; 2 postpronotal setae; presutural supraalar seta present, strong; 1 postsutural intraalar seta; 2 notopleural setae; 1 supraalar seta; 2 postalar setae. Pleuron thinly grey pruinose; hairs black. Anepimeral setae medium size, black; 5 katepisternal setae; 3 meral setae. Scutellum black, brownish grey pruinose, with two pairs of marginal setae; apical setae present and distinct; discal setae randomly arranged, not in rows. Subscutellum not very prominent. WING. Lower calypter hyaline white. Wing base without scalelike setae. Tegula black. Basicosta black. Wing hyaline, narrow; petiole of apical cell 0.5 times as long as preceding section of R 4+5; M meeting R almost at right angle. Halter yellow. LEGS. Mid femur black; hairs black. Mid tibia black, with 1 p and 1 v, apically with 1 ad, 1 av, 1 pv, 1 p, 1 v and 1 d. Hind femur black; hairs black; scalelike setae absent. Hind tibia black, with one row of ad and 1 long pd. Anterior spinelike setae of hind tibia well developed.
4+5
ABDOMEN. Abdominal tergites black, with yellow spot or area (on basal lateral side); pruinosity absent. Relative length of abdominal tergites I+II:III:IV:V = 1.3:1:1:1; relative width I+II:III:IV:V = 0.5:1:1:0.6. Hair spots indistinct. Sternite VII (sheath) longer than sternite VI, tapered, laterally flattened in the middle, almost pointed apically, not bent; apex straight, sternite VII with linear wrinkles ventrally. Ovipositor bent upward.
MALE: Unknown.
HOST
Unknown.
ETYMOLOGY
Phasia faceta is named for the extremely large dorsal eye facets.
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