Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis, Frech-Telles & Gottschalk & Valente-Gaiesky, 2024

Frech-Telles, Marcos Henrique, Gottschalk, Marco Silva & Valente-Gaiesky, Vera Lúcia da Silva, 2024, Shifting the known richness of Paramycodrosophila Duda, 1924 (Diptera: Drosophilidae): the description of nineteen new species in the Neotropical region, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20230105) 68, pp. 1-113 : 36-37

Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp.

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( Figs. 35-38 , 82F , 86A , 90C )

Material examined: Holotype male, labelled as follows: “BRA [= Brazil] – RJ [= State of Rio de Janeiro] – PES [= State Park ] da Pedra Selada (22°20’0.45”S, 44°32’16.34”W) Data: 20.i.2021 - 04.ii.2021 Col.: Telles MHF OBS.:Armadilha [=Trap] Malaise”; “ Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp. Frech-Telles, Valente-Gaiesky, Gottschalk, ♂ Holotype ” [ MZUSP].

Paratype: female labelled as follows: “BRA [= Brazil] – MG [= State of Minas Gerais] – Bocaina de Minas (22°19’46.69”S, 44°32’31.3”W) Data: 20.i.2021 - 25.i.2021 Col.: Telles MHF OBS.: Armadilha [=Trap] Malaise”, “ Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp. Frech-Telles, Valente-Gaiesky, Gottschalk, ♀ paratype ” [ MZUSP] .

Diagnosis. Flies yellow and dark brown; head with a pale-yellow face and frons pale yellow with brown marks; scutum yellow and brown anterior to anterior to dorsocentral setae; scutellum yellow; legs yellow with fore femora with basal half brown and mid femora with basal half slightly darker; wings hyaline with an apically pointy, large, black costal lappet; abdomen with yellow and brown tergites. Phallus tubular and slightly projected ventrally, in ventral view the apex of the phallus gets pointy; the phallus is micro-ornated laterally and dorsally near the phallotrema.

Description. Holotype ( Figs. 35 , 36 , 82F , 90C ). Head ( Figs. 35A, C ): pale with brown marks; eyes red, pubescent; face with a large prominent carina; scape light brown; pedicel light brown, apically lighter; flagellomere 1 light yellow with some slightly darker areas anteriorly and a dark spot posteriorly, compressed, elongated; arista with six dorsal and one ventral branches, and terminal fork; frons same color as face and brown; fronto-orbital plate same color as face, dark brown at the base of and p rc frorb s and posteriorly; fronto-orbital setae black; pc frorb s anterior of a rc frorb s; distance between pc frorb s and a rc frorb s = 0.03 mm, between pc frorb s and p rc frorb s = 0.08 mm, and between a rc frorb s and p rc frorb s = 0.09 mm; frontal vitta light brown, same color as face on the anterior first fifth; frontal triangle light brown, darker near the ocellar margin, large; ocellar triangle black, prominent; postocellar setae black, crossing near the tip; genae light yellow, anterior half dark brown; palps brown, large, curved upwards; labrum brown with lighter marks; labellum brown. Thorax ( Figs. 35B, C ): yellow with brown marks; scutum yellow, light brown anterior to the height of anterior dorsocentral setae, dark brown between the dorsocentral rows, yellow posterior to the height of anterior dorsocentral setae; postpronotum light yellow almost white; six irregular rows of acrostichal setulae, acrostichal setulae become scarce posterior of the height of the anterior dorsocentral setae except for the mid acrostichal row; anterior dorsocentral setae about 2/3 the length of posterior; scutellum yellow, slightly darker at the base of basal setae; basal scutellar setae curved inwards; apical scutellar setae, left displaced, right missing, curved inwards; pleura yellow with brown marks, one transversal continuous light yellow band above the margin; proepisternum dark brown, ventral 2/3 lighter; anepisternum brown, ventral margin yellow, some faint lighter marks throughout; anepimeron yellow with brown transversal brown band; katepisternum dark brown progressively lighter towards ventral margin, yellow at dorsal margin; meron yellow and brown; legs yellow; coxae brown with yellow marks. Wings ( Fig. 35F ): slightly darker above R 4+5; R 4+5 and M 1 parallel; halter light yellow; index: C = 1.70, ac = 3.36, hb = 0.91, 4c = 1.40, 4v = 2.32, 5x = 2.50, M = 0.85, prox. x = 0.55. Length = 2.40 mm, width = 1.11 mm. Abdomen ( Figs. 35D, E ): smooth transition between colors; T1 yellow laterally brown; T2 dark brown sub-laterally interrupted in yellow, medially with a triangle shape yellow mark pointing posteriorly; T3 dark brown sub-laterally interrupted in yellow, yellow spot at the anterior margin sub-laterally of the central brown area; T4 dark brown sub-laterally interrupted in yellow, large round yellow marks at the anterior margin sub-medially of the central brown area; T5 yellow with brown longitudinal medial band, sub-lateral brown caudal spot; T6 yellow; sternites light; intersegmental membranes light. Terminalia ( Figs. 36 , 90C ): epandrium with approximately equal width and length, with microtrichia, with 10 upper and one lateral setae; ventral lobes short and wide, glabrous, with two long sub-apical and two very long and thick apical setae. Cerci not fused to epandrium, with microtrichia, and with large setae, hypoproctal plate present, ventral cecal lobe present. Subepandrial sclerite wide and sclerotinized. Surstylus connected to the epandrium, with thick prensisetae arranged in a line; and around four outer setae.Hypandrium longer than wide, longer than epandrium. Pregonites fused laterally to the hypandrium. Postgonites thick and straight. Phallotrema is oval-shaped. Phallapodeme is slightly shorter than the phallus, slightly curved ventrally. Body length: 2.38mm.

Paratype remarks: female ( Figs. 37 , 38 , 86A ): distance between pc frorb s and p rc frorb s = 0.10 mm, and between a rc frorb s and p rc frorb s = 0.11 mm; arista with five dorsal branches; face with small medial darker spot near ventral margin; apical scutellar setae are convergent and crossing; wing index: C = 1.71, ac = 4.00, hb = 1.02, 4c = 1.56, 4v = 2.67, 5x = 2.35, M = 0.87, prox. x = 0.52. Length = 2.63 mm, width = 1.19 mm. Abdomen: T5 with larger and triangular shaped medial mark; T6 yellow with five marks at posterior margin, two laterally, two sub-laterally and one narrow longitudinal mark medially; T7 yellow. S7 with a row of four setulae at each side. Terminalia : T8 with microtrichia in the dorsal region; epiproct and hypoproct with microtrichia, with many long and some smaller setae; oviscapt valve, sclerotinized, long, squarish at the tip in lateral view; five peg-like ovisensilla on the posterior margin, horizontal row of four peg-like ovisensilla on the apical ventral margin, around six tiny pegs on the outer ventral margin. Body length: 2.80 mm.

Etymology. Named in reference to Pedra Selada State Park, where the holotype was collected.

Figures

Figure 35 Holotype of Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp.: A, head (anterolateral view); B, thorax (dorsal view); C, head and thorax (lateral view); D, abdomen (lateral view); E, abdomen (dorsal view); F,wing.

Figure 36 Holotype ofParamycodrosophila pedraseladensis n.sp.:A,posterior end of abdomen (ventral view);B,posterior end of abdomen (lateral view);C,articulated periphallic and phallic organs (posteroventral view); D, articulated periphallic and phallic organs (lateral view); E, epandrium and associated sclerites (posterior view); F, epandrium and associated sclerites (posterolateral view); G, hypandrium, phallus and associated sclerites (ventral view); H, hypandrium, phallus and associated sclerites (lateroventral view); I, hypandrium, phallus and associated sclerites (lateral view). Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 37 Paratype of Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp.: A, head (anterolateral view); B, thorax (dorsal view); C, head and thorax (lateral view); D, abdomen (lateral view); E, abdomen (dorsal view); F, wing.

Figure 38 Paratype of Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp.: A, posterior end of abdomen (ventral view); B, posterior end of abdomen (lateral view); C, oviscapt (ventral view); D, oviscapt (lateral view). Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 82 Males.Habitus of:A, Holotype of Paramycodrosophila moratoi n.sp.; B, Holotype of P.mineira n. sp.; C,Holotype of P.leonensis n. sp.; D,Holotype of P.marinhoi n. sp.; E, Holotype of P.viscondedemauaensis n. sp.; F, Holotype of P.pedraseladensis n. sp. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 86 Females. Habitus of: A, Paratype of Paramycodrosophila pedraseladensis n. sp.; B, Sc008, Paratype of P. puri n. sp.; C, Sc122, Paratype of P. puri n. sp.; D, P. sp.1; E, P. sp.2; F, P.sp.3. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 90 Males.Posterolateral view of terminalia of: A,Holotype of Paramycodrosophila marinhoi n. sp.; B, Holotype of P.viscondedemauaensis n. sp.; C,Holotype of P.pedraseladensis n. sp.; D, Holotype of P. vicenziae n. sp.; E, Holotype of P.pallidifacies n. sp.; F, Holotype of P. acreensis n. sp. Scale bars:0.1 mm.