Preepiphallus endrodyi, Papp, László, 2014

Papp, László, 2014, New genera of Afrotropical limosinine sphaerocerids (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Zootaxa 3764 (2), pp. 101-130 : 123-124

Preepiphallus endrodyi sp. nov.

( Figs 88–92 )

Type material. Holotype male ( HNHM): Ghana, Ho, air plankton, Abuadi-Kpeze, c. 50 km, 17:30–19:00, 15. 9. 1971, No. 475, leg. Endrődy-Y.[ounga].

Paratypes ( HNHM): 1 male (abdomen with genitalia in a plastic microvial with glycerol): same data; 2 females (abdomen and genitalia prepared and kept in a plastic microvial with glycerol): ibid., Ho, Volta region, N 6° 70' E 0° 03' (actually same data as for holotype); 1 male: Ghana, Kumasi, 24–25. VI. 1965., No. 16, leg. Endrődy-Y. 1 male: Ghana: Kwadaso, on light, No. 397, 0 1.09.1969.

Description. Measurements in mm: body length 1.52 (holotype), 1.45–1.72 (paratypes); wing length 1.44 (holotype), 1.38–1.65 (paratypes); wing width c. 0.65 (holotype), 0.58–0.68 (paratypes); i.e. somewhat smaller than P. nitidifacie s. Most of its body characteristics, incl. those of the female genitalia are rather similar to the type species of this new genus, i.e. to P. nitidifacies . Therefore only the different features found in the male genitalia are described here.

Male sternite 5 large ( Fig. 88 ), caudal margin concave contrary to P. nitidifacies , medio-caudal part with numerous medium-long setae in c. 3 rows. Surstylus ( Fig. 89 ) with a digitiform apical process, apical part up to that processes bears small tubules; tubules occupy apical part of surstylus, caudally with 3 long setae (in contrast to P. nitidifacies ). Basiphallus ( Figs 90, 92 ) with pre-epiphallus slightly curved, thicker but shorter than in P. nitidifacies . Distiphallus ( Fig. 90 ) rounded most apically but with a subapical ventral and 2 pair of short lateral processes. Postgonite ( Fig. 91 ) with subapical part narrowed (cf. Fig. 102 )

Etymology. I named this new species after the late DR. SEBŐ ENDRŐDY-YOUNGA, the famous coleopterist, who collected many invaluable specimens of Sphaeroceridae with soil traps and by air plankton sampling (some others are described also in the present paper).

Figures

FIGURES 88 – 92. Preepiphallus endrodyi sp. n., male genitalia. 88 = sternite 5, ventral view, 89 = surstylus, broadest (i. e. sublateral) view, 90 = distiphallus and phallapodeme with contours of basiphallus and postgonite, left lateral view, 91 = postgonite, broadest (sublateral) view, 92 = basiphallus of another specimen, lateral view. Scale bars: Fig. 88 = 0.2 mm, Figs 89 – 92 = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 100 – 106. Preepiphallus nitidifacies sp. n., male and female postabdomen and genitalia. 100 – 102 = male paratype: 100 = phallus and phallapodeme, left lateral view, 101 = apical half of distiphallus in higher magnification, 102 = postgonite, broadest (sublateral) view, 103 – 106 = female paratype: 103 = sternite 8, ventral view, 104 = female terminalia in caudal view (left half of tergite 8 omitted, cerci sketchy), 105 = female terminalia in dorsal view, 106 = spermathecae (unpaired one slightly broken sub-basally). (BPh: basiphallus, ep: epiproct, hy: hypoproct). Scale bars: Figs 100, 103 – 105 = 0.2 mm, Figs 101, 105 = 0.1 mm.