Psychodula harrisi ( Satchell, 1950 ) Ježek & Harten, 2005

Ježek, Jan & Harten, Antonius van, 2005, Further new taxa and little-known species of non-biting moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Yemen, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 45, pp. 199-220 : 214-216

Psychodula harrisi ( Satchell, 1950) comb. nov.

( Figs. 70-84 )

Psychoda harrisi Satchell, 1950: 171 . Psychoda harrisi: TONNOIR (1953) : 447; QUATE (1954): 354; QUATE (1959): 484; QUATE (1962a): 57; QUATE (1962b):

234; QUATE (1962c): 186; QUATE (1965): 883; DUCKHOUSE (1966): 196; QUATE (1966): 317; QUATE & QUATE

(1967): 166; DUCKHOUSE (1973):240; IPE et al. (1986):130; DUCKHOUSE & LEWIS (1989): 176; WAGNER (1990): 47. Psychoda bifurcata Tokunaga, 1958: 378 (female only). Psychoda hamatifera Tokunaga, 1958: 385 (male only). Chodopsycha harrisi: JEŽEK (1984) : 138; SASAKAWA (1986): 3; ANONYMUS (1990): 13-14.

Material examined. YEMEN: Ar Rujum , 15°29′N 43°41′E, Malaise trap, A. van Harten leg., 8 ♀♀, dissected, slides ( NMPC): 16.i.-9.iv.2001, Cat. No. 34277-34282, Inv. No. 14066- 14071 ; 9.iv.- 5.6.2001, Cat. No. 34283, Inv. No. 14072; 16.x.2000 - 15.i.2001, Cat. No. 34284, Inv. No. 14073. Figures based on Inv. No. 14066-14070.

Redescription. Female. Upper edges of eyes separated ( Fig. 70 ), ocular bridge composed of four rows of facets ( Fig. 71 ). Lower part of frontoclypeus with large, almost rectangular patch of inserted hairs, narrow medial stripe of pits ending between upper edges of eyes, and short stripe on both sides. Minimum distance between upper edges of eyes slightly larger than facet diameter. Ratios of distance of tangential points of ends of eyes to minimum width of frons 6.3: 1, to facet diameter 7.3: 1. Antennae with 16 segments ( Figs. 72 , 77 ). Scape cylindrical, twice as long as pedicel, the latter is bowl-shaped. Flagellomeres 1-10 amphora-shaped, last four flagellomeres fused, almost globular and almost gradually reduced, last three flagellomeres minute (apical one smallest) and in comparison to preceding segments with long neck. Antennomeres 13 and 15 spined. Sensory filaments ( Fig. 77 ) conspicuous and well visible, with three branches. Length ratio of maxillary palpomeres 1.1: 1: 1: 1.4 ( Fig. 73 ). All palpomeres with transversal rows of small bristles. Terminal lobe of labium with four digitiform projections and three long setae ( Fig. 78 ). Maximum length of cibarium equal to 1.2 times length of epipharynx. Thoracic sclerites as in Fig. 79 . Wing ( Fig. 74 ) widely lancet-shaped, 2.0- 2.4 mm long, inconspicuously clouded, conspicuously and narrowly so only between costal margin and R 1 and in short line between R 1 and R 2+3. Vein R 5 bordered by narrow longitudinal cloud; following veins or their parts strengthened: R 1, Sc, base of R 4, R 5, base of M 1+2, M 4 and Cu; basal costal nodes distinct, Sc uninterrupted, twice constricted and bent; M 3 and Cu without connection to M 4; R 5 in apex of wing; veins r-r, r-m and m-m not visible; medial wing angle (BCD) 100°; wing indices: AB: AC: AD = 2.9: 3.4: 2.7; BC: CD: BD = 1: 1.6: 2; maximum length of wing equal to 2.4 times its maximum width. Maximum length of haltere equal to 3.5 times its maximum width. Ratios of lengths of femora, tibiae and first tarsomeres: P 1 = 2.7: 2.9: 1; P 2 = 3.3: 3.9: 1.2; P 3 = 3.5: 4.3: 1.2. Fore claws S-shaped ( Figs. 75 , 80 ). Subgenital plate of characteristic shape ( Fig. 81 ) with three lobes: middle lobe long, Y-shaped, external lobes shorter, pointed, with small inner lobuli, hairy; sensory digit of middle lobe developed, with two setae and characteristic three-armed sclerites below, connected with genital chamber ( Figs. 82, 83, 84 ); plate with numerous long setae distally. Cercus long, slightly bent ( Fig. 76 ).

Male. Unknown to us; shortly described and figured (male genitalia) by SATCHELL (1950). Differential diagnosis. The female of this species is similar to Psychodula minuta (Banks, 1894) by its size and the fusion of the last flagellomeres; however, its subgenital plate ( Fig. 81 ) uniquely shaped, composed of three characteristic lobes ( Figs. 82, 83, 84 ), and bearing numerous long setae. In P. minuta , the subgenital plate is compact, shortly tongue-shaped and without deep clefts or long setae, but with two small, apical, horizontally oriented lobuli.

Bionomy. DUCKHOUSE (1966) stated that the species breeds in cow dung, chicken dung or wet garden rubbish.

Distribution. New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Hawaii, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), the Philippines, Indonesia, Borneo, Malaysia and India. New to the fauna of the Afrotropical region; DUCKHOUSE & LEWIS (1980) did not list this species.

Comments on the generic classification. The diagnosis, synonymy, biology and distribution of the genus Psychodula Ježek, 1984 (type species: Psychoda minuta Banks, 1894 ), separat- ed from the genus Psychoda Latreille, 1796 , were discussed by JEŽEK (1984, 1990). The taxonomical position of the genus and its relationships to other genera were discussed by JEŽEK (1983).

Figures

Figs. 70-76. Psychodula harrisi (Satchell, 1950), ♀. 70 – head; 71 – facets; 72 – basal antennomeres; 73 – maxilla and maxillary palpus; 74 – wing; 75 – dorsal view of fore claw; 76 – lateral view of cercus. Scales = 0.1 mm (Figs. 70-73, 75-76); 1 mm (Fig. 74).

Figs. 77-84. Psychodula harrisi (Satchell, 1950), ♀. 77 – apical antennomeres; 78 – dorsal view of terminal lobe of labium; 79 – lateral view of thoracic sclerites; 80 – lateral view of fore claw; 81 – subgenital plate; 82 – dorsal view of genital chamber; 83 – same, anterior view; 84 – same, lateral view. Scales = 0.1 mm.

Figs. 1-9. Copropsychoda bulbosa sp. nov., J (1-7) and ♀ (8-9). 1 – head; 2 – basal antennomeres; 3 – dorsal view of terminal lobe of labium; 4 – dorsal view of fore claw; 5 – dorsal view of aedeagal complex and gonopods; 6 – lateral view of gonocoxite and gonostyle; 7 – lateral view of epandrium and surstylus; 8 – anterior view of genital chamber; 9 – lateral view of subgenital plate and cercus. Scales = 0.1 mm (Figs. 1-3, 5-9); 0.05 mm (Fig. 4).