Paratischeria braziliensis Diskus & Stonis, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.970.54801 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EAAFFA3F-EB72-413E-9450-A0A9B7844F14 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E51DF3A6-2756-44EB-B824-14FF97EAC647 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:E51DF3A6-2756-44EB-B824-14FF97EAC647 |
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scientific name |
Paratischeria braziliensis Diskus & Stonis |
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sp. nov. |
Paratischeria braziliensis Diskus & Stonis sp. nov. Figs 49 View Figures 44–49 , 116-126 View Figures 116–126
Holotype.
male, pinned, with genitalia slide no AD1004. Label: Brazil, Nova Teutônia, 27°11'S, 52°23'W, Oct 1944, Fritz Plaumann (USNM).
Diagnosis.
External characters are not informative for species identification: this new species can be confused with many other pale speckled Paratischeria Diškus & Stonis, Coptotriche Walsingham, and Astrotischeria Puplesis & Diškus species. In the male genitalia, the unique, unusually long, rod-like process of vinculum (Figs 120 View Figures 116–126 , 121 View Figures 116–126 ), absence of transtilla, and the unique, spiny phallus (Figs 124-126 View Figures 116–126 ) easily differentiate P. braziliensis sp. nov. from all known Tischeriidae species (also see Discussion).
Description.
Male (Fig. 38 View Figures 38–43 ). Forewing length 3.9 mm; wingspan 8.4 mm (n = 1). Head: frons and pecten glossy whitish cream; frontal tuft ochre cream, but distally glossy whitish over the frons, laterally with some brown-tipped scales; collar ochre cream; antenna only longer than one half the length of forewing; flagellum glossy yellow cream. Tegula pale ochre-yellow; thorax ochre cream. Forewing pale ochre yellow, with irregularly scattered ochre-brown scales; fringe indistinct or absent; forewing underside pale ochre-brown. Hindwing and fringe yellow-ochre. Legs pale yellow ochre, with some ochre-brown scales on upper side. Abdomen ochre cream on upper side and underside; genital plates cream; anal tufts long, cream.
Male genitalia (Figs 116-126 View Figures 116–126 ) with capsule 550 µm long, 450 µm wide. Uncus (Fig. 118 View Figures 116–126 ) comprised of two large, strongly thickened, lateral lobes. Socii membranous, unpaired, unusually large (Fig. 116 View Figures 116–126 ). Valva (Figs 117 View Figures 116–126 , 119 View Figures 116–126 , 120 View Figures 116–126 ) 500 µm long (excluding the basal process), wide (Fig. 119 View Figures 116–126 ). Transtilla absent. Anellus indistinctive. Vinculum with unusually slender but very long (785 µm), rod-like process (Figs 120 View Figures 116–126 , 121 View Figures 116–126 ). Phallus (Figs 122-126 View Figures 116–126 ) 1185 µm long, apically with three lobes and some large spines laterally (Figs 124 View Figures 116–126 , 126 View Figures 116–126 ).
Female. Unknown.
Bionomics.
Adults fly in October. Otherwise, biology is unknown.
Distribution.
This species is known from a single locality in southeastern Brazil, Santa Catarina: Nova Teutônia.
Etymology.
The species is named after Brazil, the country where it was found.
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