Lublinia Dworakowska, 1970

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Lublinia Dworakowska, 1970

Lublinia Dworakowska, 1970b: 629

Type species: Erythroneura gediensis Linnavuori, 1962 , by original designation

Description. Body robust and short, mostly 2.0 to 3.0 mm. Head wider than pronotum, crown fore margin usually broadly rounded apically, coronal suture visible basally. Ocelli rudimentary with elongated, crescent-shaped vestiges. Face convex or flat in profile. Pronotum relatively short, lateral margins parallel or slightly divergent posteriorly in dorsal view, hind margin concave. Forewing ( Fig. 12a ) with first and third apical cell broad, second and fourth apical cell narrow, fourth cell not reaching tip of wing, slightly shorter than third, AA and AP fused. Hind wing ( Fig. 12b ) with or without RA.

Male abdominal apodemes 2S broad, extended to sternite IV–V. Anal tube slightly sclerotized apically, without appendages.

Male genital capsule short, length subequal to width, moderately sclerotized. Pygofer lobe with spicules medially or near caudal margin, with some fine setae medially and near ventral margin; dorsal appendage usually articulated to lobe, lamellate, curved ventrad; ventral appendage extended from ventro-caudal angle of lobe, thin, sometimes with tooth-like inner margin. Subgenital plate short but surpassing hind margin of pygofer lobe, angulately protruded subbasally, apical part pigmented and bent dorsad, with about 2–3 macrosetae medially near outer margin, with group of thickened microsetae on subbasal angle, continued with row of rigid microsetae to apex and a few rigid, long microsetae basad, with some microsetae scattered on distal disc. Style with apical part foot-like, preapical lobe large, with some sensory pits near or on preapical lobe. Connective V-shaped or U-shaped, lateral arms thick, manubrium narrow to broad, without central lobe. Aedeagal shaft tubular, usually with pair of thin processes apically; dorsal apodeme well developed; preatrium rudimentary or short; gonopore terminal.

Distribution. Republic of Congo; Israel; Ivory Coast; South Africa; Sudan; Uganda.

Remarks. This is the first record of the genus for Republic of Congo.

Diagnosis. This genus is similar to Lamtoana Dworakowska, 1972b , but the apical part of the subgenital plate is darker and curved dorsad more strongly, the style is wider apically and flat, and the aedeagus has well developed dorsal apodeme.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Lublinia acaciae. a. forewing; b. hind wing; c. abdominal apodemes 2S; d. genital capsule; e. pygofer dorsal appendage; f. pygofer ventral appendage; g. subgenital plate, style and connective; h. subgenital plate, dorsal view; i. style, dorsal view; j. connective; k. aedeagus, lateral view; l. aedeagus, ventral view.