Peyerimhoffia yunnana, Shi, Kai, Huang, Junhao, Zhang, Sujiong & Wu, Hong, 2014

Shi, Kai, Huang, Junhao, Zhang, Sujiong & Wu, Hong, 2014, Taxonomy of the genus Peyerimhoffia Kieffer from Mainland China, with a description of seven new species (Diptera, Sciaridae), ZooKeys 382, pp. 67-83 : 74-77

Peyerimhoffia yunnana sp. n. Figs 6, 8F, 9

Specimens examined.

Holotype, male. CHINA. Yunnan province, Honghe, Lvcun, Mt. Huanglianshan, Yakou, 1950 m, sweep-net, 8.V.2011, Yan Li [SM01589].

Description (male).

Head dark brown; antenna, thorax, abdomen and hypopygium brown; palp pale brown; legs yellowish-brown; wings fumose. Head (Fig. 6C, D). Eye bridge with 3 rows of facets. Prefrons with 11 setae. Clypeus with 1 seta. Maxillary palp 3-segmented, segment 1 with 4 setae. Length/width of 4th flagellomere: 4.37. Thorax. Anterior pronotum with 6 setae, episternum 1 with 4 setae. Wings (Fig. 8F). Wing length 2.06 mm, width/length: 0.44. c/w: 0.59. R1/R: 0.67. M, Cu, stM and r-m nonsetose. Legs (Fig. 6E). Front tibia with non-bordered prolateral patch of 4 modified setae in low. Length of spur/width of foretibia 1.38. Length of femur/length of metatarsus: foreleg 1.34. Length of metatarsus/length of tibia: foreleg 0.54, hind leg 0.49. Length of hind tibia/length of thorax 1.68. Hypopygium (Fig. 6A, B). Sternite 10 with one seta on each half.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan, Fig. 9).

Remarks.

This species is unique in having the light-colored gonostylar apical tooth, which is not scleritised.

Etymology.

This species is named after its type locality, Yunnan province, China.