Phytoliriomyza aratriformis Kato, 2022
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1693ABD7-C052-499D-93FA-301179B2D102 |
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Phytoliriomyza aratriformis Kato |
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sp. nov. |
16. Phytoliriomyza aratriformis Kato sp. nov.
Fig. 32 View Figure 32
Material examined.
Holotype: Japan: 1♂ (MK-AG-a311), Tazukawa-keikoku, Katsuura, Tokushima Pref. (33.8952°N, 134.4608°E, 270 m asl), 30-III-2021 (as larva), emerged on 23-IV-2021, NSMT-I-Dip 31981. Paratypes: Japan: 1♂ (MK-AG-a463), type locality, 11-X-2016 (as larva), emerged on?-IV-2017, NSMT-I-Dip 31982; 1♀ (MK-AG-427), Nakatsugawa-keikoku, Chichibu, Kyoto Pref., 14-XI-2010 (as larva), emerged on 4-V-2011, NSMT-I-Dip 31983; 1♀ (MK-AG-a17), Kanna-gawa, Nakatsugawa, Chichibu, Saitama Pref., 14-XI-2010 (as larva), emerged on 14-IV-2021, NSMT-I-Dip 31984; 1♂ (MK-AG-a346), Naiku, Oe, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Pref., 19-V-2010 (as larva), emerged on 20-VI-2021, NSMT-I-Dip 31985.
Other material.
Japan: 1♂, Ryugakyo, Yamashiro, Miyoshi, Tokushima Pref., 21-IV-2014 (as larva), emerged on 2-V-2014.
Diagnosis.
A medium-sized yellow species (wing length 1.9-2.3 mm) having a subshiny brown scutum with an obscure oval yellow pattern extending from the mid-posterior margin to the scutellum, a yellow 1st flagellomere, yellow maxillary palpus, yellow halteres, and yellow legs. Male epandrium inner-laterally with a long hypertrophied, ventrally curved arm that apically bears a dark, apically bifid tubercle-like seta. Larva mines the thallus of Reboulia hemisphaerica orientalis .
Description.
Adult male (Fig. 32A-D View Figure 32 ).
Head: Head light yellow, with ocellar tubercle dark brown, frons yellowish brown, back of head dark brown excluding margins (Fig. 32C View Figure 32 ). Antenna porrect, first flagellomere black, pedicel and scape brown (Fig. 32B View Figure 32 ). Arista subbasal, black, pubescent. Clypeus, face, gena, parafacial and postgena yellow. Proboscis normal, yellow; palpus brown, cylindrical (Fig. 32C View Figure 32 ). Chaetotaxy: Front orbitals three pairs; one ori directed inward; two ors directed upward (Fig. 32B View Figure 32 ). Orbital setulae minute and erect, in a single row.
Thorax: Thorax pruinose. Scutum pruinose gray, with a small yellow patch along midposterior margin (Fig. 32D View Figure 32 ). Scutellum light yellow with lateral corner brown, subscutellum light yellow. Mediotergite and anatergite brown, katatergite light yellow. Pleuron yellow with brownish patches on venter of propleuron, anepisternum, katepisternum, anepimeron, and meron (Fig. 32B View Figure 32 ). Haltere yellow but light yellow basally. Calypter margin and hairs gray. Leg segments brownish, basal half of femur paler (Fig. 32A View Figure 32 ). Chaetotaxy: Scutum with 1+3 dorsocentrals, shortened anteriorly (Fig. 32D View Figure 32 ). Acrostichal setulae seven or eight pairs in two rows. Wing: Wing length 2.2 mm, costa reaching M1 (Fig. 32A View Figure 32 ). Length of ultimate section of vein M4 divided by penultimate section 1.3.
Abdomen: Abdomen dorsally subshiny brown; epandrium dark brown (Fig. 32A View Figure 32 ). Genitalia: (Fig. 32K-O View Figure 32 ) Epandrium rounded apically; inner-anterior margin with two short tubercle-like setae; inner-lateral surface with a basally enlarged, extremely extended/thickened, ventrally curved arm, bearing a dark bifid tubercle-like seta borne (Fig. 32H View Figure 32 ). Surstylus narrow, extended, curved inwards, setose apically (Fig. 32H View Figure 32 ). Cercus narrow, setose. Subepandrial sclerite consisting of one pair of flat plate-like, basally fused, dorsal sclerites, and one pair of pale plate-like, separated, ventral lobes (Fig. 32H View Figure 32 ). Hypandrium slightly sclerotized along outer margin (Fig. 32F View Figure 32 ). Postgonite bare, goose barnacle-shaped, and cleft apically; dorsal lobe pointed apically (Fig. 32J View Figure 32 ). Phallophorus with deep incision below, articulated with phallapodeme, fused to epiphallus (Fig. 32H View Figure 32 ). Basiphallus with a pair of broad lateral lobes (Fig. 32F View Figure 32 ). Hypophallus broad, membranous, and bilaterally asymmetrical; right lateral margin well sclerotized, left lateral margin basally sclerotized; medially with a pair of fused linear sclerites (Fig. 32F, I View Figure 32 ). Paraphallus 4-winged, with posterior margin lightly sclerotized; paraphalli diverging, angled anteroventrally, jointed basally (Fig. 32H, I View Figure 32 ). Mesophallus dark, cylindrical, widest subbasally, as long as distiphallus (Fig. 32H View Figure 32 ). Distiphallus comprising one pair of stout tubules; basal half with pigmented and weaker medial regions; distal half cylindrical, dorsally pigmented, widening toward truncated shortly flared unpigmented apex (Fig. 32I View Figure 32 ).
Female (Fig. 32E, M View Figure 32 ). Similar to male, but slightly larger, and dorsal abdomen paler (Fig. 32E View Figure 32 ). Wing length 2.3 mm. Postabdomen: (Fig. 32K, L View Figure 32 ) Oviscape dark brown, setigerous (Fig. 32K View Figure 32 ). Tergite 10 trifurcate, laterally uniting narrow pleural sclerites (Fig. 32L View Figure 32 ). Each cercus with two stout, apical, trichoid sensilla, 1/3 length of cercus (Fig. 32L View Figure 32 ). Spermathecae orbicular (Fig. 32K View Figure 32 ).
Etymology.
The specific name (aratriformis = plow-shaped) refers to the plow-shaped tubercle-like seta on the male epandrium.
Japanese name.
Karasuki-jingasagoke-hamoguribae.
Host plant.
Reboulia hemisphaerica orientalis ( Aytoniaceae ).
Mine.
Larva constructs linear mine in the thallus, and pupate in the mine (Fig. 32O View Figure 32 ).
Biological notes.
The habitats of this species are rocky cliffs in warm temperate evergreen forests (Fig. 32N View Figure 32 ). This species is rare, sympatric with P. argentifasciata and P. falcata in some localities. Our rearing records suggest that it is univoltine, and that adults emerge from overwintered pupae in spring.
Distribution.
Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, Tsushima Island (Fig. 31 View Figure 31 ).
Remarks.
This species resembles P. arcus , P. plagiochasmatos and P. falcata in having a pair of brown lateral bands and a pale yellow mark on the scutum, but is distinguished from all of these species by the small, ill-defined yellow mark on the scutum (the mark larger and well-defined in the other species), and by the presence of a stout, curved, plow-shaped tubercle-like seta on the subdistal margin of the male epandrium.
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