Dacus (Lophodacus) magnificus, White, Ian M. & Goodger, Kim F. M., 2009
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6218339 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03933018-FFCB-FFB6-C18B-F94CFD681985 |
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Dacus (Lophodacus) magnificus |
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sp. nov. |
Dacus (Lophodacus) magnificus sp.n.
Figures 64 – 70 View FIGURES 64 – 70 .
Diagnosis. Separated from all other African Dacus spp. as follows: Thorax. Lateral and medial postsutural vittae absent (fig. 64); lateroterga without a xanthine (fig. 68). Wing. Costal band incomplete (fig. 70); cell c with an almost complete covering of microtrichia; narrow subbasal raised section of cell br with only a few microtrichia. Male. Tergite III with pecten (fig. 65).
Description. Size. Medium, wing length, 6.7 – 6.9 mm. Head (fig. 67). Pedicel+first flagellomere not longer than ptilinal suture. Face, antennal furrow with a very small vertically elongate spot, adjacent lower facial margin; Frons, frontal setae 2, orbital setae 1. Thorax (figs 64, 68). Scutum red-brown, without any distinct darker areas; postpronotal lobe concolorous with scutum; notopleural callus white; notopleural suture xanthine absent; lateral and medial postsutural vittae absent. Scutellum dorsally concolorous with scutum, laterally white. Anepisternum with a narrow white stripe from notopleural callus to katepisternum; extended onto katepisternum. Lateroterga without a xanthine. Thoracic setae. Anterior notopleural seta present; anterior supra-alar seta absent. Wing (fig. 70). Basal cell bc without an almost complete covering of microtrichia; cell c with an almost complete (>90%) covering of microtrichia; cell bm without microtrichia. Narrow subbasal raised section of cell br with only a few microtrichia. Crossvein R-M in apical quarter of cell dm. Costal band reduced; cells c and sc coloured; large apical spot which extends below vein M and includes both R-M and DM-Cu crossveins. Anal streak absent (at most with a trace of colour confined to cell bcu). Cell bc hyaline. Without any crossbanding. Legs (fig. 69). Femora orange-brown. Abdomen (fig. 65). Orangebrown, without any distinct darker marks; broadest at tergite V (based on paratype female; holotype male distorted). Tergites I – V all fused. Ceromata present. Male. Tergite III with pecten, dense microtrichia adjacent end A1+Cu2, and hindtibia preapical pad. Female (fig. 66). Aculeus pointed.
Etymology. Descriptive name for its magnificent (magnificenti) appearance.
Material. Holotype, male, TANZANIA: 35km. S. Mbeya, Rt.A345, 2200m., 1.ix.1996, A. Freidberg ( TAU); paratype, 1 female, same data as holotype ( TAU).
Remarks. The wing of this fly is similar to that of D. attenuatus , notably in apical spot size and shape; but if differs in its almost complete lack of microtrichia in the narrow portion of cell br, its extensive covering in cell c, and the lack of a continuous costal band.
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Tel-Aviv University |
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