VITISALUTATORIS, Daugeron & Grootaert, 2005
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00189.x |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039D7838-FFC4-FFD2-3C02-DA70FB85F9DE |
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treatment provided by |
Diego |
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scientific name |
VITISALUTATORIS |
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sp. nov. |
EMPIS (COPTOPHLEBIA) View in CoL VITISALUTATORIS SP. NOV.
( FIG. 22 View Figure 22 )
Type material: Holotype: male, Singapore, Pulau Ubin , Chek Jawa, 11.xii.2002, sample 22059, leg. P.Grootaert (KBIN-IRScNB) . Paratypes: 3 males, with the same data ; 1 male, Pulau Ubin , Chek Jawa, mangrove, 13.xii.2002, sample 22061, leg. P.Grootaert ; 1 male, Singapore, Pulau Ubin , Chek Jawa, 19.xi.2003, sample 23080, leg. P.Grootaert ; 1 male, Singapore, Pulau Ubin , Chek Jawa, 02.xi.2003, malaise trap, sample 23097, leg. P.Grootaert ; 1 male, Singapore, NUS campus, near woods King Edward VII Hall, 30.xi.2003, sample 23093, leg. P.Grootaert ( KBIN- IRScNB) ; 1 male, Singapore, Nee Soon Forest , 8.xi.1979, at Vitis flower, D.H.Murphy (NUS) .
Other material: 1 male with genitalia missing, same data (NUS) .
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Etymology: From the Latin word salutator meaning visitor, and vitis, the generic name of the plant species on which two specimens (NUS) have been collected.
Description: Dark brown species of middle size with clear wing, fore tibia strongly deformed at base, epandrium indented ventrally, with 1 very strong bristle at tip, several strong, long ventrals, hypandrium projected posteriorly with numerous bristly hairs at tip. MALE: HEAD. Occiput dark dusty grey. Face black, shiny. Palpus black. Scape, pedicel dark brown-black, flagellum black, first flagellomere conical, second and third flagellomeres aritiform. Proboscis dark brownblack. Labrum length more than twice head height. Labium with short bristles. THORAX. Scutum subshiny to strongly dusty grey in prescutellar depression. All bristles black. Proepisternum apparently bare, prosternum with 1 distinct bristle. Acrostichals biserial, rather short. Dorsocentrals uniserial, strong, rather long, ending with 3 stronger, longer bristles, 2 of which in prescutellar depression. Anterior and posterior spiracles dark brown-black. LEGS brownish. Fore tibia strongly deformed basally with 3 strong, long posterolateral bristles; first fore tarsomere with 1 strong, long antero- and posterolateral basally and circlet of strong bristles apically. Mid femur with long antero- and posteroventral bristles at basal half; mid tibia with dorsal row of 3 strong, long bristles (at basal third, at middle, apically), 2 strong, long ventrals (at basal third, at middle); first mid tarsomere with 1 strong, long anterolateral basally and apically, short spine-like ventrals. Hind femur with 2 ventral rows of fine, rather short bristles; hind tibia with dorsal row of 4 strong, long bristles (basally, at basal third, at apical third, apically), several strong, long antero- and posteroventrals; first hind tarsomere with 2 strong, long posterodorsals, 1 strong, long anterodorsal at tip, short spine-like ventrals; following three hind tarsomeres with 2 distinct dorsals. WING (length = 3.25) clear. A1 abbreviated. Halter with brownish base and black knob. ABDOMEN brown-black, subshiny with strong, long bristles at base, at posterior margin of tergites, segment 8, distinct pair of posteriors on sternites. HYPOPYGIUM ( Fig. 22 View Figure 22 ). Cercus with minute spines at tip. Epandrium with pair of small anterodorsal protuberances bearing fine bristles; strongly indented subapically, with numerous ventral bristles: 8 long basally, 6 short apically, 1 strong, long at tip. Hypandrium well sclerotized, projected posteriorly, with fine bristly hairs at tip. Phallus not very long, somewhat narrowed apically.
FEMALE: unknown.
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