Trichomyia manacapurensis Araújo & Bravo, 2016

Araújo, Maíra Xavier & Bravo, Freddy, 2016, Description of fourty four new species, taxonomic notes and identification key to Neotropical Trichomyia Haliday in Curtis (Diptera: Psychodidae, Trichomyiinae), Zootaxa 4130 (1), pp. 1-76 : 25-26

Trichomyia manacapurensis Araújo & Bravo sp. nov.

( Figs. 9 A–F)

Diagnosis. One pair of projections in the aedeagal complex with four expansions, directed dorsally, innernally, apically and ventrally; aedeagus ending above the apex of projections in the aedeagal complex; hypoproct with setulae in the medioapical surface and with expansions in the base.

Description. Male. Head subcircular in frontal view. Antenna incomplete in the studied specimens; scape subcylindrical; pedicel subspherical ( Fig. 9 A); flagellomeres pyriform and eccentric ( Fig. 9 A); ascoids not visualized. Palpus three segmented; first segment with sensilla in depressed pit on medial surface; palpus formula 1.0: 0.8: 0.6 ( Fig. 9 B). Wing. R 4 + 5 with base unsclerotized; r-m unsclerotized and m-cu absent ( Fig. 9 C). Male terminalia: Hypandrium and gonocoxites fused. Arm of gonocoxite curved, with apicolateral and basal bristles, base expanded. Gonostylus slightly sclerotized, articulated ventrally to gonocoxite, bare and truncate. Presence of one pair of projections in the aedeagal complex with four expansions, directed dorsally, innernally, apically and ventrally. Aedeagus ending above the apex of projections in the aedeagal complex ( Fig. 9 F). Ejaculatory apodeme about as long as gonostylus. Epandrium pilose, wider than long. Cercus pilose ( Fig. 9 E). Hypoproct with setulae in the medioapical surface and with expansions in the base ( Fig. 9 D).

Female. Unknown.

Material examined. Brazil, Amazonas, Manacapuru, Est. do Cajatuba, Sítio do Sr. Simplício, 24–25.IV. 1998, holotype ♂, without name of collector ( MZFS). 6 paratypes: 3 ♂, same locality as holotype, Km 6, 24– 29.X. 1997, without name of collector ( MZFS); 1 ♂, Amazonas, Manacapuru, Cajatuba, Km 69 /3, 06.X. 1998, without name of collector ( INPA); 1 ♂, Amazonas, Manacapuru, Cajatuba, Ramal A, 29.VII a 01.VIII. 1997, without name of collector ( MZFS); 1 ♂, Amazonas, Manacapuru, 01.VIII. 1997, without name of collector ( MZFS).

Etymology. The epithet manacapurensis is allusive to the type locality for this species.

Distribution. Brazil—Amazonas.