Plecia conica Théobald, 1937
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.259087 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4676EE59-569B-4197-B108-9B32FD88E68E |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6039621 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A9879C-FFD8-F415-45D3-32EA7C893C89 |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Plecia conica Théobald, 1937 |
status |
|
(Figs. 29–30, 114–118)
Plecia conica Théobald, 1937: 232 .
Plecia haennii Gentilini, 1993: 164 . Syn.n.
Material. Holotype (male) of Plecia conica NMB F1398/1, paratype (male) of Plecia conica NMB F1398/2. Nontype material (3 males) NMB F2090, (RGL) Dauphin 12, Saint-Maime 23
Plecia conica may quite possibly be the male of Plecia foersteri (next species). Localities. Bois d’Asson, Kleinkembs.
Fig. 111 View FIGURES 110 – 113 . Male, wing. NHMUK In 39832.
Fig. 112 View FIGURES 110 – 113 . Female, head and thorax, lateral. ETHZ Aix 142. Fig. 113 View FIGURES 110 – 113 . Female, head and thorax, dorsal. NHMUK In 39832.
Fig. 115 View FIGURES 114 – 118 . Male, habitus, lateral. RGL Dauphín 12. Fig. 116 View FIGURES 114 – 118 . Male, habitus, dorsal. RGL Saint Maime 23’. Fig. 117 View FIGURES 114 – 118 . Male, terminalia, dorsal. RGL Dauphín 12. Fig. 118 View FIGURES 114 – 118 . Male, terminalia, lateral. NMB F1398/2.
Diagnosis. A small Plecia (total length 5–7 mm). Antennal flagellum 8-segmented. Male epandrium domeshaped, gonostylus very robust, apically expanded.
Redescription. Male (figs. 29–30, 115–116): Total length 5.0 – 7.0 mm (N=4).
Head: Length 0.85 – 0.90 mm (N=2), width 0.93 mm (N=1). Antennal flagellum 8-segmented. Ocellar tubercle rather small.
Thorax: Length 1.7 – 2.2 mm (N=3), width 1.5 mm (N=1). Black. Haltere yellowish-brown.
Wing (fig. 114): Length 4.8 – 5.0 mm (N=3), width 2.0 – 2.1 mm (N=2), length/width = 2.39 – 2.50 (N=2), elliptical. Light brownish fumose, veins fine and light brown. Pterostigma very indistinctive. R2+3 straight and oblique. Apex of R4+5 slightly curved.
Legs: Slender, pale brown. Length of fore tibia 1.6 mm (N=1), hind femur 1.9 mm (N=1), hind tibia 2.0 mm (N=1), hind first tarsomere 0.7 mm (N=1).
Abdomen: Length 3.3 – 4.6 mm (N=3). Brown, conical.
Terminalia (figs. 117–118): Hypopygium width 0.57 – 0.72 mm (N=2). Gonostylus 0.26 – 0.32 mm long (N=2), strong, clavate, thickened apically. Epandrium mesally with a shallow indentation.
Female unknown.
NMB |
Naturhistorishes Museum |
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
Kingdom |
|
Phylum |
|
Class |
|
Order |
|
Family |
|
Genus |
Plecia conica Théobald, 1937
Skartveit, John & Nel, André 2017 |
Plecia haennii
Gentilini 1993: 164 |
Plecia conica Théobald, 1937 : 232
Theobald 1937: 232 |