Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen, 2012

Toda, Masanori J., Bänziger, Hans, Sati, Pradeep C., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Suwito, Awit & Katoh, Toru, 2020, Taxonomy and evolution of asymmetric male genitalia in the subgenus Ashima Chen (Diptera: Drosophilidae: Phortica Schiner), with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 4789 (1), pp. 1-54 : 11-12

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4789.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5221272

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scientific name

Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen, 2012
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Diagnosis. Palpus concave on subapicolateral surface (ch.9-1); cibarial, medial sensilla 65–69 in 3–4 irregular rows per side; postgonites forming large, somewhat triangular plate (in ventral view); two pieces of aedeagal median rod not bifurcated; aedeagal free sclerite C-shaped, larger than median rod.

Supplementary description. Supracervical setae approximately 20–21. Dorsomedial, tentorial apodeme 4/5 as long as basal, parallel portion of dorsolateral, tentorial apodeme. Arista with arb = 6/4–5. Cibarial, posterior sensilla approximately 5 per side. All tarsi entirely yellow.

Specimens examined. Malaysia: holotype ♂, Poring , Sabah, 30.xii.1998, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 2♂ paratypes, 1♂, Ulu Senagang, Crocker Range , Sabah, 18.x.1999, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 2♂, Tawau , Sabah, 17.iii.2002, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 3♂, Deramakot , Sabah, 22–31.ii.2004, K. Akutsu leg. ( SEHU) ; 1♂ paratype, Kubah, Sarawak, 21.i.1999, M.J. Toda leg. ( FRCK) .

Distribution. Borneo ( Sarawak, Sabah).

Remarks. This species is peculiar in the diagnostic characters among the species of the afoliolata group.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Drosophilidae

Genus

Phortica

Loc

Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen, 2012

Toda, Masanori J., Bänziger, Hans, Sati, Pradeep C., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Suwito, Awit & Katoh, Toru 2020
2020
Loc

Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen in Chen & Máca, 2012: 495

Chen, H. W. & Maca, J. 2012: 495
2012
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