Phortica (Ashima) glabra, Toda & Bänziger & Sati & Fartyal & Suwito & Katoh, 2020

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 : 30-31

3.2. Phortica (Ashima) glabra species subgroup, new

Diagnosis. Palpus concave on subapicolateral surface (ch.9-1; Fig. 9C ); abdominal sternite III widest among sternites (ch.23-1; Fig. 9E ); sternite V with dense setulae on medial surface (ch.28-1; Fig. 9E ); hypandrium asymmetric (ch.40-1; Fig. 9I ); pregonite ( Fig. 9G ) with neither basal extension (ch.49-0) nor sensilla on basal portion (ch.53-0); aedeagus without spiny ornamentation on outer membrane (ch.55-1; Fig. 9G ); aedeagal sheath with only 1 anterior or 1 posterior, strongly sclerotized postgonite on each side ( Fig. 9H,I ).

Shared characters. Dorsomedial, tentorial apodeme <3/5 basal, parallel portion of dorsolateral, tentorial apodeme (ch.1-1). Abdominal sternites III and IV wider than long (ch.22,24-1; Fig. 9E ), with dense setulae on medial surface (ch.26,27-1; Fig. 9E ). Setae on and/or near ventral margin of epandrium not denser than those on other portions (ch.32-0; Fig. 9F ). Surstylus with peg-like teeth (ch.37-0). Pregonite with sensilla on submedial portion (ch.52-1). Sclerotized, posterior postgonites on aedeagal sheath medially separated from each other (ch.66-0).

Included species. Phortica (Ashima) glabra ; P. (A.) idiasta ; P. (A.) zhangyuanae ; and P. (A.) takehiroi sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Phortica (Ashima) takehiroi Toda, sp. nov. (♂ paratype). A, Head (caudal view); B, antenna; C, palpus and prob- ocsis; D, prementum; E, abdominal sternites; F, periphallic organs (caudolateral view); G–I, phallic organs (lateral, ventrolateral and ventral views, respectively). Scale bars: 0.1 mm in B–D, F–I; 0.5 mm in A, E.