Kusala (Scodela) sinuata, 2018
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.9 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FEB19CE2-6275-48F2-9EB4-1C90894DA214 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5296720 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D787AC-BE29-4417-FF3B-FF4FFDB2FC0E |
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Kusala (Scodela) sinuata |
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sp. nov. |
Kusala (Scodela) sinuata View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 , 5 View FIGURE 5 i–l)
Description. Ground color orange-brown, face brown. Crown fore margin rounded, anteclypeus ovoid. ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 i–l)
Male 2S abdominal apodemes ( Fig. 3a View FIGURE 3 ) surpassing hind margin of sternite IV. Anal tube appendage ( Figs 3b, c View FIGURE 3 ) long.
Subgenital plate ( Fig. 3e View FIGURE 3 ) narrow. Apical part of style ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ) sinuate, subapical extension rectangular. Connective ( Fig. 3g View FIGURE 3 ) lamellate, manubrium very broad. Aedeagal shaft ( Figs 3h, i View FIGURE 3 ) directed dorso-caudad, with a small protrusion on dorsal margin subapically, apex concave in caudal view; dorsal apodeme large, Y-shaped in caudal view; preatrium relatively long.
Diagnosis. The new species is similar to K. (S.) directa sp. nov., but the subgenital plate is narrower, the apical part of the style is sinuate, the aedeagal shaft is narrower, directed dorso-caudad and has a small protrusion on the dorsal margin subapically, and the preatrium is longer.
Measurement. Male length 2.60mm.
Material examined. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yingjiang, Xima , 24°48'18''N, 97°45'03''E, 1828.9m, 4 v 2012, coll. Yanghui Cao. GoogleMaps
Etymology. The new specific epithet is derived from Latin verb “ sinuatus ”, which means “bend”, referring to the sinuate apical part of the style.
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