Neurepidosis simplex, Jaschhof, 2024

Jaschhof, Mathias, 2024, New taxa and new records of Winnertziinae and Porricondylinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Germany, European Journal of Taxonomy 953, pp. 1-134 : 58-59

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.953.2649

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13749897

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C9E9AACA-A13F-4A11-BDB2-686DB9BCB1C4

taxon LSID

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treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Neurepidosis simplex
status

sp. nov.

Neurepidosis simplex sp. nov.

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Fig. 13B‒C View Fig

Diagnosis

This new species of Neurepidosis is peculiar for the plain construction of male terminalia structures, such as the simply subtrapezoid ninth tergite and the unmodified subcylindrical gonostylus. The elongate tegmen, which is slightly constricted medially, has unusually robust lateral walls (↓ 1, Fig. 13B View Fig ) and the aedeagal apodeme is unusually short and poorly sclerotized (↓ 2). Larvae and females of N. simplex sp. nov. are unknown.

Etymology

The specific epithet, the Latin adjective for ‘simple’, refers to the uncomplicated terminalia structures.

Type material

Holotype

GERMANY • ♂; Baden-Württemberg, Malsch, Luderbusch ; 48°91′28″ N, 8°33′35″ E; elev. 111 m; 3‒10 May 2020; D. Doczkal and K. Grabow leg.; Malaise trap; willow scrub and reed; ZSM-DIP-42306-D03 .

GoogleMaps

Paratypes

GERMANY • 1 ♂; same data as for the holotype but 12‒26 Apr. 2020; ZSM-DIP-42475-E03 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; ZSM-DIP-42475-E07 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; ZSM-DIP-42475-E09 .

Other characters

Male

BODY LENGTH. 1.6 mm.

HEAD. Eye bridge devoid of ommatidia dorsally. Scape and pedicel concolorous with flagellum. 14 flagellomeres; circumfila with 2 long posterior extensions, present on flagellomeres 1‒11; neck of fourth flagellomere 1.2× as long as node ( Fig. 13C View Fig ). Palpus 4-segmented, shorter than head height.

WING. Longer than body. Length / width ratio 2.9.

LEGS. Acropods: claws with single large tooth basally, empodia vestigial.

TERMINALIA ( Fig. 13B View Fig ). Posterior margin of ninth tergite straight or slightly concave. Gonocoxal synsclerite broader than long; ventral setae large; ventral emargination deeply V-shaped, its base reinforced by sclerotized margin; dorsoposterior portions markedly protruding beyond ventroposterior portions. Gonostylus twice as long as high, slightly tapered apically. Tegmen strongly sclerotized, elongate, slightly constricted beyond midlength, apex broad, truncate. Aedeagal apodeme hardly discernible, about as long as gonocoxal dorsal apodemes.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Neurepidosis

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