Phytomia serena (Curran)
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Phytomia serena (Curran) View in CoL
( Figs 4 View FIGURES 1–10 , 23 View FIGURES 21–28 , 30 View FIGURES 29–36 , 41 View FIGURES 37–48 , 66 View FIGURES 61–72 )
Dolichomerus serena Curran, 1927b: 363
Material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♀, CONGO (DR), Moma , Equateur, June 1925, J. Ghesquière ( KMMA). PARA- TYPES: same as holotype, 1♀ ( KMMA), 1♀ ( AMNH) . Other material: CONGO (DR), 11♀, Moma, Equateur, June 1925, J. Ghesquière ( KMMA) .
Body size. Body length (n=10): 13.2–14.6 mm. Wing length (n=10): 9.5–10.0 mm.
Redescription. FEMALE ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–10 ). Head ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21–28 ). Eye bare; dichoptic, facets equal size. Frons black-brown; with brown to black-brown pollinosity; dispersed pilosity of short pale pile in ventral part, medially pile more yellow-brown, dorsally darkish in central part; rugose area shining black, occupying half of entire width and equal in height to twice length of ocellar triangle. Face brown, around facial tubercle and oral margin and gena yellow-brown to pale yellow; with greyish pollinosity dorsally and ventrally of facial tubercle; dispersed pilosity of short pale pile; facial tubercle oval shaped, hardly discernible. Tiny silvery macula present along inner margin of eye at height of antennal insertion, extended narrowly medially; two additional inconspicuous maculae present along inner margin of eye. Occiput dorsal third shining black; ventral two-thirds with conspicuous silvery pollinosity, ventrally with dispersed pale pile. Antennal segments black to black-brown; arista yellow, in basal two-thirds with long pile equal to width of pedicel.
Thorax. Scutum and scutellum mainly shining black, at most with weakly developed black-brown pollinosity. Devoid of pilosity except for tiny dark pile which are hardly visible, along anterior margin slightly longer; along lateral margins dorsally of anepisternum with long pale pile. Pleural sclerites (except meron, and anterior anepisternum) covered with long whitish or pale yellowish pile.
Legs. Predominantly reddish brown to black-brown. Fore and mid leg with tibia silvery in basal half dorsally, ventrally less so; with short black pilosity, except in silvery part and basally where pale. Hind leg ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29–36 ), silvery part on tibia restricted to dorsal side and for basal fifth at most; hind femur ventrally with pronounced protuberance and tuft of dense black pilosity in apical fifth.
Wing ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 37–48 ). Hyaline, sometimes slightly fumose. With narrow black-brown marking, consisting of microtrichia, along anterior margin from base to junction of vein R 4+5 with wing margin; extending posteriorly in basal half of wing for almost entire width, and with a marking covering crossvein r-m. Calypters black, except basal part where paler; with fringe of black pile.
Abdomen ( Fig. 66 View FIGURES 61–72 ). Mainly shining black; terga 2–4 partly with black-brown pollinosity except for bullae and lateral plates. Tergum 2 with one medial bulla, and two slightly rugose lateral plates. Terga 3–4 with one medial and two lateral bullae. Dispersed pale yellow pilosity on terga 3–4. Sterna black to black-brown; with widely dispersed short pale and darkish pile.
MALE. Unknown.
Distribution. Congo (DR).
Comments. This species is related to both P. aurigera and P. bullata but differs in the presence of a clear protuberance on the distal part of the hind femur, and the paler coloration of face and legs. It is only known from a small series collected at the type locality.
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