Neoplasta spinulosa, Câmara & Rafael, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.2.3 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DB942175-F4CB-480F-9B3F-D47B07C03D0D |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6061186 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2F7DB64C-FFF7-FFCD-FF56-FA48FD7FFC06 |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Neoplasta spinulosa |
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sp. nov. |
Neoplasta spinulosa View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figs 35–43 View FIGURES 35 – 43 )
Diagnosis. Thorax mainly yellow ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); fore tibia flattened, with black spots posteroventrally ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); mid trochanter with ventral spur and mid tibia modified apicoventrally ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); cercus with apicoventral projection ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); surstylus with a curved internal projection ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ), and 2 long setae apically; phallus pointed distally ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ).
Description. Male ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Head ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ): Dark brown to black, all setae yellowish. Ocellar triangle with 1 pair o. f divergent proclinate setae; anterior ocellus larger. Eye iridescent black, ommatidia enlarged anteriorly. Frons with 2 frontal setulae; 1–2 pairs of vertical setae contiguous with uniseriate row of postocular setae. Face narrowly separated, bearing fine reclinate setulae. Occiput bearing scattered fine hairs. Mouthparts yellow, proboscis slightly curved with yellow setae. Antenna yellow, with scape and pedicel bearing distinct short dorsal setulae; postpedicel about 1.6X as long as wide, stylus very short, about 0.1X as long as postpedicel. Thorax ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ): Elongate, slightly arched ventrally; pronotum with anterior margin almost straight; scutum yellow except brownish on prothoracic collar, posterolaterally above wing base and mediotergite; scutum with yellow setae, very small and fine, except 1 notopleural, 1 postalar and 1 pair of scutellar setae. Legs ( Figs 35, 38, 39 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ): Yellow except fore femur with longitudinal stripe posterodorsally. Fore tibia with posteroventral black spots on basal half and all tarsomeres 3–5 brownish. Fore coxa as long as distance between fore- and mid coxae, 2X as long as wide with a few setae dorsally. Fore femur ~ 1.2X longer than fore coxa, with 1 anteroventral and 1 posteroventral denticle basally. Fore tibia wide and flattened, with 2 black, anteroventral brushes of setae, ~ 0.9X as long as fore femur. Mid trochanter with ventral spur and mid tibia modified apicoventrally ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). All legs slender with fine setae. Wing ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ): Membrane faintly yellow, veins yellowish; R2+3 short and straight, not strongly curved towards C apically, joining C ~ 0.4X of distance between end of R1 and R4; R4+5 fork angle almost right (~ 80°); cell bm+dm very long, ~ 2X as long as cell br. Halter yellowish. Abdomen ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ): Brown. Tergite 8 shorter than sternite 8. Terminalia: Brown. Cercus narrower basally, with apicoventral pointed projection ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); left and right cerci closely approximated anterodorsally, with scattered setae on outer face ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Epandrium wide, with rounded apex, scattered setae on outer face ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Surstylus with pointed, curved, internal projection ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ), with 2 strong long setae apically ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Hypandrium subtriangular, with distinct setae ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ); gonocoxal apodeme projecting as narrow process just beyond anterior margin of hypandrium. Subepandrial sclerite straight on anterior margin; hypoproct V-shaped on posterior margin ( Fig. 41 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Phallus sclerotized, extending just beyond hypandrium apex and pointed apically ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Ejaculatory apodeme unilamellar, short ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 35 – 43 ). Specimen length: 3.6 mm; wing length: 3.5 mm. Female. Unknown.
Geographic distribution. Brazil (Santa Catarina).
Type Material. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: “ Brazilien , [Santa Catarina], Nova Teutonia. 27º11'B [S]-52º23'L [W] . xi.1971. Fritz Plaumann.” (MZUSP). PARATYPE: Same data as holotype (1 ♂, INPA).
Holotype condition. Abdomen in microtube with glycerin.
Etymology. From the Latin spinosus (spine), referring to the projections on the mid trochanter and tibia.
Remarks. See remarks above in N. fortiseta .
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