Cnodalomyia papaveroi, Lamas & Mellinger, 2011

Lamas, Carlos José Einicker & Mellinger, Gabriela Bastos, 2011, Revision of the Neotropical robber fly genus Cnodalomyia Hull (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of two new species from Brazil, Journal of Natural History 45 (33 - 34), pp. 2015-2036 : 2028-2033

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2011.559596
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/443487AE-524B-0733-C0E7-FA1AE7D0F9F3
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cnodalomyia papaveroi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Cnodalomyia papaveroi View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figures 9–11 View Figure 9 View Figure 10 View Figure 11 )

Holotype male ( Figure 9A View Figure 9 )

Campos do Jordão , São Paulo, Brazil / XII.1945 / J. Lane col. (deposited in MZUSP).

Diagnosis

C. papaveroi sp. nov. can be distinguished from C. obtusa by the lateral stripes of the mesonotum, which are fused with the central one only in C. obtusa . From the two other known species, C. catarinensis and C. artigasi sp. nov., it can be easily distinguished by the mystax with dark brown and yellow macrosetae, and wings with R 4+5 arising before the base of the discal cell.

Body length. 10.8–20.1 mm. Wing length: 9.2–15.2 mm.

Ground colour. Light brown.

Male

Head. Face dark brown, golden pollinose; frons dark brown, golden pollinose, with dark brown macrosetae; proboscis dark brown, two-thirds head height, strong with short basal projection, labella with yellow setae; palpi cylindrical, dark brown with yellow setae; mystax with dark brown and yellow macrosetae ( Figure 9B View Figure 9 ); antennae placed on upper third of head; scape dark brown, grey pollinose, with dark brown macrosetae, longer on ventral surface, pedicel three-quarters of scape length, orangebrown, grey pollinose, with dark brown macrosetae, postpedicel light brown, grey pollinose, strongly pointed at apex, two times longer than scape and pedicel combined, first flagellomere light brown, posterior ones and stylus dark brown.

Thorax. Cervical sclerite covered with golden pile; pronotum dark brown, grey pollinose, with yellow setae; scutum dark brown, grey pollinose, with golden pile and three dark brown longitudinal stripes, central stripe originating on anterior margin, pointed apically, lateral stripes originating beyond transversal suture and divided into three portions, anterior and middle portions equal in length and width, posterior portion the same length but only one-third width of both anterior portions ( Figure 9C View Figure 9 ); scutellum dark brown, grey pollinose with sparse, short dark brown macrosetae; pleurae dark brown, golden pollinose; anatergite with yellow setae; anepisternum with yellow setae on upper quarter, mediotergite with yellow setae; subalar sclerite, katepimeron and meron bare; katatergite with transverse row of yellow macrosetae; metepisternum with tuft of yellow setae on lower third and a row of thin yellow macrosetae; halter with stem light brown, knob darker.

Legs. Coxae dark brown, golden pollinose; prothoracic coxae with long yellow setae and macrosetae on anterior surface and on apical half of posterior surface; mesothoracic coxae with long yellow setae and macrosetae on apical half of anterior, anterodorsal and dorsal surfaces; metathoracic coxae with yellow setae and macrosetae on apex of anterior and posterodorsal surfaces; femora yellowish brown except for dark brown area on anterodorsal surface; prothoracic femur with long yellow setae on basal half of anteroventral surface, short dark brown macrosetae on dorsal surface, small, dark brown, apical macroseta on anteroventral surface; mesothoracic femur with dark brown macrosetae on anterodorsal surface, row of dark brown macrosetae on anteroventral surface, row of dark brown macrosetae on ventral surface, small dark brown macrosetae on dorsal surface, dark brown and yellow macrosetae on apical third of posterior surface; metathoracic femur with row of apical dark brown macrosetae on dorsal surface, dark brown and yellow macrosetae on anterodorsal surface, row of dark brown macrosetae on anteroventral surface, row of yellow macrosetae on ventral surface, row of dark brown macrosetae on posteroventral surface, small dark brown macrosetae on dorsal surface; tibiae yellowish brown; prothoracic tibia with dense yellow pile on ventral surface, entirely covered with short dark brown macrosetae, basal dark brown macroseta on anterodorsal surface, medial dark brown macroseta on posterodorsal surface, row of yellow macrosetae on apical half of posteroventral surface, dark brown and yellow, apical, large macroseta; mesothoracic tibia entirely covered with short dark brown macrosetae, medial dark brown macroseta on posterodorsal and anterodorsal surfaces, row of dark brown macrosetae on anterodorsal surface, yellow macrosetae on apical third of posterior surface, row of yellow macrosetae on apical half of posteroventral surface, apical, strong macrosetae dark brown and yellow; metathoracic tibia entirely covered with short dark brown macrosetae, with basal dark brown macrosetae on dorsal surface, two rows of yellow macrosetae on anterior surface, row of dark brown and yellow macrosetae on ventral surface, dark brown and yellow, apical, strong macrosetae; tarsi yellowish brown with dark brown and yellow macrosetae, yellow and dark brown pile.

Wings. Cells r 1, m 3 and cu p closed and petiolate at wing margin; R 4+5 arises before base of discal; r-m placed in the proximal half of the discal cell; alula well-developed.

Abdomen. Cylindrical and elongate; dark brown, golden pollinose with short yellow pile; tergite I with yellow setae, longer laterally; other tergites with yellow marginal setae, longer laterally. Aedeagal prongs one-third longer than gonostylus ( Figure 10A View Figure 10 ), with apex curved upwards ( Figure 10B View Figure 10 ), hook-shaped in lateral view; ejaculatory apodeme elongate, ovoid in shape, with one-third of aedeagus’ length; lateral ejaculatory process slender with sharpened apex; gonostylus four times longer than wide, with sharpened beak-like apex curved downwards ( Figure 10C View Figure 10 ).

Female

Similar to male, except: spermathecae with three spherical spermathecal reservoirs, two times longer than wide; ejection apparatus membranous, half of individual spermathecal ducts’ length, two times their width, joining together to form single common spermathecal duct; valves of ejection apparatus rounded; individual spermathecal ducts almost four times longer than the spermathecal reservoir ( Figure 10D View Figure 10 ). Furca elongate, with long arms, thin and divergent with pointed apex; furcal apodeme present; inner margin of basal portion “U”-shaped, outer margin “V”-shaped ( Figure 10E View Figure 10 ).

Eggs. Enlarged, light brown; exochorion with button-like aeropyles ( Figure 11A View Figure 11 ); chorion composed of pentagonal cells ( Figure 11B View Figure 11 ); micropylar area largely smooth, with grooves and one central micropyle.

Etymology

Named after Dr Nelson Papavero (Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil), one of the most important Brazilian dipterists, who greatly contributed to the development of Zoology in Brazil.

Examined material

Paratypes. Brazil: Espírito Santo, Campo do Caparaó (20 ◦ 31 ′ 60 S, 41 ◦ 40 ′ 0 W) GoogleMaps , 27.II.1915, 1 female, J.F. Zinkán; Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia (22 ◦ 30 ′ 0 S, 44 ◦ 34 ′ 0 W) GoogleMaps , II.1922, 2 females, Dario Mendes; (2200 m), 16.III.1935, 1 male, J.F. Zinkán; (2000 m), III.1941, 1 female, R.C. Shannon and E.L. Gomes; (1800 m) , I.1948, 1 male, M.C. d’Andretta. São Paulo, Ipiranga (23 ◦ 36 ′ 0 S, 46 ◦ 37 ′ 0 W) GoogleMaps , IV.1936, 1 female, L. Morretes; Santo Amaro (23 ◦ 38 ′ 60 S, 46 ◦ 42 ′ 0 W) , I.1958, 1 female, J. Lane; Campos do Jordão (22 ◦ 43 ′ 60 ′′ S, 45 ◦ 34 ′ 60 ′′ W) GoogleMaps , XI.1936, 2 females, J. Lane; (1600 m), II.1944, 1 female, L.B.; 14.XII.1944, 1 female, F. Lane; 18.XII.1944, 1 female, 1 male, F. Lane; 26.XII.1944, 1 female, F. Lane; (1600 m), III.1945, 2 females, Wygodzinsky; XII.1945, 4 females, 1 male, M.P. Barreto; XII.1945, 2 males, 1 female, J. Lane; I.1948, 1 male, 2 females, F. Lane; I.1952, 2 females, M.A. V. d’Andretta ; III.1952, 2 females, S.H. Brandão; XII.1952, 1 female, L. Travassos; I.1954, 1 male, J. Lane; 20.XI.1957, 3 males, K. Lenko; 21.XI.1957, 1 female, K. Lenko; 22.XI.1957, 1 female, K. Lenko; 26.XI.1957, 1 female, K. Lenko; 27.XI.1957, 1 female, K. Lenko; 29.XI.1957, 2 females, K. Lenko; 30.XI.1957, 5 males, 1 female, K. Lenko; 22.II.1958, 1 female, K. Lenko. All specimens deposited in MZUSP .

Geographic records

Brazil: Espírito Santo (Campo do Caparaó), Rio de Janeiro (Alto Itatiaia), São Paulo (Ipiranga, Santo Amaro, Campos do Jordão ) .

Identification key to the species of Cnodalomyia Hull View in CoL

1. Mystax with dark brown and yellow macrosetae ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 ); wings with R 4+5 arising before the base of discal cell; abdomen with long yellow macrosetae laterally; aedeagal prongs one-third longer than the gonostylus............ 2

Mystax with only yellow macrosetae ( Figure 6B View Figure 6 ); wings with R 4+5 arising at same level as base of discal cell; abdomen with dark brown macrosetae laterally; aedeagal prongs as long as gonostylus...........................3

2. Scutum with lateral stripes fused with central stripe on mid third of scutum ( Figure 2A View Figure 2 ); r-m placed medially in discal cell; ejaculatory apodeme elongate with sharpened apex, with half of aedeagus’ length................ C. obtusa View in CoL

Scutum with lateral stripes not fused with central stripe and divided into three portions ( Figure 9C View Figure 9 ); r-m placed in the proximal half of the discal cell; ejaculatory apodeme elongate, ovoid in shape, with one-third of aedeagus’ length.. ... ... ... ............................................ C. papaveroi View in CoL sp. nov.

3. Lateral stripes of the scutum divided into three portions, anterior and middle portions equal in length and width, posterior portion with the same length but only one-quarter the width of both anterior portions ( Figure 4A View Figure 4 ). Gonostylus six times longer than wide, with beak-like apex ( Figure 4B View Figure 4 ).. ... ... ... ... .... ............................................... C. catarinensis View in CoL

Lateral stripes as above, but posterior portion with half the length and only one-quarter the width of both anterior portions ( Figure 6C View Figure 6 ). Gonostylus four times longer than wide, with sharpened beak-like apex down-curved ( Figure 7C View Figure 7 ).. ... ....................................... C. artigasi View in CoL sp. nov.