Rhyacophila farkasi, Kiss, 2013

Kiss, O., 2013, Three New Species Of Rhyacophila (Trichoptera, Rhyacophilidae) From Asia, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (1), pp. 13-29 : 15-19

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5732090

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6909233

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scientific name

Rhyacophila farkasi
status

sp. nov.

Rhyacophila farkasi sp. n.

( Figs 1–4 View Figs 1–2 View Figs 3–4 , 7–9 View Fig View Figs 8–9 )

Male: Body length 9.0 mm, forewing length 12.0 mm, forewing width 3.8 mm, forewing and hindwing with sporadically arranged circular pale spots, length of each antenna 17.0 mm. Body, antennae, palpi, and wings yellowish brown, abdomen brown with black spots, legs and genitalia yellowish brown ( Figs 8–9 View Figs 8–9 ).

Male genitalia ( Figs 1–4 View Figs 1–2 View Figs 3–4 ): Apicodorsal lobe of segment IX (a.l.IX, Figs 1–2 View Figs 1–2 , 9 View Figs 8–9 ) longer than phallicata, with slender proximal half, stout distal half and obtuse apex in lateral view, furcate and V-shaped in dorsal view ( Figs 1–2 View Figs 1–2 ). Segment X (X., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) triangular with ventral spine in lateral view. Anal sclerites (a.s., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) form bulges in lateral view, apical band (a.b., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) U-shaped and narrow in lateral view. Endotheca (end., Figs 1 View Figs 1–2 , 3–4 View Figs 3–4 ) with funnel-like proximal end in lateral and ventral views, phallicata (ph., Figs 1 View Figs 1–2 , 3–4 View Figs 3–4 ) long tube, tapering distally in lateral and ventral views. Dorsal appendage (d.app., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) of phallic apparatus concave with nearly parallel margins in lateral view. Lateral lobes of apical band (l.l.a.b., Figs 1 View Figs 1–2 , 3–4 View Figs 3–4 ) furcate and bent upward distally with short spike in lateral and ventral views. Parameres (par., Figs 1 View Figs 1–2 , 3–4 View Figs 3–4 ) elongate tapering spikes curved distally, half as long as phallicata or lateral lobe of apical band in lateral and ventral views. First segment of each inferior appendage (f.s., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) short (or moderate in length), uniformly broad, shorter than apicodorsal lobe of segment IX (a.l.IX., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ), second joint (s.j., Fig. 1 View Figs 1–2 ) of paired inferior appendages directed ventrocaudad with smooth ventral margin, minute spines on dorsal margin, and with obtuse apex.

Female: Body length 10.0 mm, forewing length 12.0 mm, wings scattered with circular pale spots, length of each antenna 17.0 mm. Body, antennae, palpi, legs, and wings yellowish brown, abdomen brown with black spots.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 7 View Fig ): Simple, of medium length. Segments VIII and IX with setose tergum and sternum. Segment IX roughly trapezoidal in lateral view. Segment XI with dorsal apodemes extending anteriorly into segment VII. Segment X with basal apodemes also extending anteriorly into segment VII. Basal apodemes with short subapicodorsal point. Segment XI with pair of terminal papillae and pair of cerci.

Material – Holotype: male, Northern Thailand, Doi Inthanon National Park, 18°35’N 98°28’E, 2300 m elevation, by light trapping, 03–04 August, 1999, leg. Tibor Csővári and László Mikus (gen. prep. No. 115, Ottó Kiss, coll. Mátra Museum, Gyöngyös, Hungary). GoogleMaps

Paratype: 1 female, Northern Thailand, Doi Inthanon National Park , 18 ° 35’N 98 ° 28’E, 2300 m elevation, by light trapping, 03–04 August, 1999, leg. Tibor Csővári and László Mikus (gen. prep. No. 116, Ottó Kiss, coll. Mátra Museum, Gyöngyös, Hungary) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis: This new species resembles Rhyacophila trashipa Schmid, 1970 ( 1970, p. 132, pl. XLIII, figs 3–4; herein Figs 5–6 View Figs 5–6 ) and Rhyacophila voccia Malicky et Chantaramongkol, 1993 (2010, p. 4), in the R. bifida group that comprises 7 species (approximately 0.9% of the size of Rhyacophilidae ) recorded from Asia by Schmid (5 species 1970), Ross (one species, 1956), and MalicKy and ChantaramongKol (one species, 1993).

The outstanding similarities among the species in this group are the form of apicodorsal lobes of segment IX and that of the second joint of inferior appendages.

The most useful characters to recognize the new species are: second joint of paired inferior appendages, apicodorsal lobe of segment IX, lateral lobe of apical band, parameres and anal sclerites.

The characters that indicate the close relationship of R. farkasi sp. n. to R. trashipa are:

− phallicata of similar shape;

− first segments of paired inferior appendages of same length;

− tergal band of resembling form.

The distinguishing characters of R. farkasi sp. n. in comparison to R. trashipa are:

− apicodorsal lobe of segment IX longer than phallicata (not as long as phallicata),

− proximal half slender (not broad);

− segment X triangular with ventral spine (not lateral spine);

− lateral lobe of apical band bent upward, distal end furcate with spike (not single ended, bent downward and without spike);

− parameres half of the length of phallicata and curved upward (not as long as phallicata and not undulating);

− anal sclerite forms tiny bulge (not nearly ellipse).

The characters that indicate the relationship of the new species to R. voccia MalicKy et ChantaramongKol, 1993 are:

− second joint of paired inferior appendages of similar form;

− phallicata of resembling shape.

The distinguishing characters of the new species in comparison to R. voccia MalicKy et ChantaramongKol, 1993 are:

− apicodorsal lobe of segment IX longer than phallicata (not much shorter than phallicata);

− parameres long and curved, directed caudad (not short, with pointed apex and not directed caudoventrad).

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