Rhinotora travassosi Lopes

Calhau, Julia, Coelho, Lívia Aguiar, Kawada, Ricardo, Lima, Felipe Varussa De Oliveira & Guillermo-Ferreira, Rhainer, 2016, Review of Rhinotora (Diptera, Heleomyzidae) with description of a new species and key to all known heleomyzid species from Brazil, Zootaxa 4138 (3), pp. 513-533 : 527-530

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Rhinotora travassosi Lopes View in CoL

( Figs 6A–F View FIGURE 6. A – F , 10 View FIGURE 10 )

Rhinotora travassosi Lopes, 1934: 517 View in CoL . Holotype ♂, MNRJ. Type-locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Capital, Cantareira. Distr.— Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo). Refs—Lopes 1935: 20, pl. 1, fig. 1 (wing); 1936: 106, figs 1–2, 5–6 (male genitalia, crossveins of cell r1); Papavero 1967: 2 (catalogue); Almeida & Ale-Rocha 2011: 54 (male genitalia).

Diagnosis. Rhinotora travassosi can be identified by the distinct brown pruinose triangle on scutellum, along with a dark spot surrounding the supernumerary crossvein of cell r2+3, covering part of cell r4+5. This is the only species with two independent, divergent, supernumerary crossveins arising from the middle of R2+3. Rhinotora travassosi shares with lopesi , R. paschoali sp. nov., and R. spiloptera , the complex pattern of brown and golden pruinose stripes and spots on scutum. Moreover, Rhinotora travassosi resemble most Rhinotora species regarding the presence of anterior orbital seta, the male fore femur about three times longer than wide, and the strong ventral setae on mid and hind femora.

Redescription. Head ( Figs 6A–C View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Yellow to brown, silvery to golden pruinose. Anterior reclinate orbital seta about as long as one fourth of posterior seta. Mouthparts brown, palpus yellow. Thorax ( Figs 6A–B View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Scutum dark brown with paler areas, golden setulose, with complex pattern of brown and golden pruinose stripes and spots; acrostichal paired stripes brown, medially connected; posteromedial paired spots parallel, posteriorly connected. Scutellum triangular with apical and lateral spiniform protuberances; base of apical seta protuberant; dark brown, pruinescence golden on lateral margin with distinct dorsal brown pruinose triangle; lateral spines and apex shiny. Wing ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Medial vein ratio: 0.47. Veins mostly dark brown with white and yellow areas; C yellow between sc break and apex, with base and apex brown. Membrane hyaline with dark spots, including a darker one surrounding the supernumerary crossvein of cell r2 2+3, covering part of cell r4+5. Cell r1 with seven to nine simple supernumerary crossveins, some of them occasionally branched. Cell r2+3 with two divergent, sometimes connected, supernumerary crossvein arising from the middle of R2+3. Legs ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Fore femur on male about three times longer than wide (slightly thinner on female). Distal third of mid femur with two rows of short strong ventral setae. Distal third of hind femur with anteroventral row of strong setae. Mid tibia with one distinct ventroapical seta. Abdomen. Generally brown in color, brown setulose. Protandrium ( Fig. 6E View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Male sternite 5 medially with an acute posterior projection. Sternite 6 fused with sternite 5. Male genitalia ( Fig. 6F View FIGURE 6. A – F ). Cerci fused to each other, with discrete medial tubercle at apex. Surstylus single lobed, rectangular in lateral view, apex slightly concave. Phallus robust, rotated to left, with membranous apex.

Distribution ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 ). Brazil (Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo).

Examined non-type material. BRAZIL. Paraná: Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra, 20.viii.2008, P. Grossi & J. Calhau colls (1Ƌ, INPA); same data, 08.x.2008 (2Ƌ, 2♀, INPA); same data, 24.x.2008 (5Ƌ, 3 INPA); same data, 04.xi.2008 (2Ƌ, 2♀, INPA).

Remarks. Rhinotora travassosi is recorded for the first time from Paraná State.