Monepidosis scepteroides, Jaschhof, 2016

Jaschhof, Mathias, 2016, New species of Monepidosis Mamaev, 1966 and Antipodosis gen. nov., a closely related genus from New Zealand (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 192, pp. 1-24 : 19-21

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2016.192

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3852529

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/60EE7BD9-7842-4026-BA78-050F926D770B

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Monepidosis scepteroides
status

sp. nov.

Monepidosis scepteroides View in CoL sp. nov.

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Figs 1D View Fig , 11 View Fig A–C

Diagnosis

Monepidosis scepteroides sp. nov. is the only Monepidosis with only one pair of parameral tusks (↓, Fig. 11C View Fig ). Of the gonocoxites ( Fig. 11A View Fig ), the wide, shallow ventral emargination has a glabrous rim basally (↓); the central processes, which are situated posterior to that rim, form a widely open, unevenly sclerotized V-shape (↓); and gonocoxal processes are missing.

Differential diagnosis

Monepidosis scepteroides sp. nov. is similar to M. scepteri Spungis, 2006 , especially with respect to the central processes. In M. scepteroides sp. nov., as distinct from M. scepteri , the gonocoxites are wider than long instead of the reverse, and the plate-like gonostylar spine is a single piece rather than consisting of two clearly separated portions ( Spungis 2006: fig. 4B). Like all Monepidosis but M. scepteroides sp. nov., M. scepteri has two pairs of parameral tusks ( Spungis 2006: fig. 4A).

Etymology

The name scepteroides , an adjective, refers to the similarity of this species to M. scepteri .

Type material

Holotype

SWEDEN: Ƌ, Mörbylånga , Gamla Skogsby (Kalkstad), 56.61° N, 16.50° E, mixed deciduous forest, 8 Aug. 2014, aspirator, M. Jaschhof ( NHRS CEC94 ).

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Other characters

BODY LENGTH. 1.7 mm.

HEAD. Eye bridge 3–4 ommatidia long dorsally. Apices of antennae missing, circumfila on flagellomeres 1–10 at least. Neck of fourth flagellomere 1.9 times longer than node ( Fig. 1D View Fig ). Palpus 1.3 times longer than height of head.

WING. Length/width 3.1.

LEGS. Empodia rudimentary.

TERMINALIA ( Fig. 11 View Fig A–C). Gonostylus ( Fig. 11B View Fig ) strongly flattened, with long, deeply incised plate-like spine apically and apicoventrally. Apex of ejaculatory apodeme pointed, flattened, bent ventrally; base weakly sclerotized, widened ( Fig. 11C View Fig ). Parameral tusks strongly curved, directed dorsally (↓, Fig. 11C View Fig ).

Distribution and phenology

Sweden (Öland). Known from a single specimen collected in deciduous forest in August.

NHRS

Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Monepidosis

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