Neoephydra penai, Mathis, Wayne N. & Marinoni, Luciane, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4116.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22D15539-E49E-4D6C-BFCF-D4DBC72BA640 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6074108 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8366879D-E92F-852A-FF6F-E82A0CEFF94C |
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Neoephydra penai |
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sp. nov. |
19. Neoephydra penai View in CoL sp. nov.
Figs. 85–87 View FIGURES 85 – 87 , Map 19
Diagnosis. Specimens of N. penai are distinguished from similar congeners of the araucaria group by the following characters: appearance generally dark, particularly the legs; face moderately setose; gena moderately short; and structures of male terminalia with distinctive conformation. Medium-sized to moderately large shore flies, body length 3.90–4.10 mm; generally dull, grayish brown to gray with some subshiny areas dorsally.
Head: Head ratio 0.65–0.71; frontal ratio 0.52–0.55; mesofrons with dark brownish green, metallic luster, generally pilose; ocellar triangle and parafrons nearly concolorous, microtomentose, brownish gray to charcoal gray; parafrons becoming more charcoal colored anteriorly; fronto-orbits with narrow strip through insertions of fronto-orbital setae subshiny, with some faint metallic reflections; number of fronto-orbital setae 2. Antenna mostly concolorous, blackish brown. Facial ratio 1.0; mostly moderately setulose particularly along oral margin and toward posteroventral portions of face; dorsum of interfoveal hump with subshiny area more or less concolorous with mesofrons, otherwise face densely microtomentose, yellowish gray, gradually paler ventrally. Eye ratio 0.95– 0.97; gena-to-eye ratio 0.31–0.35; gena moderately short, coloration gray to whitish gray but with faint tinges of olivaceous green posteriorly.
Thorax: Mostly microtomentose; mesonotum mostly brownish green, darker and subshiny posteriorly; anterior margin microtomentose, gray to bluish gray; pleural areas paler, more gray to faintly bluish or greenish gray ventrally; anepisternum with dorsal margin faintly brownish, otherwise faintly bluish gray; other pleural areas including coxae mostly whitish to bluish gray, concolorous. Wing length averaging 3.10–3.21 mm; mostly faintly infuscate, palely grayish brown; costal vein ratio 0.27–0.29; M vein ratio 0.74–0.77. Legs dark generally; femora gray, microtomentose, only slightly darker than ventral pleural areas; tibiae and tarsi, mostly reddish yellow, thinly microtomentose.
Abdomen: Generally microtomentose and unicolorous, grayish olivaceous green to gray, becoming paler toward lateral margins, some specimens with faint bluish tinges of metallic luster; ventral surface of tergites frequently whitish gray. Fifth tergite of male somewhat trapezoidal, truncate apically. Male terminalia ( Figs. 85– 87 View FIGURES 85 – 87 ): margins of epandrium in posterior view very gradually narrowed posteriorly, rounded dorsally; surstyli in posterior view as 2 moderately robust, digitiform processes, with narrow but distinct gap between, lateral margins slightly concave; surstylus in lateral view with short, blunt, lateral prong at basal 1/3, lateral prong bearing robust tuft of long setulae, extended surstylar process robustly elongate, curved subapically, generally digitiform process.
Type material. The holotype male is labeled “Vegas del Flaco Talca , CHILE. 29. XI. 1957 [29 Nov 1957] L. E. Peña./ HOLOTYPE Neoephydra penai Mathis [red, handwritten].” The holotype is glued to the side of a pin, is in good condition (several setae are missing or are partially displaced), and is deposited in the CNC. The allotype female and one paratype (♂) are labeled with the same label data as the holotype.
Type locality. Chile. Talca: Vegas del Flaco (34°56'S, 70°02'W).
Distribution (Map 19): Neotropical: Chile ( Talca ), Neoephydra penai is known only from the type locality.
Etymology. The specific epithet, penai , is a genitive patronym to honor Mr. Luis E. Peña G., collector par excellence, facilitator and enthusiast of Chilean entomology, and friend.
MAP 19. Distribution map for Neoephydra penai sp. nov.
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Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes |
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