Scaptomyza adunca Hardy, 1965

Rampasso, Augusto Santos & O’Grady, Patrick Michael, 2025, Review of Hawaiian Elmomyza species (Diptera, Drosophilidae, Scaptomyza). I. The cyrtandrae, exigua, and obscuricornis species groups, with the descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 5729 (1), pp. 1-42 : 31-32

Scaptomyza adunca Hardy, 1965

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Scaptomyza adunca Hardy 1965: 646 .

Diagnosis. Male terminalia very dark. In posterior view, the surstylus is large and with a complex shape, with three projections in the inner margin. A pointed lobe is found in the dorsal portion of the surstylus. The middle portion of the surstylus also exhibits a projection, with five surstylar teeth distributed alongside its margin. In the ventral portion, there is a rounded lobe with long bristles. The dorsal and ventral surstylar lobes have similar lengths, whereas the middle lobe is shorter.

Distribution. Hawaiian Islands : Hawaiʻi.

Ecology. Unknown.

Types. The holotype male (6501, on pin) and allotype female (6501a, on pin) are deposited in the BPBM (not examined). Keanakolu, Kaʻula Gulch , Hawaiʻi, 6,990 ft. [ 2,130 m], 29 Oct 1952, C. P. Hoyt col.

Material Examined. 1 ♂ ( UHIM2015.00155 ). 1965, D. E. Hardy det.

Notes. No collection information on the label.

Figures

FIGURE 22. Male terminalia of Scaptomyza adunca Hardy, 1965 (specimen UHIM2015.00155), in posterior view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.