Phortica saltiaristula Chen and Wen, 2005
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Phortica saltiaristula Chen and Wen |
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sp. nov. |
Phortica saltiaristula Chen and Wen View in CoL , sp. nov.
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Diagnosis
Tip of arista broadened ( Figure 3A View Figure 3 ); right lateral lobe of vertical process of gonopod with one pointed projection basally ( Figure 3C View Figure 3 ); paramere strongly curved distally ( Figure 3C, D View Figure 3 ).
Some characters commonly seen also in P. sagittaristula sp. nov. are not referred to in the following description.
Description
Abdomen. Third to fifth tergites each with a brown posterior band, interrupted medially.
Male terminalia. Vertical process of gonopod with left projection pointed, right projection round; apical processes slightly pointed ( Figure 3C View Figure 3 ). Paramere strongly curved distally, basally with two sensilla ( Figure 3C, D View Figure 3 ). Median rod of aedeagus very short, unsclerotized; outer membrane slightly developed.
Measurements. BL 52.92 mm (range paratypes 4 „: 2.50–3.00); ThL 51.20 mm (1.10– 1.25); WL 52.30 mm (2.20–2.40); WW51.00 mm (1.00).
Indices. arb50/0 (0/0), flw51.20 (1.20–1.30), FW/HW50.40 (0.35–0.40), ch/ o50.05 (0.05–0.06), prorb51.10 (1.10–1.40), rcorb50.70 (0.60–0.70), vb50.30 (0.30–0.40), dcl50.55 (0.50–0.60), presctl50.60 (0.60–0.65), sctl51.10 (1.10), sterno51.00 (1.00), orbito51.50 (1.45–1.60), dcp50.27 (0.26–0.28), sctlp51.20 (1.20–1.30), C52.14 (2.09– 2.28), 4c51.75 (1.52–1.88), 4v53.20 (2.86–3.65), 5x51.07 (1.00–1.25), ac53.19 (2.90– 3.20), M50.80 (0.71–0.88), C3F50.66 (0.57–0.66).
Holotype: „, Yunnan: Xishuangbanna, Menglun , 940 m alt., 8 March 2003, M. J. Toda ( SCAU) . Paratypes: 3 „, same data as holotype ( SCAU); 6 „ , same data as holotype except 24–26 December 2003, S.-Y. Wen and H.-W. Chen (3 „, KIZ; 3 „, SEHU) .
Distribution
China (Yunnan).
Relationships
This species is very similar to P. sagittaristula sp. nov. in having the arista without dorsal branches, and in the shape of the gonopod, but differs from the latter species by their diagnostic characters.
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Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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