Amiota (Amiota) huae Chen and Gao, 2005

Chen, Hong-Wei, Watabe, Hide-Aki, Gao, Jian-Jun, Takamori, Hisaki, Zhang, Ya-Ping & Aotsuka, Tadashi, 2005, Species diversity of the subgenus Amiota (s. str.) Loew, 1862 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in southern China, Journal of Natural History 39 (3), pp. 265-310 : 280-281

Amiota (Amiota) huae Chen and Gao , sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Paramere much sclerotized, curved distally, with a sclerotized process submedially; aedeagus strongly curved submedially ( Figure 7D, E ).

Description

Wing. Wing with 18–20 minute, peg-like spinules on ventral surface of costal vein between R 2+3 and R 4+5.

Male terminalia. Epandrium nearly entirely concaved mid-dorsally, with ca 22 setae near posterior to ventral margins ( Figure 7A ). Surstylus pubescent except for dorsal portion, with four aristate processes on mesal surface, finger-like process at postero-ventral corner, ca 10 long prensisetae on distal margin, and a few stout, spine-like setae on inner surface ( Figure 7B ). Anterior portion of hypandrium slightly broadened at middle ( Figure 7C ). Vertical lobe of gonopod with two sclerotized basally fused M-shaped processes. Paramere with ca four sensilla submedially, articulated basally with aedeagus. Aedeagus separated into one pair of slender processes as long as paramere and strongly curved ventrally ( Figure 7D, E ); outer membrane erect basally ( Figure 7E ). Ejaculatory apodeme: apical plate with ca five pits on each lateral margin; stalk thick, long ( Figure 7F ).

Measurements. BL 53.50 mm in holotype; ThL 51.34 mm; WL 52.60 mm; WW 51.13 mm.

Indices. arb54/3, avd50.85, adf51.20, flw51.60, FW/HW50.35, ch/ o50.06, prorb51.00, rcorb50.75, vb50.30, dcl50.50, presctl50.65, sctl51.10, sterno51.00, orbito52.60, dcp50.23,sctlp51.00,C51.86,4c51.52,4v52.61, 5x51.55,ac53.50, M50.74, C3F50.71.

HOLOTYPE: „, Hunan: Mt Badagong , 7 September 2000, Y.-G. Hu leg. ( DBSU).

Distribution. China (Hunan).

Relationship. This species resembles A. (A.) macai and A. (A.) aristata in having the slender paramere, but is characteristic in having paramere with a process submedially.

Etymology. Patronym of the collector Ms Y. G. Hu.

Figures

Figure 7. Amiota (Amiota) huae Chen and Gao, sp. nov. „ (see Figure 4 for further explanation).