Papuakutara robustipenis, Lu & Webb & Zhang, 2018
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.2.9 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:85AC8A36-1287-4AE9-9E49-958ABDBB3ADB |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5986886 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FE220C47-2726-A877-22F1-FD43FBCBD0C5 |
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Papuakutara robustipenis |
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sp. nov. |
Papuakutara robustipenis View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figs. 2 View FIGURE 2 A–S)
Description. Length (including tegmen). Male: 5.9 mm.
Colour and external features as in generic description, forewing with brownish streak in each cell. Fore tibia with dorsal macrosetae arrangement of rows AD and PD 2+4.
Male abdominal apodemes as in figures 2Q–S. 2 nd acrotergite with trunk horizontal; neck slender. 1 st sternal apodeme with posterior lobes convergent distally. 2 nd sternal apodeme with posterior lobes reduced.
Male genitalia. Style with apophysis narrowly foot-shaped, preapical lobe distinct. Aedeagus robust, shaft evenly curved dorsally, cylindrical basally, laterally compressed distally and very broad distally in lateral view; elongate ventral process from socle similar in length to shaft, twisted to one side and tapered to acute apex.
Material examined. Holotype: male, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Wau, Wau Ecological Institute, 12–14.vii.1983, S.E. & P.M. Miller, 1200m, Montane Forest ( USNM).
Etymology. The specific epithet “ robustipenis ” refers to the robust aedeagus.
Remarks. This species differs from P. ficus by the characters indicated in the key.
USNM |
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History |
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