Zelodia toyae Sharkey, 2012
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.26.2527 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/26B4E73C-65B5-4589-AB1D-BBD907DE0FDA |
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scientific name |
Zelodia toyae Sharkey |
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sp. n. |
Zelodia toyae Sharkey ZBK sp. n. Fig. 18 View Figure 18
Diagnosis.
Hind femur all pale; mesoscutum entirely pale; hind tibia mostly pale except apex black; median ocellus about as wide as or wider than space between lateral ocelli; stigma partly yellow.
Description.
Body length 7.6 mm. Head. 41 flagellomeres. Median ocellus diameter equal to the space between lateral ocelli. Vertex sparsely and weakly punctate. Mesosoma. Notauli partly smooth, otherwise with weak punctures. Metapleuron sparsely covered with setae. Fore wing cells hyaline basally, weakly infuscate apically, veins yellow basally except costa mostly melanic, veins melanic apically and around parastigma, stigma yellow in basal third. Hind tarsal claw bifid. Length/width of hind femur 2.25/0.54 = 4.2. Lateral surface of hind femur punctate. Metasoma. Length/width ratio of MT1, 1.28/0.59 = 2.2. Ratio of widest point of MT1 to narrowest point 0.59/0.325 = 1.8. Color. Yellow except as follows: flagellum melanic, lateral surface of scape brown, apex of hind tibia and entire tarsus melanic.
Molecular data.
TaxaBank#/BOLD Process ID/Genbank Accession: H381/ATRMK205-11/JQ763448.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality in northwestern Thailand.Distribution map can be found at http://purl.org/thaimap/toyae
Etymology.
Dedicated to Ms. Chayanit (Toy) Satatha. Toy was the sorter of Diptera for the TIGER project and is currently a technician at QSBG. The species name reflects her nick-name, Toy.
Material examined.
Holotype ♀. H0381 [QSBG], Thailand, Namtok Mae Surin NP, Car park, 19.36°N, 97.988°E, MT, 27.iv-4.v.2008.
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