Psychoda paranaensis, Cordeiro, Danilo, Bravo, Freddy & De, Claudio J. B., 2011

Cordeiro, Danilo, Bravo, Freddy & De, Claudio J. B., 2011, Taxonomy of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) with the description of thirteen new species, Zootaxa 3101, pp. 1-37 : 26-27

Psychoda paranaensis , sp. nov.

( Figs 97–105 )

Etymology. The species name, paranaensis , is based on the type locality.

Diagnosis. Antenna with 14 flagellomeres, 12th and 13th fused together, 14th circular, shorter and separated from 13th; ascoids in Y; palpal formula 1.0:0.9:0.8:0.9; subgenital plate wider than long, with convex lateral margins and few setae restricted to the lobes; genital digit present; subgenital plate internally with curved lines lateral to the digit and in the base.

Female. Head ( Fig. 97 ): vertex, frons and clypeus pilose; hair patch of frons extending to facet row 1; eye bridge with 4 facets; eyes separated by 1.0 facet diameter; 5 supra-ocular setae; clypeus with 2 stronger lateral alveoli; antenna with 14 flagellomeres, the 3 apical reduced ( Fig. 98 ); 14th flagellomere circular, shorter, separated from 13th, 12th and 13th flagellomeres fused together; 11th and 13th flagellomeres with a spine each; scape cylindrical, 1.5 the length of the subspherical pedicel ( Fig. 99 ); ascoids in Y ( Fig. 98 ); palpal formula 1.0:0.9(0.89– 0.92):0.8(0.77–0.83):0.9(0.92–1.0) ( Fig. 100 ); labellum with 3 large and 1 small apical teeth and 1 lateral setae ( Fig. 101 ). Wing ( Fig. 102 ): Sc vein not extending beyond base of vein Rs; radial and medial forks complete, the medial fork sometimes apparently incomplete. Distitarsus with apical projection ( Fig. 103 ). Terminalia: subgenital plate wider than long, with convex lateral margins and few setae restricted to the lobes ( Fig. 104 ); genital digit present; subgenital plate internally with curved lines lateral to the digit and in the base, as illustrated ( Fig. 105 ); genital chamber wider than long.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype Ƥ BRAZIL, Paraná, Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva , 0 2.iii.1987, Malaise trap, Profaupar 4.5 ( DZUP). Paratypes: 2 Ƥ same data of holotype (1 DZUP, 1 MZUEFS)

Distribution. Brazil (Paraná).

Comments. This species ressembles P. aculeata Quate ( Costa Rica), but can be differenciated from that by shape and pilosity of subgenital plate. This species is morphologically similar to the species of subgenus Psychomora , but differenciate from them by the presence of spines in the 11th and 13th flagellomeres, the clear separation of 11th and 12th, and shape of apical flagellomere.

Figures

FIGURES 97 – 105. Psychoda paranaensis sp. nov.: 97. Head. 98. Antenna, apical flagellomeres. 99. Antenna: scape, pedicel and basal flagellomeres. 100. Palpus. 101. Labellum. 102. Wing. 103. Distitarsus. 104. Subgenital plate. 105. Subgenital plate, internal ornamentation. [Scale 0.5 mm (102), other pictures 0.06 mm].