3.2. Phortica (Ashima) glabra species subgroup, new

Diagnosis. Palpus concave on subapicolateral surface (ch.9-1; Fig. 9C); abdominal sternite III widest among sternites (ch.23-1; Fig. 9E); sternite V with dense setulae on medial surface (ch.28-1; Fig. 9E); hypandrium asymmetric (ch.40-1; Fig. 9I); pregonite (Fig. 9G) with neither basal extension (ch.49-0) nor sensilla on basal portion (ch.53-0); aedeagus without spiny ornamentation on outer membrane (ch.55-1; Fig. 9G); aedeagal sheath with only 1 anterior or 1 posterior, strongly sclerotized postgonite on each side (Fig. 9H,I).

Shared characters. Dorsomedial, tentorial apodeme <3/5 basal, parallel portion of dorsolateral, tentorial apodeme (ch.1-1). Abdominal sternites III and IV wider than long (ch.22,24-1; Fig. 9E), with dense setulae on medial surface (ch.26,27-1; Fig. 9E). Setae on and/or near ventral margin of epandrium not denser than those on other portions (ch.32-0; Fig. 9F). Surstylus with peg-like teeth (ch.37-0). Pregonite with sensilla on submedial portion (ch.52-1). Sclerotized, posterior postgonites on aedeagal sheath medially separated from each other (ch.66-0).

Included species. Phortica (Ashima) glabra; P. (A.) idiasta; P. (A.) zhangyuanae; and P. (A.) takehiroi sp. nov.