Claudiotendipes froehlichi, Andersen & Mendes & Pinho, 2017

Andersen, Trond, Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Pinho, Luiz Carlos, 2017, TWO NEW NEOTROPICAL CHIRONOMINAE GENERA (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) Abstract, CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 30 (30), pp. 26-54 : 33-37

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5324/cjcr.v0i30.2029

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4253DC36-B9D8-4D36-B71E-6116FF1E22AD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7994375

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038787FB-5B21-FFE6-D188-FAAAFB7FBC1C

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Felipe

scientific name

Claudiotendipes froehlichi
status

sp. nov.

Claudiotendipes froehlichi new species

http://zoobank.org/ 087B77F5-597F-46B0-A5B9- 0A96804EBC71

Type material: Holotype: BRAZIL, Bahia, Camacan, Serra Bonita , córrego 1, 15°23’28”S, 39°33’56”W, 820 m a.s.l., 31.vii.2008, Malaise trap, AR Calor, L Lecci, LC Pinho, RA Moretto, 1 male with larval and pupal exuviae (reared) (MZUSP) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: BRAZIL, Bahia, Camacan, Serra Bonita , córrego 3, 15°23’02”S, 39°34’10”W, 805 m a.s.l., 01–04.viii.2008, Malaise trap, AR Calor, L Lecci, LC Pinho, RA Moretto, 2 males (MZUSP) GoogleMaps ; as previous except córrego 2, 15°23’10”S, 39°34’03”W, 819 m a.s.l., 01.viii.2008, hand net, 1 male ( MZUFBA); GoogleMaps as previous except Barreiras, Rio de Janeiro, Cachoeira Acaba Vida , 11°53’40”S, 45°36’06”W, 722 m a.s.l., 14.x.2008, light trap, AR Calor, RL Mariano, S Mateus, 1 male ( MZUFBA) GoogleMaps . Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis, P4A-P514, 22°26’51”S, 43°00’48”W, 1453 m a.s.l., E Shimabukuro, 1 male ( MZUSP) GoogleMaps . São Paulo: Ubatuba, Pico do Corcovado, P 1M-C50, 23°27’52”S, 45°11’55”W, 222 m a.s.l., E Shimabukuro, 1 male ( MZUSP); GoogleMaps Estação Ecológica Boracéia, Salesópolis, Rio Claro , poço Verde , 10.x.2004, light trap, CG Froehlich et al., 3 males ( ZMBN); GoogleMaps as previous except 18.ix.2002, AS Melo, CG Froehlich, RL Mariano, A. Prather, R Blatnik, 1 male ( ZMBN); GoogleMaps as previous except córrego Venerando, 12.xii.2001, CG Froehlich et al., 1 male ( MZUSP); GoogleMaps as previous except Parque Estadual Campos do Jordão, Campos do Jordão, córrego Galharada , 22°41’40”S 45°27’36”W, 757 m a.s.l., 03.x–03.xi.2005, Malaise trap, MR Spies, 1 male ( INPA); GoogleMaps as previous except 20.viii.2006, light trap, LS Lecci, 1 male ( INPA). GoogleMaps Santa Catarina: Parque Estadual da Serra Furada, Grão-Pará , 28°11’28”S 49°23’30”W, 508 m a.s.l., #01, 13.x.2012, light trap, LC Pinho, AC Ganzer, LS Gomes, AG Parise, 1 male ( UFSC); GoogleMaps Urubici , Rio Canoas , 28°01’41”S 49°22’36”W, 1014 m a.s.l., #29, 08.i.2013, light trap, LC Pinho, MC Novaes, MF Haddad, 3 males ( UFSC) GoogleMaps .

Etymology: Like the genus name, the specific epithet honors Dr. Claudio G. Froehlich.

Diagnostic characters: See key.

Description

Male (n = 8–10, except when otherwise stated). Total length 2.33–3.05, 2.79 (6) mm. Wing length 1.39–1.99, 1.69 mm. Total length / wing length 1.63–2.05, 1.79 (6). Wing length / length of profemur 1.72–2.02, 1.88.

Coloration. All whitish, wings hyaline without markings.

Antenna. AR 0.91–1.13, 1.04. Ultimate flagellomere 407–514, 461 µm long.

Head ( Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ). Temporal setae 9–13, 12; including 3–4, 4 inner verticals, 2–5, 4 outer verticals, and 3–4, 4 postorbitals. Clypeus with 9–14, 11 setae. Frontal tubercle indicated as paler area to small knob. Tentorium, stipes and cibarial pump as in Figure 3B View Figure 3 . Tentorium 115–152, 136 µm long; 29–37, 33 µm wide. Stipes 106–118, 113 µm long; 27(1) µm wide. Palp segment lengths (in µm): 24–30, 27; 26–38, 35; 118–158, 140; 104–148, 128; 159–230, 197. Third palpomere with 2–4, 3 sensilla, longest 13–20, 15 µm long.

Thorax ( Fig. 3C View Figure 3 ). Antepronotum with 0–1, 0 seta. Dorsocentrals 9–15, 11; acrostichals 6–13, 10, all decumbent, starting close to antepronotum; prealars 2–3, 2. Scutellum with 5–9, 6 setae, uniserial. Wing ( Fig. 3E View Figure 3 ). VR 1.16–1.24, 1.21. Brachiolum with 1–2, 1 setae; R 15–24, 19; R 1 with 6–11, 9; R 4+5 with 23–36, 31 setae; other veins and cells bare. Squama bare.

Legs ( Fig. 3D View Figure 3 ). Scale of fore tibia 6–9, 8 µm long; spur of mid tibia 41–52, 48 µm long; spur of hind tibia 47–66, 54 µm long. Comb on mid tibia 12– 20, 18 µm long; comb on hind tibia 16–27, 22 µm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 49–59, 54 µm; of mid tibia 48–57, 52 µm; of hind tibia 52–64, 58 µm. Lengths and proportions of legs as in Table 1 View Table 1 .

Hypopygium ( Figs 3F, G View Figure 3 ). Tergite IX covered with microtrichia, with 3–6, 4 setae to each side of base of anal point; anal tergite bands ending slightly above base of anal point. Laterosternite IX with 0–3, 2 setae. Anal point weakly spatulate, 23–39, 28 µm long, 10–14, 13 µm wide at base, 4–6, 5 µm wide medially, 7–10, 8 µm wide near apex, Transverse sternapodeme 41–61, 53 (7) µm long, nearly straight. Phallapodeme 54–70, 67 (7) µm long. Gonocoxite 91–122, 106 (7) µm long. Superior volsella 38–48, 40 µm long, 11–15, 13 µm wide at base, 3–8, 4 wide at apex, with 2 dorsal and 2 lateral setae. Median volsella with 1–2, 1 setae. Inferior volsella 59–82, 64 µm long, 15–25, 19 µm wide at base, 6–9, 7 µm wide at apex, with 4–5, 5 simple setae, 1–2, 1 stout apical seta on main branch and 3–5, 4 apically split setae on side-branch. Gonostylus 96–120, 105 µm long. HR 0.85–1.13, 1.02 (7). HV 2.91–2.98 (3).

Female. Unknown.

Pupa (exuviae, n = 1). Total length 3.19 mm.

Coloration. Exuviae pale with brownish caudolateral spur.

Cephalothorax. Frontal apotome ( Fig. 4A View Figure 4 ) subtriangular, 340 µm long, 296 µm wide. Frontal setae 144 µm long. Thorax ( Fig. 4B View Figure 4 ) 695 µm long. Thoracic horn ( Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ) with 4 branches. Dorsal antepronotal seta hair-like, about 53 μm long; lateral antepronotal hair-like, not measurable. Precorneals close together, hair-like, both about 30 μm long. Dc 1 31 μm long, Dc 2 35 μm long, Dc 3 33 μm long, Dc 4 21 μm long; Dc 1 1 μm in front of Dc 2, Dc 2 117 μm in front of Dc 3, Dc 3 29 μm in front of Dc 4. Wing sheath 1.07 mm long, without nose or pearl row.

Abdomen ( Fig. 4D View Figure 4 ). Tergites I and IX bare; tergites II–IV with median field of fine shagreen and anterior band of slightly stronger shagreen, tergite IV with median field barely separated from anterior band; tergite V with continuous median, fine shagreen; tergite VI with widely separated anterior and posterior transverse fields of fine shagreen; tergites VII–VIII with anterolateral patches of fine shagreen. Sternites bare. Hook row on tergite II with 26 caudal hooklets in single, 148 μm wide row. Conjunctive IV/V with about 120 spinules in 4–5 rows. Pedes spurii B well developed posteriorly on segment II; pedes spurii A lacking. Segment VIII caudolateral spur ( Fig. 4E View Figure 4 ) 160 μm long, with 3 strong apical teeth.

Abdominal setation. Segment I without L setae, segment II with 2–3 non-taeniate L setae, segments III–IV each with 3 non-taeniate L setae, segments V–VIII each with 4 taeniate LS setae. Dorsal and oral (‘O’) setae apparently present on segments II–VII, segments I and VIII apparently each with single pair of dorsal setae.

Anal lobe. Fringe with 18 taeniae. Male genital sac overreaches anal lobe by 76 μm.

Larva (cast skin, n = 1). Total length not measurable. Head capsule 340 µm long. Postmentum 115 µm long.

Coloration. Head capsule yellowish brown with postoccipital margin, teeth of mandible and lateral teeth of mentum darker brown.

Head. Antenna as in Figure 5B View Figure 5 . Antenna with 6 segments; AR 1.06; length of antennal segments (in µm): 113, 35, 37, 8, 17, 10; blade 73 µm long; Lauterborn organs about 8 µm long; ring organ 58 µm from base in first segment. Pecten epipharyngis ( Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ) consisting of single plate with 12 teeth; 17 µm wide. Premandible ( Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ) 81 µm long. Mandible ( Fig. 5E View Figure 5 ) 94 µm long with pale dorsal tooth and 3 inner teeth. Seta subdentalis well developed; seta interna with 2 main branches. Mentum ( Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ) 83 µm wide, with 8 pairs of mental teeth; median pair short, pale yellowish brown; first lateral about twice as long, pale yellowish brown; second lateral about equally long, darker brown; third lateral about three times as long as median, darker brown; 4–7 lateral pairs gradually shorter, darker brown. Ventromental plate ( Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ) curved, 66 µm wide, distance between plates 35 µm.

Abdomen. Procercus with 12 anal setae. Posterior parapods each with 13 claws.

Distribution and ecology

This species is apparently widely distributed along the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil, ranging from 220 m to over 1450 m altitude between latitudes 11° and 28°S. The larva was collected in leaf debris in a first order stream which flows through a forested area in Serra Bonita, Bahia State. Similar conditions occur at other localities where adults were collected in light or Malaise traps.

MZUSP

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

ZMBN

Museum of Zoology at the University of Bergen, Invertebrate Collection

INPA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia

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