Phortica (Phortica) huazhii Cheng & Chen, 2008

Huang, Jia, Gong, Lu, Tsaur, Shun-Chern, Zhu, Lin, An, Keying & Chen, Hongwei, 2019, Revision of the subgenus Phortica (sensu stricto) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from East Asia, with assessment of species delimitation using DNA barcodes, Zootaxa 4678 (1), pp. 1-75 : 39-40

Phortica (Phortica) huazhii Cheng & Chen, 2008

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Phortica (Phortica) huazhii Cheng & Chen in Cheng et al. 2008: 623 .

Diagnosis. Aedeagal median rod sometimes bifurcated apically, with 2 processes subapically ( Fig. 17C , psa; small and symmetrical in the specimens from Hainan, as fig. 26 in Cheng et al. 2008) and 3 pairs of slender, slightly asymmetrical processes submedially ( Fig. 17C ); aedeagal basal bridges lacking slender process in the specimens from Xizang ( Fig. 17C ).

Specimens examined. CHINA: 1♂ ( SCAU), Caiyanghe, Pu'er , Yunnan, 22°35'41''N, 101°06'20''E, alt. 1420m, 27.ix.2009 , L. Wang; 15♂ (5♂ in KIZ, 5♂ in SCAU, 5♂ in TMNS), Beibeng, Motuo , Xizang, 29°19'00''N, 95°20'00''E, alt. 800–1010m, 29.ix–3.x.2010 , J.J. Gao, Y.R. Su, L. Wang, L. Wu; 2♂ ( KIZ), Menglun, Mengla , Yunnan, 21°54'57''N, 101°16'23''E, alt. 680m, 28.ix.2011 , H.W. Chen, J.J. Gao; 1♂ ( SCAU), Baihualing, Baoshan , Yunnan, 25°17'50''N, 98°48'12''E, alt. 1400m, 24.viii.2013 , Q.S. Gao; 5♂, Guanlei, Mengla , Yunnan, 21°38'39''N, 101°09'52''E, alt. 620–740m , 2♂ ( KIZ) on 14.xi.2013 , J.J. Gao, 3♂ ( SCAU) on 23.v.2016 , J. Huang , Y.Q. Liu, Y.L. Wang ; 1♂ ( SCAU), Muyiji Park, Ximeng , Yunnan, 22°37'15''N, 99°35'42''E, alt. 1200m, 30.iv.2016 , J. Huang; 16♂ ( SCAU), Mengdong, Cangyuan , Yunnan, 23°10'08''N, 99°13'52''E, alt. 1320m, 6.v.2016 , J. Huang , Y.Q. Liu, Y.L. Wang, L. Zhu ; 1♂ ( SCAU), Nabang, Yingjiang , Yunnan, 24°39'51''N, 97°35'31''E, alt. 700m, 17.v.2016 , J. Huang; 66♂ ( SCAU), Botanic Garden, Ruili , Yunnan, 24°01'12''N, 97°51'33''E, alt. 1170m , 21♂ on 23.v.2016, 22♂ on 22.viii.2016, 7♂ on 6.xi.2017, 16♂ on 22.iv.2018, H.W. Chen, L. Gong, J. Huang , B.X. Li, Y. Lin, Y.Q. Liu, Y.L. Wang, L. Zhu ; 6♂ ( SCAU), Wenquan, Changning , Yunnan, 24°35'34''N, 99°55'18''E, alt. 1530m, 16.viii.2016 , H.W. Chen, L. Gong, Y.Q. Liu; 6♂ ( SCAU), Mengyuan, Mengla , Yunnan, 21°47'29''N, 101°22'59''E, alt. 876m, 18.xii.2017 , H.W. Chen, L. Gong; 6♂ ( SCAU), Mengma, Menglian , Yunnan, 22°13'44''N, 99°22'37''E, alt. 1140m, 15.iv.2018 , H.W. Chen, L. Gong, Y. Lin.

Distribution. China (Hainan, Yunnan *, Xizang *).

Figures

FIGURE 17. Phortica (Phortica) huazhii Cheng & Chen, 2008 from Motuo, Xizang, China, male. A. Epandrium and cercus (lateral view); B. Surstylus (frontal view); C. Hypandrium, aedeagus, gonopod and subapical processes (psa), and aedeagal apodeme (lateral view); D. Paramere (lateral view). Scale bars = 0.1 mm.