Asphondylia mineira Maia, 2023
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https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.024 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A09B1E-D14E-3069-1894-FD4CFD32FB9D |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Asphondylia mineira Maia |
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sp. nov. |
Asphondylia mineira Maia , sp. nov. ( Figs. 5-8 View Figure 5 View Figure 6 View Figure 7 View Figure 8 )
Diagnosis: Male hypoproct deeply bilobed; ovipositor with needle part 1.7-1.9 X length 7 th sternite; pupa:
antennal horn with apical part 1.3 X length of basal part, upper frontal horn simple, 0.08 X length of antennal horn, lower frontal horn tridentate, 0.02 X length of antennal horn, teeth not aligned, lateral teeth conspicuously above mesal tooth, 8 th abdominal segment with 8-9 dorsal spines in the posterior row.
Male: Body: 3.90 mm long (N = 1). Head ( Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ): 0.55 mm long, 0.55 mm wide (N = 1), eye facets hexagonal, closely appressed; antennae: flagellomeres 1 and 2 not fused, scape truncated conical, setose, 0.14 mm long, 0.08 mm wide (N = 1), pedicel globose, setose, 0.08 mm long, 0.07 mm wide (N = 1), 1 st- 3 rd flagellomeres cylindrical (other flagellomeres missing), 0.05 mm wide, circumfila longitudinally wavy ( Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ), proportion flagellomere neck-node: 1:10.5; frons with 10 setae (N = 1); mouth parts: labrum long-attenuate, 0.08 mm long, 0.05 mm wide; hypopharynx of the same shape of labrum, with long lateral setulae anteriorly direct- ed, 0.13 mm long, 0.05 mm wide; labella elongate and convex, 0.07 mm long, 0.04 mm wide (N = 1), with lateral and mesal setae; palpus about 0.22 mm long (N = 1), all segments with setae. Thorax: scutum with two dorsocentral rows of setae, setae more abundant anteriorly and posteriorly, one lateral row of setae on each side of scutum, extending from base to distal margin, scales intermixed; scutellum with scattered setae; anepimeron setose, anepisternum setose; remaining pleural sclerites bare; legs: first tarsomere of each leg with an apical hook-like projection 0.045 mm long (N = 2) ( Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ), legs: tarsal claws curved beyond midlength, isomorphic, empodium shorter than claws ( Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ); wing: length 2.45 mm (N = 1) ( Fig. 5E View Figure 5 ). Abdomen ( Fig. 6A View Figure 6 ): trichoid sensilla not visible; 1 st- 7 th tergites sclerotized, rectangular with a posterior row of setae, few lateral setae and mostly covered elsewhere with scales, 8 th tergite narrow, mesally constricted bare; 2 nd- 8 th sternites more sclerotized than tergites; 2 nd- 7 th sternites rectangular with a posterior row of setae, several setae at midlength, few lateral setae, mostly covered elsewhere with scales, 8 th sternite rectangular, entirely covered with setae, more abundant posteriorly, and mostly covered elsewhere with scales. Terminalia ( Fig. 6B View Figure 6 ): gonocoxite short and stout, 0.18 mm long, 0.11 mm wide (N = 1), gonostylus spherical 0.7 mm long, 0.075 mm wide (N = 1), teeth 0.02 mm long, 0.04 mm wide (N = 1), hypoproct weakly bilobed, rounded apically.
Female: Body length: 3.80-5.50 mm (N = 6). Head ( Fig. 7A View Figure 7 ): 0.55-0.65 mm long, 0.60-0.70 mm wide (N = 4), antennae: scape 0.15-018 mm long, 0.07-0.09 mm wide (N = 4), pedicel 0.07-0.08 mm long, 0.08-0.09 mm wide (N = 5), 1 st- 11 th flagellomeres cylindrical, circumfila comprising two longitudinal bands connected sub basally and apically by two transverse bands ( Fig. 7B View Figure 7 ); 15-32 frontal setae; mouthparts: labrum 0.11-0.13 mm long, 0.05-0.06 mm wide (N = 4), hypopharynx 0.18-0.20 mm long, 0.05-0.06 mm wide (N = 4), labellum 0.08-0.09 mm long, 0.05-0.06 mm long (N = 4), palpus 0.18-028 mm long (N = 4): 1 st segment globose, 2 nd and 3 rd segments cylindrical. Thorax: anepimeron setose.Legs:tarsal claws curved beyond midlength, anisomorphic, less robust on foreleg than on mid and hindlegs, apical hook-like projection of first tarsomere with 0.05-0.08 mm long (N = 4) ( Fig. 7C View Figure 7 ), empodium shorter than claws ( Fig. 7D View Figure 7 ); wing: length 3.75-4.00 mm (N = 5) ( Fig. 7E View Figure 7 ). Abdomen ( Fig. 7F View Figure 7 ): 1 st- 7 th tergites, rectangular with a posterior row of setae, few lateral and mesal setae, mostly covered elsewhere with scales,basal pair of trichoid sensillae, 8 th tergite with posterior margin with lobes 0.17-0.21 mm long (N = 4), 2 nd- 6 th sternites rectangular with a posterior row of setae, few lateral setae, group of mesal setae, mostly covered elsewhere with scales, basal pair of trichoid sensillae, 7 th
sternite 0.68-0.85 mm long (N = 6), 2.1-2.5 X length sternite 6 (N = 6), with posterior margin more sclerotized mesally, rectangular with distal and mesal group of setae, lateral setae, mostly covered elsewhere with scales, basal pair of trichoid sensillae; sternite 8 not sclerotized; ovipositor: needle part 1.31-1.45 mm long (N = 6), 1.7-1.9 X length sternite 7 (n = 6). Other characters as in male.
Pupa ( Fig. 8A View Figure 8 ): Color: brownish. Body length: 4.50-4.90 mm (N = 2). Head ( Fig.8B View Figure 8 ): dorsal plate 0.06 mm long, 0.09 mm wide (n = 1); face with lateral projection; antennal horn triangular, 0.38 mm long (N = 2), apical part 1.37 X length of basal part, inner margin serrated; apical seta 0.05 mm long (N = 2), 0.5 X wide of antennal flagellomere; upper facial horn simple, 0.03 mm long (N = 2), triangular, as long a width of basal flagellomeres; lower facial horn tridentate, 0.01 mm long (N = 2), 0.2 X length of antennal horn,teeth triangular, not aligned,lateral teeth conspicuously above mesal tooth triangular; A. mineira ), ratio between 6 th and 7 th sternite length in females (1.75-1.90× in A.gaucha and 2.2-2.5× in A.mineira ), shape of antennal horns in pupae (more pointed apically in gaucha than in A. mineira ), length of prothoracic spiracle (about 2 times longer in A. mineira than in A. gaucha ), and number of dorsal spines in the posterior row of 2 nd abdominal segment (more numerous in A. gaucha than in A. mineira ).
Möhn, 1959 described Asphondylia ajallai from El Salvador.This species induces bud galls on Lepidaploa canescens (Kunth) H. Rob. (recorded as Vernonia canescens Kunth. ), Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H. Rob. (recorded as Vernonia patens Kunth. ) and Vernonia sp. (Asteraceae) . It is known from the female and larva. Only females of Asphondylia gaucha and A. ajallai can be compared to each other.They differ from it mainly in the length of empodium (longer in A. gaucha than in A. ajallai ) and shape of tarsal claws (more curve in A. gaucha than in A. ajallai ) ( Fig. 9B View Figure 9 ). Larvae and females of Asphondylia mineira can be compared with those of A. ajallai . The spatula of A. mineira has longer mesal teeth and wider anchor base than in A. ajallai ( Fig. 9C View Figure 9 ). Furthermore, A. mineira has three lateral papillae on each side of the spatula, while A. ajallai has four ( Fig. 9C View Figure 9 ). Females of both species have empodia subequal in length. Nevertheless, the tarsal claws of A. mineira are more curve than those of A.ajallai .
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