Mikrostyles latolobata Jaschhof

Jaschhof, Mathias, 2016, A review of world Diallactiini (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Winnertziinae), with the description of six new genera and seventeen new species, Zootaxa 4127 (2), pp. 201-244 : 237-238

Mikrostyles latolobata Jaschhof sp. nov.

Fig. 19

Diagnosis. The gonostylar body is elongate subtriangular; the long apical tooth, which appears to be flexible rather than rigid, is broad basally and whip-like apically (↓).

apically (↓).

The gonocoxal lobes are parallel-sided and broadly rounded

Other characters. Body length about 1.8 mm. Head. Postgenal setae about 10. Neck of fourth flagellomere 1.3 times longer than node. Palpus 0.8–0.9 times the head height, translucent sensilla partly two-branched. Wing length / width 2.5. Genitalia. Ejaculatory apodeme longer than ventral portions of gonocoxae ( Fig. 19 ).

Etymology. The species epithet is the Latin word for broad-lobed, with reference to the outline of the gonocoxal lobes.

Type material. Holotype. Male, Brunei, Ulu Temburong National Park, Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, 30 Jan.–16 Feb. 2015, lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, Malaise trap (#4), D. Kaspřák & M. Mantič (in UBDC). Paratype. Male, same data as the holotype (in NMPC).

Figures

FIGURE 19. Male genitalia of Mikrostyles latolobata (holotype male). Scale 0.05 mm.