Twenty New Species Of Fifteen Genera Of The Afrotropical Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) Papp, László Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 2017 2017-10-20 63 4 377 427 9HW4C [464,759,909,935] Insecta Sphaeroceridae Philocoprella Animalia Diptera 29 406 Arthropoda species africana sp. nov.    Holotype( HNHM): male, R.S.A.: EasternCapeProv., ShamwariGameReserve, on elephant dung, Jan 11, GPS10, S33° 24’ 47.0’’ E26° 05’ 45.0’’,  301 m, No.14, leg. L. Papp& M. Földvári.   Paratypes: 74 males 66 females( HNHM)  1 male, 1 female( BMSA),  1 male, 1 female( NMSA), samedataasholotype. Size (inmm): bodylength 1.00 ( holotype), 0.95–1.15 ( paratypes); winglength 0.95 ( holotype), 0.875–0.98 ( paratypes), wingwidth 0.425 ( holotype), 0.40–0.45 ( paratypes). Description. Head. Fourpairsofmedium-longinterfrontals, twopairsoflateroclinatefronto-orbitals, plusfiveormoreshortthinfronto-orbitalpairs, twopairsofshort latero-clinateinter-ocellars, andoneinclinatepairofpostocellars. Parafacialiawithminute white hairs. Width of gena 0.05 mm, longitudinal axis of eye 0.225 mm. Genal seta 0.07 mm(holotypeandaparatypefemale), i.e. slightlylongerthanfirstperistomalseta. Ocel- lartrianglereachesmiddleoffrons. Firstflagellomereround, withlong ( 0.015mm) dense apicalhairs. Arista 0.36 mmlong, withshort ( 0.012 mm) cilia. Postpronotumwith 3 pairs ofsetae: onelowermedio-clinateshortseta, oneratherlargereclinatemedialsetaandone pairofmedio-clinatemedialsetae; onepairofposterior dc, scutellarsetae (  PAPP1973 b: fig. 151). Acrostichalsetulaewellordered, eightrowsonsuture. Presuturalseta 0.09 (0.085) mm long, twopairsofkepst, anteriorpairlessthanhalfofposteriorpair. Otherheadandtho- racic setae as in  Ph. italica. Wing very light brown, veins light brown. Costal vein both hori- zontallyanddorsallywith (5) 6–7 longsetaeof 0.06 mm, costagialsetaenotmuchlonger ( 0.07 mm). Second costal section 0.21 mm, third section 0.205 mm, ratio 1.03. Costal vein extending beyond tip of R 4+5by  0.175 –0.185mm. Inter-crossvein section ( RM-MM) of M 1+2, 0.08 mm, M-Mcross- vein 0.075 mm. Costalsetaupto 0.05 mm. Discalcelledged, visible appendagesof 0.05 mm. Alulanarrow, 0.05 mmbroad. Midtibialarmature: anterodorsals at 6/26 (medium), 13/26 (medium), 18/26 (long), posterodorsals at 9/26, 18/16 (long). No ventro-apicalsetaonmidtibia. Aratherstrongmidventralsetaat 15/26 andashortsubapicalventralseta. Hindtibiawithalongdorsalpreapicalsetaof 0.05–0.055 mmplusother (3–4 pairs) moredorsallonghair-likesetae. Bothantero-andpostero-apicalsetaeofmid tibiamedium-long ( 0.04 mm), i.e., definitelyshorterthanventralbasitarsalseta ( 0.06 mmin male, 0.07 mmin female). Tergite 5 much broader, but not much longer than sternite 5; sternite 5 subquadrate (Fig. 108), withsomescatteredlongsetae, averysmallsub-triangular medio-caudalpartwithfinehairsinca. 6 rows (Fig. 109). Synsternitepeculiar: sternite 8 occupiesitsentiredorsalpart, whilesternite 6 partnormal, sternite 7 partandventralpartof sternite 8 verysmall (Fig. 110). Epandriumshort (Figs 111, 115), epandrialcomplexclosed ventrally, cercionlyslightlylesssclerotised. Subepandrialsclerite (Fig. 112) large, much broaderthanlong, adarkerandmoresclerotisedsagittalpartandextendedlatero-ventral edges. Hypandrium (Fig. 115) peculiar, lateralpartsstronglyandbroadlyfusedtoepandrium, medialpart (“rod”) longandbroad, basallyY-shaped, proximalendconnectedto lateralparts, distalpartmoderatelyextendedhorizontally. Surstylus (Figs 113–114) short, notmuchhigherthanlong, withnumerouslongsetae, butnothickerthorns. Basiphallus elongatedventrally, butwithoutepiphallus (Fig. 117), distiphalluscompact. Phallapodeme (Figs 116–117) long, proximalendjoiningbasiphallusbroadlyextended, distalthirdformed byabroadhorizontalplate. Postgonite (Fig. 118) characteristic, withabroadbase, apical partinlateralviewgeniculate, apicalthirdslender, withbluntapex. Female: cercuswith 2 longsinuoushairs. Etymology. The specific epithet refers to its distribution in the Afrotropical region. Comments. Thisisthefirstdescriptionofthegenitaliaofaspeciesinthe genus  PhilocoprellaRichards. Thescutellarsetaein  P. africanaaresimilarto thatof  Rachispoda. It is out of the scope of this paper to revise  Philocoprella. In the collection at the HNHMthere are two additional undescribed Oriental species of the genus, as well as congeneric specimens from Nigeriaand Kenyathat have not beenidentifiedtospecieslevel. Theminutesizeofthespeciesmakesdifficult thestudyofthemorphology. Anadditionalproblemisthatthetypespecies ofthegenus,  Ph. arvernica(Richards, 1929), isknownonlyfromtheholotype, depositedattheLondonNHM (RohÁčeK etal. 2001). AsfarasIknow, ithas not been studied after the original description. It has only one pair of short setaeonscutellumdisc, whichisquiteunique. Ihaveseenseveralthousand  Philocoprellaspecimens (we captured more than 1000 specimens during our 2002–2005 project on the Hortobágy; PAPP 2007), but I have not seen any specimenwithonlyonepairofsetaeonthediscofscutellum. Thediagnosticfea- turesofthenewspeciesaresummarisedinthekeybelow. Key to the known species of  PhilocoprellaRichards, 1929(  Ph. arvernica(Richards)isnotconsidered)     1. R 4+5straight. C extending tip of R 4+5by a much longer section than mid basitarsus 2  – R4+5stronglyupcurved ( PAPP 1973 b: fig. 23F). Calmostreachingwing apex. C extending tip of R 4+5length of mid basitarsus 3   2. Five pairs of interfrontal setae. RM-MM to M-M section of M 1+21.5–2.0 times longer than cross- vein M-M. Female cercus with two very long, sinuoushairs. Mongolia.  Ph. mongolicaL. Papp, 1973  – Four pairs of interfrontal setae. RM-MM to M-M section of M 1+2hardly longerthancross- veinM-M. Dorsalhairoffemalecercusconsiderably shorter then apical hair  Ph. rectiradiataL. Papp, 1973 * 3. Malemidbasitarsuswithlongventralsub-apicalsetaandfemalecercus withtwolongsinuoushairs. Malegenitalia (Figs 108–118). Afrotropical  Ph. africana sp. n.  – Malemidbasitarsuswithoutlongsub-basalsetaorfemalecercuswith shorthairsonly. Palaearctic 4 4. Malemidbasitarsuswithoutlongsub-basalventralseta; femalecercus with 2 longsinuoushairs  Ph. quadrispina(Laurence) – Malemidbasitarsuswithlongsub-basalventralseta; femalecercuswith shorthairsonly  Ph. italica(Deeming)  Figs 108–118. Philocoprellaafricana sp. n., malepostabdomenandgenitalia. 108 = sternite 5 with contours of tergite 5, ventral view; 109 = medio-caudal part of sternite 5 inhigher magnification; 110 = synsternite, ventral view; 111 = epandrium with cerci and subepandrialsclerite, caudalview; 112 = subepandrialsclerite, broadestextension, i.e. subcaudal view; 113 = surstylus, caudalview; 114 = surstylus, inbroadestextension, i.e. asubventral- subcaudal view; 115 = hypandrium and epandrium, ventral view; 116 = phallapodeme, dorsalview 117 = phallusandphallapodeme, lateralview; 118 = postgonite, lateralview (BPh: basiphallus). Scale bars: 0.2 mmfor Figs 108, 110–111, 115, 0.1 mmfor Figs 109, 112– 114, 116–118 * I have to note here that the holotypeof  Ph. rectiradiatais mysteriously missing from theHNHMcollection. The 2 maleand 3 femaleparatypesarethere; theholotypewasnot found even in loan lists, etc. In the frame of the revision of  Philocoprellaone must return to thisproblem. HNHM, R No. & L. Papp & M. Foldvari. 301 -33.413055 1 26.095835 29 406 1 holotype [234,669,1087,1109] HNHM 29 406 140 66 74 paratype [676,942,1087,1109] BMSA 29 406 2 1 1 paratype NMSA 29 406 2 1 1 paratype