Amiota (Amiota) balaenodentata Takada, Beppu and Toda

Chen, Hong-Wei & Toda, Masanori J., 2001, A revision of the Asian and European species in the subgenus Amiota Loew (Diptera, Drosophilidae) and the establishment of species-groups based on phylogenetic analysis, Journal of Natural History 35 (10), pp. 1517-1563 : 1549

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/002229301317067665
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5275667
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scientific name	Amiota (Amiota) balaenodentata Takada, Beppu and Toda
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Amiota (Amiota) balaenodentata Takada, Beppu and Toda View in CoL

Amiota (Amiota) balaenodentata Takada, Beppu and Toda, 1979: 114 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Prensisetae on surstylus small, pointed apically; paramere less sclerotized and densely pubescent distally, with one long and six to seven minute sensilla submedially; gonopod heavily sclerotized, posteriorly forming large, quadrate plate posteromedially bearing strongly sclerotized, claw-like projection and anterolaterally fused to hypandrium, anteriorly forming strongly sclerotized, thick, apically pointed vertical rod; aedeagal outer membrane with a pair of highly serrated, sclerotized processes.

Specimens examined. Japan: Hokkaido: Tomakomai : Holotype, 6 August 1977 EHU), 1, 27 July to 4 August 1979, 1, 20–27 July 1983, M. J. Toda leg.

Distribution. Japan (H okkaido).

R emarks. Takada et al. (1979) misjudged the highly serrated, sclerotized structure on the aedeagal outer membrane as the aedeagus. However, the real aedeagus is a strongly sclerotized, short rod fused to the base of paramere.