Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) brevicornis Bravo

Bravo, Freddy, 2006, The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe, Zootaxa 1134, pp. 1-28 : 21

Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) brevicornis Bravo , sp. nov. ( Figs. 31–33 )

Type material. BRAZIL, Paraná, Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva , holotype male, 20.IV.1987, Malaise, Profaupar ( DZUP); 1 paratype male, same locality and date as holotype ( DZUP); 2 paratype males, same locality as holotype, 02.III.1987, Profaupar ( DZUP).

Etymology. brevicornis Latin , refers to the small length of the parameres.

Diagnosis. Radial fork apical to medial fork; parameres triangular, divergent; Aedeagal apodeme wide uniformly, ending at gonocoxal bridge.

Description. Male. Eyes separated by 1.5 facet diameters; interocular suture V­shaped; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical ( Fig. 31 ), 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped ( Fig. 31 ). Palpus formula = 1.0:3.0:2.7:3.9. Wing with short Sc, indistinct, position indicated by sparse band of scars; radial fork apical to medial fork. Male terminalia ( Figs. 32, 33 ): sternite 9 U­shaped; post­hypandrial plate 1.5 X length of gonocoxite. Gonostyle 1.5X length of gonocoxite. Sternite 10 triangular. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 14 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Parameres short, well sclerotized, divergent. Aedeagal apodeme wide, ending at gonocoxal bridge.

Distribution. Brazil, Paraná (Antonina).

Figures

FIGURES 27 – 33. Atrichobrunettia longipennis Bravo, sp. nov. 27. Female, subgenital plate. Atrichobrunettia bispinata Bravo, sp. nov. 28. Wing. 29. Male terminalia, ventral. 30. Male terminalia, dorsal. Atrichobrunettia brevicornis Bravo, sp. nov. 31. Fourth flagellomere. 32. Maleterminalia, cercus. 33. Male terminalia, dorsal.