Temaleia birmitica, BLAGODEROV & GRIMALDI, 2004

BLAGODEROV, VLADIMIR & GRIMALDI, DAVID, 2004, Fossil Sciaroidea (Diptera) in Cretaceous Ambers, Exclusive of Cecidomyiidae, Sciaridae, and Keroplatidae, American Museum Novitates 3433 (1), pp. 1-76 : 45-47

Temaleia birmitica , new species

Figure 64 , Plate 6D

DIAGNOSIS: As for the genus.

DESCRIPTION: Body length = 2.17 mm (holotype)/ 2.03–2.38 mm (paratype); wing length = 1.96 mm (holotype)/ 1.50–2.07 mm (paratype). Head: Pedicel rounded, length about equal to width. Flagellum 14­segment­ ed; flagellomere length about twice the width. Eyes large, densely setose. Occiput covered with numerous short setae. Clypeus setose. Palpi 3­segmented, very short, palpomeres with length about equal to width. Labella longer than palpi. Thorax: Scutum irregularly covered with short setae and with long lateral, dorsocentral, and acrostichal setae. Scutellum with three pairs of long bristles. Laterotergites and mediotergite with several protruding bristles. Wing membrane with microtrichia and macrotrichia, located mostly in distal half of wing. Costa ends at tip of R 5, not reaching wing apex. Sc long, meets C before base of M3. Sc 2 apical. R 1 very short, 1.5Χ length of r­m. M3 section 3Χ length of r­m. M 1 meets wing edge at wing apex. M 1 and M 2 fork 2.5Χ as long as M3 section. Base of M 3+4 and CuA fork at level of M3 base. M 3+4 and CuA curved gently caudad. Legs: Fore coxae with anterior and anterolateral setae. Mid coxa with lateroapical setae, hind one with posteroapical setae. Tibial spurs short, no longer than maximum tibial diameter. Tibial and tarsal bristles absent. Tibial setulae irregular. Abdomen pubescent, with 7 visible segments, 8th small and retracted. Ninth tergite large, oval. Female: Cerci one­segmented, bacilliform, setose. Male: Gonocoxites and gonostyli long, slender, bacilliform. Gonostyli slightly curved inside at apex, saberlike.

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MATERIAL: Holotype AMNH Bu­483a, female; paratypes AMNH Bu­060, male, Bu­ 054, male. Myanmar: Katchin , from amber mines near Myitkyina.

ETYMOLOGY: The species epithet is a reference to Burma, the former name of the country where the amber originates.

Figures

Figs. 64–68. Temaleia and Lecadoniella. 64. T. birmitica, n.sp., holotype AMNH Bu­483a. 65. L. parvistyla, n.sp., holotype MCZC 6941. 66. Wing. 67. Male genitalia ventrally. 68. Male genitalia dorsally.