Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) angelae 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 : 17-19

Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) angelae Bravo , sp. nov. ( Figs. 20–23 )

Type material. BRAZIL, Bahia, Sauípe, 12o 22’ S 37o 56’ W, holotype male, 14.XI.2004, F. Bravo col. (MZUEFS); 3 paratype males, same locality, date and collector as holotype (MZUEFS); Paraná, Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva , 3 paratype males, 02.III.1987, Profaupar ( DZUP); Espírito Santo, Santa Maria de Jetibá, Fazda Paulo Seick, 20o 02’ 31.9”S 40o 41’ 51.3”W, 11 paratype males, 29.XI­06.XII.2002. M.T. Tavarez col. (MZUEFS).

Etymology. Named in honour of Mrs. Angela, owner of the farm where the holotype was collected.

Diagnosis. Radial fork apical to medial fork; cercus with more than 20 tenacula; parameres longer than gonocoxite with parallel arms; aedeagus ending before posterior margin of post­hypandrial plate; aedeagal apodeme ending before gonocoxal bridge. Description. Male. Eyes separated by 2 facet diameters; interocular suture incomplete; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5X length of pedicel ( Fig. 20 ); pedicel spherical ( Fig. 20 ); flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical ( Figs. 20, 21 ); 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped ( Fig. 21 ). Palpus formula = 1.0:3.2:3.0:4.6. Wing with short Sc; radial fork apical to medial fork. Male terminalia ( Fig. 23 ): sternite 9 U­shaped; post­hypandrial plate with straight posterior margin. Gonostyle 1/2 length of gonocoxite. Sternite 10 triangular. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 25–26 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Arms of parameres parallel to basiphallus. Medial area of gonocoxal bridge narrow. Base of distiphallus U­shaped. Aedeagal apodeme ending before gonocoxal bridge.

Distribution. Brazil, Bahia (Sauípe), Espirito Santo (Santa Maria de Jequitibá), Paraná (Antonina).

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 26. Atrichobrunettia angelae Bravo, sp. nov. 20. Base of antenna, scape, pedicel and first two flagellomeres. 21. Third flagellomere. 22. Wing. 23. Male terminalia, dorsal. Atrichobrunettia longipennis Bravo, sp. nov. 24. Wing. 25. Male terminalia, lateral. 26. Male terminalia, dorsal.