Lygistorrhina (Probolaeus) cerqueirai Lane, 1958

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Lygistorrhina cerqueirai Lane, 1958: 209 .

REMARK

The species was described by J. Lane based on a single male specimen. During the senior author’s visit to MZUSP in 2010, the holotype of the species was studied and photographed. Below is an emended description.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Holotype. Brazil • ♂; Amazonas, Igarapé de Mariano; 21.XI.1955; Elias and Rappe coll.; MZUSP.

EMENDED DESCRIPTION

Male

Head. Palpus ¾× as long as proboscis, rather densely setose; setae about as long as proboscis width. Median ocellus slightly anteriad of lateral ocelli, half the diameter of the latter; lateral ocelli semicircular. Flagellomeres bacilliform, about 3× as long as wide, each with single prominent dark seta near apex.

Thorax (Fig. 5C, D). Laterotergite with 16-17 setae; mediotergite with 6 setae; antepronotum with 5 setae; proepisternum with 6 setae. Mesonotum with short setae forming indistinct dorsocentral and acrostichal rows; with long setae in supra-alar rows and in posterior quarter of mesonotum.

Wing (Fig. 5B). Costa extends beyond R 5 to more than ½ of distance between R 5 and M 1; M 1 and CuA sinuous.

Terminalia (Fig. 5E, F). Tergite 9 ovoid, entirely setose, with dense patch of strong spines on apex. Gonostyli parallelsided, slightly curved inwards, with an apical scoop-shaped tooth. Gonocoxal apodemes heavily sclerotised.