Stegana (Steganina) zhaofengi, Cheng, Gao & Chen, 2009

Cheng, Yu, Gao, Jian-Jun & Chen, Hong-Wei, 2009, Stegana ornatipes species group from the Oriental Region (Diptera: Drosophilidae), Zootaxa 2216 (1), pp. 37-48 : 47-48

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2216.1.3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5334578

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039987AC-FFC8-FF86-FF31-704CC01B96B3

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Stegana (Steganina) zhaofengi
status

sp. nov.

Stegana (Steganina) zhaofengi View in CoL sp. nov.

(Figs 27–30)

Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂ ( SCAU, No. 120657), CHINA: Mengla, Xishuangbanna , Yunnan, 600 m, ex tussock, 23.iv.2007, JJ Gao . Paratypes: CHINA: 6♂ 6♀ (2♂ 2♀ in KIZ; 2♂ 2♀ in SCAU, Nos 120658-65), same data as holotype, 21–24.iv.2007, HW Chen, JJ Gao ; 2♂ 1♀ ( SEHU), Menglun, Xishuangbanna , Yunnan, 800 m, ex tussock, 17.iv.2007, JJ Gao, F Zhao .

Diagnosis. Aedeagus composed of 2 pairs of rod-like processes, and with 4 strongly sclerotized projections on each side and several arista-like spinule (Fig. 30).

Description. Male and female: Pedicel brown; first flagellomere black. Palpus yellow basal 1/3, black distal 2/3. Katepisternum brown on upper 2/3, yellow on lower 1/3. Legs brown, white on basal part of fore femur and all knee joints, yellow on 2nd to 5th tarsomeres of all legs. Sternites brown. Male terminalia: Epandrium with approximately 14 setae near posterior to ventral margin on each body-side (Fig. 27). Cercus with sporadic pubescence dorsally (Fig. 27). Plate between hypandrium and aedeagus lacking pubescence (Fig. 30).

Measurements. BL = 2.38 mm in holotype (range in 4♂ 5♀ paratypes: 2.25–2.31 mm in ♂, 2.06–2.78 mm in ♀); ThL = 1.19 mm (1.09–1.13 mm in ♂, 1.00– 1.34 mm in ♀); WL = 1.92 mm (1.76–1.90 mm in ♂, 1.78–2.33 mm in ♀); WW = 1.08 mm (1.02–1.04 mm in ♂, 0.96–1.28 mm in ♀). Indices: arb = 8/7 (7–9/6–8), avd = 0.73 (0.76–0.87), adf = 1.36 (1.18–1.64), flw = 2.00 (1.82–2.00), FW/HW = 0.37 (0.35–0.40), ch/o = 0.08 (0.08–0.09), prorb = 1.05 (1.08–1.21), rcorb = 0.71 (0.75–0.89), vb = 0.30 (0.22–0.32), dcl = 0.41 (0.39– 0.53), presctl = 0.59 (0.47–0.72), sctl = 1.56 (1.52–1.61), sterno = 0.84 (0.76–0.94), orbito = 2.29 (2.00–2.60), dcp = 0.21 (0.18–0.21), sctlp = 1.11 (1.05–1.20), C = 1.80 (1.69–1.90), 4c = 1.30 (1.20–1.38), 4v = 1.74 (1.58–1.86), 5x = 1.18 (1.08–1.33), ac = 10.00 (7.00–10.00), M = 0.57 (0.50–0.62), C3F = 0.65 (0.62–0.73).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. Patronym of the collector Dr. F Zhao (SCAU).

KIZ

Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Drosophilidae

Genus

Stegana

Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF