Agnesiella (D.) exigua Huang & Zhang, 2022
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5094.2.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:72945796-D3AC-4B14-99BB-8874FAD383CD |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6301516 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A6F124-2F4E-FFCF-91C3-F9D9FD3BFDDD |
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Plazi |
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Agnesiella (D.) exigua Huang & Zhang |
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sp. nov. |
Agnesiella (D.) exigua Huang & Zhang View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figs 34, 38, 42, 46 View FIGURES 33–48 , 137–142 View FIGURES 137–142 )
Measurement. Male, 3.81 mm (including wings).
Body infuscate ( Figs 34, 38 View FIGURES 33–48 ). Face with brown transverse streaks on brownish frontoclypeal area, lorum brownish, anteclypeus and upper parts of gena black-brown ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 33–48 ). Vertex testaceous near coronal suture. Pronotum with 7 patches black-brown and remaining most parts suffused with reddish. Most of scutellum red ochre with triangles dark brown; central area light yellow ochre with 2 small dark brown patches ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 33–48 ). Forewing with 2 broad brownish bands, one at base and other at central part of basal half, most of remaining parts covered with smoky infuscate pattern; brochosome field reddish ( Figs 34, 38 View FIGURES 33–48 , 137 View FIGURES 137–142 ).
Abdominal apodemes reaching center of 5th abdominal sternite. Male pygofer side with 2 bands of setae longitudinally near ventral margin; posterior margin with a few scattered rigid microsetae near upper part, and a short horn-like appendage on central part ( Fig. 138 View FIGURES 137–142 ). Subgenital plate subapically with a small protrusion bearing 3 peglike setae apically ( Fig. 139 View FIGURES 137–142 ). Paramere without subapical protrusion ( Fig. 140 View FIGURES 137–142 ). Aedeagal shaft straight with an arched lamellar ventral extension terminally, and a ventral appendage near base bearing 2 long digitiform branches directed upwards ( Figs 141, 142 View FIGURES 137–142 ).
Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Sichuan Province, Moxi , 1600m, Alnus nepalensis , 5-XI-1999, coll. I. Dworakowska. Paratype: 1♂, same data as holotype .
Etymology. The specific name is derived from Latin word “exiguus which means “weak, referring to its underdeveloped paramere and aedeagus ( Figs 140, 141 View FIGURES 137–142 ).
Notes. The new species resembles Agnesiella (Draberiella) olena , but differs in the male paramere without a subapical protrusion ( Fig. 140 View FIGURES 137–142 ), and in aedeagal shaft with ventral appendage shorter and upper branch of ventral appendage longer than lower one ( Figs 141, 142 View FIGURES 137–142 ).
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