Leptocera kovacsi Duda, 1925

Papp, L., 2012, A Review Of The Afrotropical Species Of Leptocera Olivier (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (3), pp. 225-258 : 238-243

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Leptocera kovacsi Duda, 1925 View in CoL

( Figs 34–44 View Figs 34–40 View Figs 41–48 , 75 View Figs 75–76 )

Leptocera (Paracollinella) Kovácsi DUDA, 1925: 56 .

For detailed synonymy see ROHÁČEK et al. 2001: 155.

Lectotype ( HNHM, designated here): 1) Abyssinia, Kovács [Ödön] – 2) Tshertsher, 1911. X. – 3) “ Paracollinella Kovacsi n. sp. m” – DET. DR. O. DUDA – 4) [red] TYPUS.

Paralectotypes ( HNHM): 5 males 11 females: same data; plus 1 male and 1 female which were sent to the MRAC as exchange material in the ‘70ies. 1 male [genital parts visible without any preparation] 1 female [with gen. prep.]: 1) Abyssinia, Kovács – 2) Dire-Daua, “ 1919. 11. 19. ” – 3) “ P. Kovacsi m” – DET. DR. O. DUDA . 1 male 1 female: 1) Abyssinia, Kovács – 2) Marako, 1912. III. – 3) “ P. Kovacsi m” – DET. DR. O. DUDA .

Other material: Ethiopia, leg. [András] Demeter , 1980 (all HNHM) : 1 male: Addis Ababa, Akaki river , No. 93, 29. IX .; 1 male 2 females: Menagesha forest, Mt. Wuchacha , 3. 12 .; 4 males 1 female: Mt. Wuchacha , 3. 12 .; 1 female: Ambo, No. 513., 23. XI.; 1 female: Mt. Menagesha , 26. 10 .

Redescription – Lectotype male. Body length 2.53 mm, wing length 2.29 mm, wing width c. 1.00 mm (not precisely measurable). Left fore tarsi lost, wings stuck to the abdomen, most of the scutellar setae broken off.

Body dark brown, grey microtomentose, mid and hind tarsi ochre. Gena below eye 0.105 mm, longest axis of eye 0.425 mm. Genal seta emerges dorsally to the level of peristomals, 0.14 mm long. Aristal cilia 0.025 mm. Mesonotum somewhat more shiny than in L. elgonensis . 1+3 dorsocentral pairs, anterior dorsocentral pair well anterior to suture. Five enlarged acrostichal bristles (the three on mm for Fig. 31 View Figs 28–33 , 0.1 mm for Figs 28–30, 32–33 View Figs 28–33

Scale bars: 0.4 mm for Fig. 34 View Figs 34–40 , 0.2 mm for Figs 35, 38, 40 View Figs 34–40 , 0.1 mm for Figs 36–37, 39 View Figs 34–40

0.2 mm for Figs 42–44, 46–48 View Figs 41–48 , 0.1 mm for Figs 41, 45 View Figs 41–48

view. Scale bars: 0.4 mm for Fig. 49 View Figs 49–53 , 0.2 mm for Figs 50–51, 53 View Figs 49–53 , 0.1 mm for Fig. 52 View Figs 49–53

right side broken off on lectotype). First acrostichal pair about as long as presutural dorsocentral pair, 2nd acrostichal pair definitely longer than presutural dorsocentrals. Anterior katepisternal seta thin, half as long as posterior one (the latter 0.48 mm). Wing ( Fig. 75 View Figs 75–76 ) light greyish, veins ochre, costa not unusually thickened. Mid tibia with antero-dorsals at 5/52, 10/52, 15/52 (very long), 35/52 (very long), dorsal setae at 32/52, 38/52 (very long); postero-dorsals at 10/52, 20/52 (very long), a posterior seta at 35/52. Posterior apical setae on mid tibia strongly unequal: posterodorsal one 0.05 mm, posteroventral one 0.135 mm

Male and female postabdomen and genitalia (based on preparations on paralectotypes). Male sternite 5 ( Figs 34–35 View Figs 34–40 ) wide but relatively short, with medium-sized bristles, posteromedial desclerotized area wide and shallow. Sternite 6 ( Fig. 34 View Figs 34–40 ) relatively long and wide (almost reaching right margin of sternite 5), mostly perpendicular to body axis. Epandrium with numerous setae, especially ventrally. Hypandrium ( Fig. 40 View Figs 34–40 ) with long and rather slender lateral arms, broad asymmetrical apodeme, and long posteromedial process. Cercus ( Fig. 37 View Figs 34–40 ) cylindrical with two pairs of laterally directed longer and some shorter setae. Anterior part of surstylus ( Fig. 39 View Figs 34–40 ) peculiar, robust with broad curved anterior part and a broad (but not very prominent) posterior part, the latter with a long caudal seta and a few other setae. Posterior part of surstylus ( Figs 37, 39 View Figs 34–40 ) long, ventrally directed apical bristle much shorter than surstylus, with two thick subapical setae and several long caudal setae on its mid section. Basiphallus comparatively small ( Fig. 38 View Figs 34–40 ), distiphallus with two tufts of hairs (subapically and ventrally). Phallapodeme ( Fig. 38 View Figs 34–40 ) distinctly longer than hypandrial apodeme. Basal part of postgonite ( Fig. 36 View Figs 34–40 ) strongly curved with less robust basal projection; apical 2/3 of postgonite almost straight, rather thick with numerous minute teeth in several rows subapically and on anterior edge of apical 1/3; apex rounded.

Female terminalia. Tergite 8 ( Fig. 43 View Figs 41–48 ) with short discal hairs and several marginal setae along ventral half. Sternite 8 ( Fig. 44 View Figs 41–48 ) small and rather short, with a narrow rounded medial and relatively large lateral lobes. There are two pairs of longer thin setae on sternite 8 caudally. Tergite 10 completely fused to cerci ( Fig. 42 View Figs 41–48 ), with two pairs of moderately long setae on tergal part, one pair of long setae plus several shorter setae on cercal part. Spermathecae ( Fig. 41 View Figs 41–48 ) very distinct: cylindrical (sub-cylindrical) and very elongate, with numerous apically curved spicules on basal 2/3. Sclerotised ducts of spermathecae short.

A lectotype was designated to rule out confusion with closely related species.

Distribution – Ethiopia, Zaire ( ROHÁČEK et al. 2001). The records from

Zaire (origination from VANSCHUYTBROECK 1959) appears questionable to me.