Macrosteles parafalcatus, Naveed & Zhang, 2018
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.8 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2B602ED7-DB75-465F-9D0C-B83E7143A6E0 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5957245 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD7821-FFFF-FFFE-FF3B-FD7CDF55FA2B |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Macrosteles parafalcatus |
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sp. nov. |
Macrosteles parafalcatus View in CoL sp. nov.
Figs. 5A–J View FIGURE 5 , 6A–C View FIGURE 6
Coloration and morphology. Ground colour yellow ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ). Crown with pair of dark spots at posterior margin, pair of dark transverse streaks present at the anterior margin interrupted medially but forming transverse dark band between eyes and ocelli ( Fig. 5A, D View FIGURE 5 ). Forewing with yellowish brown tint ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ).
Male abdomen. Male 2nd acrotergite with trunk V-shaped, anterior processes broad; neck slender, longer than half of trunk width. 2nd tergal apodeme developed, reaching margin of tergite posteriorly. 1 st sternal apodeme with posterior lobes rounded, almost as long as basal width. 2nd sternal apodeme developed with posterior lobes about 1.5X as long as basal width, extending beyond sternum margin.
Male genitalia. Pygofer lobe broad, with comb-like tubercle at caudo-ventral margin ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 ). Valve triangular ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ). Connective Y-shaped, with stem almost equal to arms in length ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ). Style apophysis truncate, preapical lobe moderately developed ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ). Aedeagal shaft slender, smooth, with apical appendages moderately long, evenly curved dorsally, sickle-shaped in lateral view, in posterior view forming narrow V-shaped apex ( Fig. 6B–C View FIGURE 6 ).
Type material. Holotype: ♂, Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kaghan Valley , 2500m, August 2016, coll. Hassan Naveed . Paratypes: 3♂♂, 5♀♀, same data as holotype .
Remarks. This species is similar to M. falcatus Zhang & Lu , but can be distinguished by the aedeagal shaft, which is shorter and smooth laterally, 2nd acrotergite with neck longer, lateral processes long and anterior processes well-separated from each other compared to M. falcatus .
Etymology. ‘Para’ means similar. Since this species is similar to M. falcatus it was named parafalcatus .
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