Pseudolycoriella breviseta Mohrig, 1999

Köhler, Arne, 2019, The genus Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 (Diptera, Sciaridae) in New Zealand, Zootaxa 4707 (1), pp. 1-69 : 58-59

Pseudolycoriella breviseta Mohrig, 1999

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Literature. Pseudolycoriella breviseta Mohrig, 1999 : Mohrig & Jaschhof (1999): 41, Fig. 21 a–f.— Macfarlane et al. (2010): 441.

Material studied. Holotype male. New Zealand: North Island , Northland , Waipoua Forest, 45 km northwest of Dargaville, sweep net, 31.12.1992, leg. M. Jaschhof ( PWMP) . Paratypes. 3♂♂ same location and same date as holo- type (all PWMP) . 2♂♂ North Island , Northland , Puketi Forest, Waipapa River Valley, sweep net, 01– 02.01.1993, leg. M. Jaschhof ( PWMP & SDEI) .

Description. See Mohrig & Jaschhof (1999).

Genetic distances. No genetic data available.

Remarks. Due to the numerous short spines on the gonostylus and the short whip-lash hairs Psl. breviseta belongs to the Psl. macrotegmenta complex. The lateral projections on the tegmen are unique among the species of the genus Pseudolycoriella . Unfortunately, no new records could be obtained; consequently, no genetic information for this species is available. According to the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (2019) the sixth paratype of Psl. breviseta (NZAC02016075) that was not examined in the present study is labelled with a different sampling locality compared to Mohrig & Jaschhof (1999). Instead of Puketi Forest the sampling locality is given as East Egmont (North Island, Taranaki, Mount Egmont National Park), which would be the southernmost locality of this species.

Figures

FIGURES 55–60. Pseudolycoriella macrotegmenta complex, hypopygia. 55. Pseudolycoriella fiordlandia sp. n. 56. Pseudolycoriella jaschhofi sp. n. 57. Pseudolycoriella frederickedwardsi Köhler 58. Pseudolycoriella tonnoiri Köhler 59. Pseudolycoriella breviseta Mohrig 60. Pseudolycoriella dentitegmenta sp. n.

FIGURES 20–24. Pseudolycoriella jejuna complex, Pseudolycoriella tewaipounamu sp. n., details of hypopygium. 20. Hypopygium, ventral. 21. Hypopygium, dorsal, tergite IX removed. 22. Hypopygium, ventral. 23. Tegmen, ventral. 24. Tegmen, dorsal. Abbreviations: ac = apical cavity; at = apex of tegmen; be = base of ejaculatory apodeme; be* = base of ejaculatory apodeme covered by the membranous area; dc = dorsal carina; df = dorsal fold; ea = ejaculatory apodeme; gc = gonocoxite; gs = gonostylus; ll = lateral lobe; ma = membranous area; mf = median fold; pa = parameral apodeme; pa* = parameral apodeme covered by integument; sp = gonostylar spine; wh = whip-lash hair.