Alara anulus Zelazny, 2011

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 17

Alara anulus Zelazny , sp. nov.

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Description. Forewings 2.2 times longer than wide, length: male 2.9–3.0 mm (mean = 3.0, n= 3), female about 3.4 mm. Colour stramineous to light brown; margins of facial carinae above eyes red; apices of fore and middle femora red; fore and middle tibiae with a light grey ring just before middle; all tibiae with red tips; abdomen stramineous to light brown, in males slightly orange in apical half, genitalia stramineous. Forewings faintly infuscated; lighter at base of clavus, in first two costal cells (except around first subcostal sector), around middle of Ms1 and tip of Cu1, as well as near apical margin; veins light brown, stramineous in the pale areas; costa and apical margin orange. Hindwings very faintly infuscated. Rostrum not quite reaching tip of abdomen; antennae elongated. Forewings with Sc+R fork in basal third; Ms1 branched before its middle, bases of Ms1 and Cu1 connected by a cross-vein. Male genitalia with pygofer narrow. Genital styles broad, slightly tapering towards end; proximal dorsal process pointed, strongly sclerotized at tip. Aedeagus with dorsal part of stem just before apical part membranous bearing minute teeth; apical part short without lobes or processes.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin noun ( anulus = a ring) used in apposition.

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 2.9 mm, body 1.5 mm), INDONESIA: WEST PAPUA; labels: 1) NEW GUINEA: NETH ./ VOGELKOP: Bomberai / 700–900 m / VI-5-'59 2) Alpinia 3) J.L. Gressitt / Collector ( BPBM) . Paratypes. Same data as holotype, 2 ♂ (fw. 2x3.0) 1 ♀ (fw. 3.4) ( BPBM) .

Distribution. New Guinea ( Indonesia, West Papua).

Diagnosis. Alara anulus is characterized by the tibiae having red tips, the forewings being faintly infuscated, and the male aedeagus lacking any lobes or processes.