Alara lingua Zelazny, 2011

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 26

Alara lingua Zelazny , sp. nov.

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Description. Forewings 2.0 times longer than wide. length 3.3–3.9 mm. Colour stramineous to light brown; apex of rostrum, mesonotum, as well as fore tibiae and fore tarsi dark brown; abdomen reddish brown dorsally, brown underneath, genitalia stramineous. Forewings strongly infuscated; veins of same colour but near costal and apical margins reddish, most of margins red. Hindwings infuscated. Rostrum not quite reaching end of abdomen; antennae and eyes small. 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, slightly produced at the sides. Genital styles elongated, proximal dorsal process wide, separated from base of distal process by a very small gap. Aedeagus with apical part slightly widening towards end, which bears two small, lateral, dorsal humps and a terminal, membranous lobe.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin noun ( lingua = a tongue) used in apposition.

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 3.3 mm, body 1.6 mm), PAPUA NEW GUINEA: PAPUA ; labels: 1) NEW GUINEA: (NE)/ Karimui , South of/ Goroka, 1000m./ 7. VI .1961 2) J.L. & M. Gressitt / Collectors 3) Rattan ( BPBM) . Paratype. INDONESIA: NORTH SULAWESI: Danau Alia , 1300m, 30.X.1985, station: 069, 1 ♂ (fw. 3.9), R . Bosmans and J. Van Stalle ( IRSNB) .

Distribution. New Guinea (Papua), and Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Diagnosis. Alara lingua is similar to A. quatei Zelazny from the Philippines and A. clava sp. nov. from Borneo. It can be distinguished from these by the fore and middle tibiae lacking a reddish coloration, it can be further separated from A. quatei by the lack of facial marks, and from A. clava by the shorter male aedeagus.