Lordiphosa Basden, 1961

Fartyal, Rajendra S., Sati, Pradeep C., Pradhan, Sushmika, Kandpal, Mukul C., Toda, Masanori J., Chatterjee, Rabindra N., Singh, Birendra K. & Bhardwai, Asha, 2017, A review of the genus Lordiphosa Basden in India, with descriptions of four new species from the Himalayan region (Diptera, Drosophilidae), ZooKeys 688, pp. 49-79 : 49

Genus Lordiphosa Basden

Lordiphosa Basden, 1961: 186 (as a subgenus of Drosophila ); Laštovka and Máca 1978: 404; Okada 1984: 571. Type species: Drosophila fenestrarum Fallén, 1823.

Lordiphosa : Grimaldi, 1990: 121 (new status as genus); De and Gupta 1996: 131; Bächli et al. 2004: 250.

Diagnosis.

Prementum thicker in ventral than in dorsal portion from lateral view (Figs 2B , 3C , 4A ), ventrally more or less expanded in posterior view (Figs 2C , 4B ). Paramere ventrobasally articulated with hypandrium (Figs 1D , 2H , 3E , 4E, F , 7D ). Hypandrium lacking paramedian setae.

Figures

Figure 1. Lordiphosa neokurokawai (Singh & Gupta, 1981) (♂ ♀ from Kunming, Yunnan, China): A cibarium: anterior sensilla (a s), medial sensilla (m s), posterior sensilla (p s) and sensilla campaniformia (s c) (dorsal view) B foreleg tarsus C periphallic organs: epandrium (epand), cercus (cerc) and surstylus (sur) (caudal view) D, E phallic organs: aedeagus (aed), aedeagal apodeme (aed a), gonopods (gon), hypandrium (hypd) and paramere (pm) (D ventral view E lateral view) F ♀ terminalia: tergite VIII (8 T), epiproct (epiprct), hypoproct (hyprct) and oviscapt (ov) G spermatheca. Arrowheads indicate the diagnostic characters. Scale bars 0.1 mm.

Figure 2. Lordiphosa curva Fartyal & Toda, sp. n. (♂ ♀ paratypes from Chopta Forest, Uttarakhand, India): A occiput: dorsolateral arms (dl a) and dorsomedial arm (dm a) of tentorial apodeme and supracervical setae (spc s) B, C proboscis: prementum (premnt) (B lateral view C posterior view) D foreleg tarsus E, F periphallic organs (E caudolateral view F caudal view) G, H phallic organs (G ventral view H lateral view) I ♀ terminalia J spermathecae. Scale bars 0.1 mm.

Figure 3. Lordiphosa antillaria (Okada, 1984) (♂ ♀ from Bagdogra, Assam, West Bengal, India): A ♂ left lateral habitus B antenna C mouthparts (lateral view) D periphallic organs (caudolateral view) E, F phallic organs (aedeagal apodeme broken) (E ventral view F ventrolateral view) G ♀ terminalia H spermatheca. Scale bars 0.5 mm A; 0.1 mm B-H.

Figure 4. Lordiphosa ayarpathaensis Kandpal & Singh, sp. n. (♂ ♀ paratypes from Ayarpatha, Nainital district, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India): A, B proboscis (A lateral view B posterior view) C, D periphallic organs (C caudolateral view D caudoventral view) E, F phallic organs: aedeagal basal processes (aed b p) (E ventral view F lateral view) G, H ♀ terminalia: perineal plate (per pl) (G lateral view H ventral view) I spermatheca. Scale bars 0.1 mm.

Figure 7. Lordiphosa srinagarensis Sati & Fartyal, sp. n. (♂ paratype from HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India): A head (frontal view) B periphallic organs (caudolateral view) C, D phallic organs (C ventral view D lateral view). Scale bars 0.1 mm.