Loxocera (Imantimyia) anulata Wang & Yang, 1998

Zhou, Jiale & Yang, Ding, 2023, A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China, ZooKeys 1186, pp. 71-96 : 71

Loxocera (Imantimyia) anulata Wang & Yang, 1998

Figs 38 , 39

Loxocera (Loxocera) anulata Wang and Yang 1998a: 440, 454 (protologue). Holotype (♂): China, Hubei, Shennongjia, CAU.

Loxocera annulata : Buck and Marshall (2006b: 199) (listed, distribution). Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Loxocera anulata : Tang et al. (2021: 234) (catalogue, distribution).

Type material examined.

Holotype (♂): China, Hubei, Shennongjia, Dajiuhu, 1977.vii.9, leg. Huanguang Zou (CAU).

Distribution.

China - Hubei: Shennongjia.

Remarks.

Loxocera anulata was originally described as a member of the subgenus Loxocera Loxocera based on one male (the holotype) from Hubei, China ( Wang and Yang 1998a). The specific epithet of this species was spelled as anulata in its original description, where the authors ( Wang and Yang 1998a) intend to create the name from the Latin adjective anulatus, - a, - um (meaning ringed, referring to the annulations on the abdomen of this species), therefore it is considered as the correct original spelling. The subsequent usage of the specific epithet annulata ( Buck and Marshall 2006b) is treated as an incorrect subsequent spelling. Buck and Marshall (2006b) failed to assign this species (as L. annulata ) to a certain subgenus based on its brief original description. This species was catalogued by Tang et al. (2021) without subgeneric placement.

The holotype of L. anulata was examined during the present study. It satisfied the diagnosis of Loxocera s. lat. provided by Buck and Marshall (2006b). The sclerotized and sub-shining frontal vitta, the hiding lunule, the microtrichose on the alula, and the very reduced and bare male sternite 8 match the characters used to diagnose the subgenus Loxocera Imantimyia Frey, 1925 ( Buck and Marshall 2006b). Therefore, this species is herein transferred to Imantimyia .

Figures

Figures 38, 39. Loxocera (Imantimyia) anulata Wang & Yang, 1998, holotype, male 38 lateral habitus with labels 39 head and thorax, dorsal. Scale bars: 3 mm (38); 1 mm (39).