Taxonomy of fungus gnats allied to Neoempheria ferruginea (Brunetti, 1912) (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), with descriptions of 11 new species from Japan and adjacent areas Author Sueyoshi, Masahiro text Zootaxa 2014 3790 1 139 164 journal article 45970 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.1.6 bc52b393-d1b1-43c3-9491-d3b9d47ef9b0 1175-5326 226715 87AB27EC-DC05-48F3-8AB7-5C317B275AF5 Neoempheria cuneata sp. n. [Japanese name: kusabi-nagamado-kinoko-bae] ( Figs. 2 f, 3f, 6, 14a, 14b) Description. Body length: 4.3 mm . Wing length: 4.5 mm . Wing ( Fig. 3 f): vein sc-r ending basal 3/14 of anterior margin of cell r1. Vein Rs longer than distance between basal end of vein Rs and apical end of vein sc-r. Male : genitalia yellow in ground color, gonocoxal projection yellow, sternal projection of S9 black, basal portion of aedeagus yellow. S9 ( Fig. 14 a: S9) narrow, 1/4 as wide as long, with sternal projection ( Fig. 14 a: sp) keel-like in shape. Gonocoxite ( Fig. 14 a, b: gc) without gonocoxal lobe. Gonostylus ( Fig. 14 a: gs) slender, apical 1/4 less than 1.5 times as wide as base. Aedeagus ( Fig. 14 a, b) dilated at apical half, without projections. Sclerotized part of aedeagus ( Fig. 14 a: sa) tapered to apex, with slender, angled lateral extension. Female unknown. FIGURE 14. Male holotypes of Neoempheria cuneata sp. n. (a, b) and N. denticulata sp. n. (c, d ). a, c , 9th abdominal segment and aedeagus in ventral view. b, d , male gonocoxite, gonostylus, and aedeagus in left lateral view. Scale bars = 0.50 mm. Abbreviations: sp, sternal projection of sternite 9; refer to Fig. 9 for others. Specimen examined. Holotype . Male. “ Japan , Ryûkyû/ Sonai-dake/ Iriomote-jima/ 11.x.2001 / K. Sugishima leg.”, green disk label, “Ne.2040” (HUM). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Latin and refers to the sternite 9, which is wedge-like ( cuneatus ) in ventral view ( Fig. 14 a). Distribution. Japan (Ryukyus) ( Fig. 6 ). Remarks. This species is distinguished from other species similar in general appearances by the male sternite 9, which is wedge-like in shape when viewed ventrally ( Fig. 14 a).