Mycomyiella wangi
| Notice: | This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions.
If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale):
Citation formats to copy and paste
BibTeX: @article{Gammelmo2004Zootaxa625, RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Gammelmo2004Zootaxa625">{{Citation |
Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Mycetophilidae
Genus: Mycomyiella
Name
Mycomyiella wangi Gammelmo, Øivind, 2004 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Mycomyiella wangi Gammelmo, Øivind, 2004, Zootaxa 625: 27-29.
Materials Examined
Type material: Holotype male,TANZANIA, Tanga region, West Usambara Mountains, Mazumbai, 26.xi.– 4.xii. 1990, ZMB's Tanzania Expedition, (ZMUN). Paratypes: as for holotype except 1 male, 31.x. 1990; 1 male, 31.x.– 2.xi. 1990; 1 male, 4.11.1990; 1 male, 12–20.xi. 1990; 2 males, 29.xi. 1990.
Etymology
Etymology: Named after Gunnar Wang for all help and support during the present study. Diagnostic characters: The male can be separated from all other species in the genus in having a simple, narrow, slightly curved gonostylus.
Description
Description Male (n= 7). Total length 2.87–3.69, 3.33 mm. Coloration: Head light brown to brown. Palpomeres and other mouthparts brown. Ocellar area dark brown. Face light yellowbrown, posterior parts of head light brown. Antennae light yellow; scape, pedicel and base of first flagellomere yellow. Antepronotum yellow. Scutum light brown to brown with 3 yellow longitudinal bands. Anepisternum and preepisternum yellow. Scutellum light brown to brown. Laterotergite light brown to brown. Mediotergite brown. Coxae yellow, femura tibiae and tarsi light brown. Tergite 1 light brown, tergite 2 yellow, with narrow brown median line and posterior brown band, tergite 3 brown, tergite 4 yellow with broad brown median line, tergite 5–6 brown, tergite 7 yellow. Sternite 1–4 yellow, sternite 5–6 yellow, with brown lateral patches, sternite 7 yellow. Terminalia light brown to brown. Head: Head 0.50–0.55, 0.53 mm long; 0.54–0.60, 0.59 mm wide. First flagellomere about 1.5 times as long as wide; second flagellomere as long as wide. Clypeus 0.12–0.15, 0.13 mm long; with lateral and apical setae. Ocellar area 0.12–0.13, 0.13 mm wide; placed below upper margin of compound eye. Some setae in front of ocellar area. Posterolateral portion of frons densely setose; setae reaching just below ocellar area. Face bare. Mouthparts elongated. Palpomere 4 with 2–5 setae subbasally, palpomere 3 with several setae in basal twothirds. Palpomere ratios (2–5) as: 1.00: 2.80: 3.00: 4.40. Thorax: Total length 1.17–1.24, 1.20 mm. Scutum0.97–1.04, 1.01 mm long; scutellum 0.13–0.18, 0.16 mm long. Legs: Leg measurements and ratios as in Tables 4 & 5. Wings: Wing 2,65– 2.88, 2.77 mm long; 0.98–1.10, 1.04 mm wide. Sc 1 missing. Sc ending in R 1 slightly distally to middle of small cell. Apical part of Sc bearing 7 –12, 9 macrotrichia. R 4 /Rscell 1.0 to 2.0 times as long as wide. CuA fork slightly distal to M fork. Wing measurements are given in Table 6. Abdomen: Length of abdomen 2.53–2.78, 2.71 mm; tergite 5 0.66–0.86, 0.75 mm wide. Male terminalia (Figs 27–30). Tergite 8 wide, with several posterolateral setae. Tergite 9 with short, bare lobes; setose medially. Gonocoxite with lateral setae; with long, narrow, bare lobes; with clubshaped, sparsely to strongly setose prolongations. Gonostylus simple, weakly curved, setose. Aedeagus of median size, covered with short setae, with strong setae subapically. Sternite 8 large, broadly rounded apically, densely setose in apical half. Female: Unknown.
Distribution
Distribution: Known from the type locality in the West Usambara Mountains in NorthEast Tanzania only.
Taxon Treatment
- Gammelmo, Øivind; 2004: A review of the Afrotropical genus Mycomyiella Matile, 1973 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae, Mycomyini), with the description of six new species, Zootaxa 625: 27-29. doi
This treatment was originally uploaded by Plazi, compare this treatment on Plazi. Unless this treatment has been substantially changed on Species-ID, Plazi requests to maintain a link back to the original repository.
