Trichosiopsis antimelanoma antimelanoma

Taxonavigation

Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Sciaridae
Genus: Trichosiopsis
Species: Trichosiopsis antimelanoma

Name

Trichosiopsis antimelanoma antimelanoma  unpublished

Type material

Holotype: ♂, 15.–31.07.2016, leg. Jostein Kjærandsen, TSZD-JKJ-104039 in TSZD

Type locality

Norway, Troms, Tromsø, Hansmarkmyra, 69.648 N, 18.918 E

Further material studied

Norway: 1 ♂, Sør Trøndelag, Trondheim, Tiller, River Nidelva, S of "Tillerbruaa", Malaise trap, Stur et al., 26.6.–13.7.2019, BAB466700 in NNTU.

Diagnosis and discussion

The subspecies is mainly based on its unique COI sequence and its Northern distribution. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma s. str. is at present only known by two specimen from Norway and is morphologically and genetically distinctive from other species. The nearest neighbour is recorded from the Austrian Alps and defined as the distinct subspecies Trichosiopsis antimelanoma remschakae.

DNA Barcoding

The COI sequence is assigned to BOLD:ADL1265 (n=1, K2P: 4.98%)

Etymology

The name was coined as being similar to melanoma because it is located at the opposite position in the phylogenetic clade of the melanoma complex.

Distribution

Norway.

Images

Figure 1. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), habitus, scale 1.0 mm  Figure 2. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), hypopygium, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 3. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), gonostylus (ventral view), scale 0.1 mm  Figure 4. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), aedeagal complex, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 5. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), 4th antennal flagellar segment, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 6. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), palpus, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 7. Trichosiopsis antimelanoma male (holotype), wing, scale 1.0 mm