Dissomphalus rokrok, Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2016
publication ID |
1243-4442 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039887BF-DE75-7A0D-FF0A-0DE338C3FE4B |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Dissomphalus rokrok |
status |
sp. nov. |
Dissomphalus rokrok n. sp.
Figures 68, 163, 254, 480-481
TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype, ♂, Papua New Guinea. New Guinea ( SE), Mt. Giluwe, 2300-2400m, 5.VI.1963, Sedlacek, Bishop ( BPBM).
DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 2.3 mm. Head and mesosoma dark castaneous; metasoma castaneous. Head (Figure 68). Mandible with four apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe subtrapezoidal; median tooth subangulate; median carina complete apically and straight in profile. Frons weakly coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin ecarinate, weakly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas ecarinate. Metasoma (Figure 163). Tergal process with very shallow, circular and sublateral pair of depression, 0.5 x as long as tergite II, diverging posterad, with very long and thin setae on lateral area; each depression with small tubercle on its anterior area, conical in longitudinal section, very low, entirely laterad, without pit on top. Hypopygium (Figure 254) with median stalk evenly narrow, 1.3 x as long as hypopygial plate; lateral stalk triangular; posterior margin weakly concave. Genitalia (Figure 480-481). Aedeagal dorsal body with apex lower than parameral apex, evenly narrow, narrowing progressively apicad;
FIGURES 437-450
Male genitalia. 437-439, D.nek n.sp. 437, dorsal view. 438, ventral view. 439, aedeagus in lateral view,a,dorsal body,b,ventral ramus. 440-443, D.niuspapa n.sp. 440, aedeagus in lateral view,a,dorsal body,b,ventral ramus. 441, dorsal view. 442, ventral view. 443, apex of aedeagal ventral ramus in ventral view. 444-445, D.nus n. sp. 444, dorsal view. 445, ventral view. 446-450, D.opis n. sp. 446, dorsal view. 447, ventral view. 448, apex of aedeagal ventral ramus in latero-ventral view. 449-450, apex of aedeagal dorsal body. 449, ventral view. 450, latero-ventral view.Scale bars 125 µm, except 443, 449-450 - 62 µm. FIGURES 451-462
Male genitalia. 451-453, D. papai n. sp. 451, dorsal view. 452, ventral view. 453, aedeagus in lateral view, a, dorsal body,b, ventral ramus. 454-456, D.pepa n. sp. 454, dorsal view. 455, ventral view. 456, apex of aedeagal dorsal body in lateral view. 457-459, D.pike n. sp. 457, dorsal view. 458, ventral view. 459, aedeagus in lateral view,a, dorsal body, b, ventral ramus. 460-462, D. pikinini n. sp. 460, dorsal view. 461, ventral view. 462, apex of aedeagal dorsal body in ventral view.Scale bars 125 µm.
apex with small and angled projection on ventral region. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex as high as aedeagal dorsal
body apex; apical region rounded, narrow and smooth. Genital ring strongly produced, each half straight in dorsal view.
FEMALE: Unknown.
ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition rokrok means frog in Tok Pisin.
BPBM |
Bishop Museum |
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