Brunettia (Neobrunettia) itabunensis Bravo, 2002

Bravo, Freddy, 2006, The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe, Zootaxa 1134, pp. 1-28 : 10-11

Brunettia (Neobrunettia) itabunensis Bravo, 2002 ( Fig. 2 )

Brunettia itabunensis Bravo, 2002: 181 –183

Brunettia soteropolitana Bravo, 2002: 183 –184 (type locality: Brazil, BA, Salvador). syn. nov.

Comments. The males of this species can be recognized by the following characteristics: eyes contiguous; Sc and CuA unsclerotized; aedeagus ending after the posterior margin of the post­hypandrial plate.

Material examined. Brazil, Bahia: Itabuna (holotype male, 2 paratype males and 1 male), Salvador (holotype male and 1 male).

Female. Description. Eyes separated; complete interocular suture; antenna with 15 antennomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres eccentric; ascoids C shaped; radial fork situated proximal to medial fork; subgenital plate with 2 lobes ( Fig. 2 ).

Distribution. Brazil: Bahia: Salvador, Itabuna.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 8. Brunettia itabunensis Bravo. 2. Female, subgenital plate. Atrichobrunettia ampla Bravo sp. nov. 3. Base of antenna, scape and pedicel. 4. Antenna, first and second flagellomeres. 5. Antenna, flagellomeres 14, 15, and 16. 6. Wing. 7. Male terminalia, dorsal. 8. Male terminalia, lateral.