Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) longipenis Bravo

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 : 19

Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) longipenis Bravo , sp. nov. ( Figs. 24–27 )

Type material. Brazil, Bahia, Serra da Jibóia, 12o 22’ S 37o 56’ W, holotype male, 27.07.2000. F. Bravo col. (MZUEFS); 2 paratype males and 1 female, same locality, date, and collector as holotype; Bahia, Barrolândia, EGREB, 24.XII.1998, 1 paratype male, Santos, J. R. col. (MZUEFS); Paraná, Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva , 0 2.03.1987. Seven paratype males, Profaupar, 4.5 ( MZUP); Espírito Santo, Santa Maria de Jetibá, Fazda Paulo Seick, 20o 03’ 31,9’S 40o 41’ 51,3”W, 2 paratype males, 29.XI–06.XII.2002. M.T. Tavarez col. (MZUEFS).

Etymology. longipennis Latin , refers to length of the elongate distiphallus.

Diagnosis. Radial fork at same level as medial fork; cercus with more than 20 tenacula; parameres longer than gonocoxite with divergent arms; aedeagus ending after posterior margin of post­hypandrial plate; aedeagal apodeme ending before gonocoxal bridge.

Description. Male. Eyes separated by 2 facet diameters; interocular suture incomplete or V­shaped; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical, 1.5 X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical, 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped. Palpus formula = 1.0:4.6:4.0:4.6. Wing with short Sc; radial fork at same level as medial fork; CuA sclerotized. Sternite 9 U­shaped; posthypandrial plate invaginated at posterior margin. Sternite 10 triangular. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 25–28 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Parameres well sclerotized with divergent arms. Medial area of gonocoxal bridge narrow. Base of distiphallus U­shaped. Aedeagal apodeme ending before gonocoxal bridge.

Female. Similar to male except as follows: subgenital plate (S8) narrow, with pair of lobes; lobes wider than widest section of subgenital plate ( Fig. 27 ).

Distribution. Brazil, Bahia (Serra da Jibóia, Barrolândia), Espírito Santo (Santa Maria de Jetibá), Paraná (Antonina).

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 26. Atrichobrunettia angelae Bravo, sp. nov. 20. Base of antenna, scape, pedicel and first two flagellomeres. 21. Third flagellomere. 22. Wing. 23. Male terminalia, dorsal. Atrichobrunettia longipennis Bravo, sp. nov. 24. Wing. 25. Male terminalia, lateral. 26. Male terminalia, dorsal.

FIGURES 27 – 33. Atrichobrunettia longipennis Bravo, sp. nov. 27. Female, subgenital plate. Atrichobrunettia bispinata Bravo, sp. nov. 28. Wing. 29. Male terminalia, ventral. 30. Male terminalia, dorsal. Atrichobrunettia brevicornis Bravo, sp. nov. 31. Fourth flagellomere. 32. Maleterminalia, cercus. 33. Male terminalia, dorsal.