Nanodromia phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003

Grootaert, Patrick & Shamshev, Igor V., 2012, The fast-running flies (Diptera, Hybotidae, Tachydromiinae) of Singapore and adjacent regions, European Journal of Taxonomy 5, pp. 1-162 : 119-120

Nanodromia phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003

Figs 177 , 182 , 189-192

Nanodromia phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003: 45 .

Diagnosis

Species with undifferentiated acrostichal and dorsocentral bristles. Hind femur broadly brownish on middle. Male mid femur slender and bearing thick black anterior bristle at apical quarter, mid femur

( Fig. 182 ) ventrally on apical third with curved flattened setae. Abdomen with gland-like structures ( Fig. 177 ) between tergites 4 and 5 and 5 and 6.

Distribution

Northeast Thailand (Loei Prov.).

Habitat and seasonal occurrence

This species occurs in dry mixed deciduous forest (about 500 m), collected in April and May.

Remarks

Nanodromia phukhao is similar to N. hutan sp. nov., but the latter has no thickened anterior preapical bristle on mid femur. It is not unlikely that it could be present in Singapore as well. The epithet 'phukhao' means mountain in Thai. 'Ph' is pronounced as a strong 'p' (not 'f') and 'kh' is a strong k. 'Khao' is pronounced as a rising tone.

Figures

Figs 172-177. Nanodromia, ♂. 172. N. hutan sp. nov., hind leg, anterior view. 173. N. hutan sp. nov., tip of hind tibia, dorsal view. 174. N. phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003, hind tibia, dorsal view. 175. N. narmjeud Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003, bladder-like gland between tergite 4 and 5, dorsal view. 176. N. narmkroi Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003, gland-like fields between tergites 4-5 and 5-6, dorsal view. 177. N. phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003, gland-like fields between tergites 4-5 and 5-6, dorsal view. (Figs 174-177 after Grootaert & Shamshev 2003).

Figs 181-185. Nanodromia, ♂, mid leg, anterior view. 181. N. narmjeud Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003. 182. N. phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003. 183. N. taksin Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003. 184. N. spinulosa sp. nov. 185. N. narmkroi Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003. (Figs 181-183, 185 from Grootaert & Shamshev 2003).

Figs 189-192. Nanodromia phukhao Grootaert & Shamshev, 2003, ♂ terminalia. 189. right epandrial lamella with cerci, dorsal view. 190. left epandrial lamella with hypandrium, lateral view. 191. left surstylus, dorsal view. 192. right epandrial lamella, lateral view. (after Grootaert & Shamshev 2003).