Psychoda serrana, sp. nov.

(Figs 123–131)

Etymology. The species name, serrana, is based on type locality.

Diagnosis. Antenna with 14 flagellomeres, the 3 apical reduced and separated, 12th and 13th subequal, 14th shorter; palpal formula 1.0:1.2:1.0:1.1; subgenital plate subrectangular, longer than wide, pilose on distal half, internally with a lateral curved line and a large bilobed structure; genital digit present.

Female. Head (Fig. 123): vertex, frons and clypeus pilose; hair patch of frons extending to facet row 1; eye bridge with 4 facets; eyes separated by 1.0 facet diameter; 6 supra-ocular setae; interocular suture absent; clypeus with 2 stronger lateral alveoli; frontoclypeal suture absent; antenna with 14 flagellomeres, the 3 apical reduced and separated, 12th and 13th subequal, 14th shorter (Fig. 124); spine present on 11th flagellomere; scape cylindrical, 2.0 the length of the subspherical pedicel (Fig. 125); ascoids in Y; palpal formula 1.0:1.2:1.0:1.1 (Fig. 126); labellum with 4 apical teeth and 2 lateral setae (Fig. 127). Wing (Fig. 128): Sc vein ending just beyond base of vein Rs; radial and medial forks complete. Distitarsus with apical projection (Fig. 129). Terminalia: subgenital plate subrectangular, longer than wide, bilobed, pilose on distal half (Fig. 130); genital digit present; subgenital plate internally with a lateral curved line and a large bilobed structure (Fig. 131); genital chamber damaged during preparation.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype Ƥ BRAZIL, Paraná, São José dos Pinhais, Serra do Mar, BR 277 km 54, 15.xii.1986, Profaupar 2.2 (DZUP).

Distribution. Brazil (Paraná).

Comments. This species is morphologically similar to the species of the subgenus Psychodocha, except for the presence of spine on 11th flagellomere.