Claraeola francoisi ( Hardy, 1952 )

FÖLDVÁRI, MIHÁLY, 2013, Taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical species of the tribe Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae), Zootaxa 3656 (1), pp. 1-121 : 12-14

Claraeola francoisi ( Hardy, 1952)

( Figs 3A–D )

Dorilas (Cephalosphaera) francoisi Hardy 1952: 3 .

Diagnosis: GP long, asymmetrical, with hairy projections, PG short, curved and pointed at tip.

Type material: Burundi: 1♂, HT [damaged], Urundi, Rumonge , alt. 780 m, 20-ii-1949, F. François, R. I. Sc. N. B., I.G. 19.700 ( ISNB).

Male

Head. Third antennal segment acuminate; dark brown. Face silvery pollinose. Frons, upper part subshining black, lower part silvery pollinose with small shining black spot in the middle; eyes touching for distance equal to 2.5 times ocellar triangle. Occiput, lower half silvery pollinose, upper half more brownish.

Thorax. Humeri dark brown. Mesonotum (viewed obliquely from front) subshining black, along anterior margin more greyish; brownish pollinose from the side. Scutellum brown, without hairs. Dorsocentral hairs very weakly developed. Halter pale brown.

Legs. Completely brown except yellow knees and basal ¼ of tibiae. Ventroapical row of 6–8 dark spines on f2 (only f2 remained on HT). Subapical (distal) spines on first four tibiae missing. No anteromedial hairs on 3rd tibia. Pulvilli as long as last tarsal segment.

Wing. (missing on HT).

Abdomen (completely dissected).

Genitalia. Specimen damaged, no dorsal views drawn, IS broken ( Fig. 3C, D ). Surstyli asymmetrical, OS broader; ST8 not seen ( Fig. 3C ). Borders of SES uncertain; gonopods asymmetrical, both with projections and minor hairs; phallic guide short, as long as OG, slightly curved and pointed at tip; phallus trifid, with supporting structure; ejaculatory apodeme vase-shaped; sperm pump round ( Fig. 3B ).

Female — Unknown.

Remarks —The HT is seriously damaged, therefore the description is incomplete. It is most likely a Dasydorylas according to Skevington and Yeates (2001), and it has been left in the genus Claraeola until more complete specimens can be found.

Distribution— Burundi.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Male genitalia of Claraeola francoisi (A–D) and Cla. hadrosoma (E–J).—A: outer surstylus with phallus, phallic guide and outer gonopod, lateral view, B: sperm pump with ejaculatory apodeme, C: ventral view with phallic guide, phallus (without ST8), D: inner surstylus, lateral view, E: outer surstylus with phallic guide and outer gonopod, lateral view, F: dorsal view, G: inner surstylus, lateral view, H: surstyli, dorsal view, I: sperm pump with ejaculatory apodeme, J: ventral view with phallic guide, phallus (without ST8). Scale bars: 0.1 mm