Apogonalia, EvaNs, 1947

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Apogonalia pinguiS Young, 1977

( Figs 78–82 )

Diagnosis. Anterior dorsum yellow with black marks. Crown ( Fig. 78 ) with six large black marks, two pairs on anterior margin, one pair between ocelli. Pronotum ( Fig. 78 ) with pair of anterolateral black maculae adjacent to eyes; disc with two pairs of narrow longitudinal black stripes. Mesonotum ( Fig. 78 ) with pair of longitudinal black stripes on mesoscutum. Forewing ( Figs 78, 79 ) pinkish with narrow elongate black maculae on veins; corium with large elliptical black mark on outer discal cell; costal area anteriorly yellow; apical portion with two transverse blackish stripes. Face yellow with black marks. Frons with pair of elongate, mediolateral Y-shaped black marks; lateral margin with black stripe. Clypeus with median black stripe dorsally bifurcated. Aedeagal shaft with pair of ventroapical acute processes ( Young 1977, fig. 747f). Female sternite VII ( Fig. 80 ) with conspicuous central black macula; posterior margin with median concavity.

Female length. 8.3 mm (n = 1).

Description of female genitalia. Sternite VII ( Fig. 80 ) similar to that of A. angusta but with posteromedian concavity slightly narrower. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 81 ), in dorsal view, with semilunar sclerotized plate; anterior margin of plate with pair of short lateral convex lobes. Pygofer ( Fig. 82 ) with posterodorsal margin, in lateral view, broadly concave; disc with dorsal oblique row of long macrosetae, extending from central portion to posterodorsal margin, posteroventral portion with long macrosetae on apical half. Valvula I, in ventral view, with basal portion similar to that of A. histrio ; blade similar to that of A. angusta . Valvula II similar to that of A. angusta ; teeth spaced from one another about one tooth length on median portion; preapical prominence approximately aligned to anteapical tooth.

Material examined. Dominican Republic: La Vega, one male and one female (UKL) ; Pedernales, one female ( CMNH) ; Independencia, one male ( CMNH) .

Figures

FIGURES 75 – 84. (75 – 77) Apogonalia pennata Nielson & Godoy, 1995, female: 75, dorsal habitus; 76, sternite VII, ventral view; 77, sternite VIII, dorsal view. (78 – 82) A. pinguis Young, 1977, female: 78, dorsal habitus; 79, left forewing, lateral view; 80, sternite VII, ventral view; 81, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 82, pygofer, lateral view. (83 – 84) A. robusta (Walker, 1851), female: 83, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 84, pygofer, lateral view. Scale bars in mm.