Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen, 2012

Toda, Masanori J., Bänziger, Hans, Sati, Pradeep C., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Suwito, Awit & Katoh, Toru, 2020, Taxonomy and evolution of asymmetric male genitalia in the subgenus Ashima Chen (Diptera: Drosophilidae: Phortica Schiner), with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 4789 (1), pp. 1-54 : 11-12

3) Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen, 2012

Phortica (Ashima) eseta Chen in Chen & Máca, 2012: 495 .

Diagnosis. Palpus concave on subapicolateral surface (ch.9-1); cibarial, medial sensilla 65–69 in 3–4 irregular rows per side; postgonites forming large, somewhat triangular plate (in ventral view); two pieces of aedeagal median rod not bifurcated; aedeagal free sclerite C-shaped, larger than median rod.

Supplementary description. Supracervical setae approximately 20–21. Dorsomedial, tentorial apodeme 4/5 as long as basal, parallel portion of dorsolateral, tentorial apodeme. Arista with arb = 6/4–5. Cibarial, posterior sensilla approximately 5 per side. All tarsi entirely yellow.

Specimens examined. Malaysia: holotype ♂, Poring , Sabah, 30.xii.1998, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 2♂ paratypes, 1♂, Ulu Senagang, Crocker Range , Sabah, 18.x.1999, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 2♂, Tawau , Sabah, 17.iii.2002, M.J. Toda leg. ( SEHU) ; 3♂, Deramakot , Sabah, 22–31.ii.2004, K. Akutsu leg. ( SEHU) ; 1♂ paratype, Kubah, Sarawak, 21.i.1999, M.J. Toda leg. ( FRCK) .

Distribution. Borneo ( Sarawak, Sabah).

Remarks. This species is peculiar in the diagnostic characters among the species of the afoliolata group.