Phortica (Ashima) nigrifoliiseta (Takada, Momma & Shima, 1973)

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 : 30

28) Phortica (Ashima) nigrifoliiseta (Takada, Momma & Shima, 1973)

Amiota (Phortica) nigrifoliiseta Takada, Momma & Shima, 1973: 74 .

Phortica (Phortica) nigrifoliiseta: Chen et al., 2007: 25 .

Phortica (Ashima) nigrifoliiseta: Chen & Máca, 2012: 507 .

Diagnosis. Surstylus with approximately 8 apically blunt, peg-like teeth (ch.37-0); both anterior postgonites basally with strongly sclerotized, large flaps asymmetric in shape.

Supplementary description (not repeating characters common to P. spinosa ). Supracervical setae 27–29. Arista with arb = 2/0. Cibarial, medial sensilla approximately 9 per side; posterior sensilla approximately 6 per side. Abdominal sternite III wider than long (ch.22-1). Pregonite with sensilla on submedial portion (ch.52-1). Posterior postgonite only on right side of aedeagal sheath; left, anterior postgonite apically strongly sclerotized and bifurcated, but right one not.

Specimen examined. Malaysia: holotype ♂, Silau Silau Trail, Mt. Kinabalu , Sabah, 27.vi.1972, E. Momma leg. ( SEHU) .

Distribution. Borneo (Sabah).