Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006

Barros, Luana Machado, Soares, Matheus Mickael Mota, Freitas-Silva, Rafael Augusto Pinheiro De & Ale-Rocha, Rosaly, 2019, Neotropical Chvalaea Papp & Földvári (Diptera: Hybotidae: Ocydromiinae): new records, an illustrated key to species and description of three new species, Zootaxa 4571 (3), pp. 347-362 : 352

Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006

( Figs 9, 11 , 39 , 47 , 53 )

Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006: 22 , figs 11–17, 38. Type locality: Chulumani, Apa-Apa, La Paz, Bolivia.

Diagnosis. As in Ale-Rocha (2006), plus scutellum with 2–3 pairs of subequally short and slender setae ( Fig. 11 ). Pleura pale yellow, except narrow upper margin of anepisternum darkened ( Fig. 9 ). Wing with veins M 1 and M 4 evanescent near wing margin ( Fig. 47 ). Hind femur slightly clavate. Fore and mid tarsomeres 3–4 and hind tarsomeres 3–5 with stout, blunt, black spine-like ventral setae.

Type material examined. PARATYPE : Bolivia, La Paz, Chulumani, Apa-Apa , 16°22′S, 67°30′W, 1– 4.v.1997, 1800 m, L. Masner, B-09 (1 ♀, INPA).

Geographical distribution. This species is known from Bolivia (La Paz) ( Fig. 53 ).

Figures

FIGURE 53. Chvalaea Papp & Földvári. Geographical distribution of the Neotropical species.

FIGURES 9–12. Chvalaea Papp & Földvári. 9–10. Pleura. 9. Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006; 10. Chvalaea catarinensis Ale Rocha, 2006; 11–12. Scutellum. 11. Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006, subapical setae minute and thin highlighted; 12. Chvalaea catarinensis Ale Rocha, 2006, strong apical setae highlighted. Scale bars: Figs 7–8 = 0.5 mm; Figs 13–14 = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 37–42. Chvalaea Papp & Földvári. Habitus. 37. Chvalaea amazonica Ale-Rocha, 2006, holotype ♀; 38. Chvalaea annularis sp. nov., holotype ♂; 39. Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♀; 40. Chvalaea catarinensis Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♂; 41. Chvalaea ecuadoriensis sp. nov., paratype ♂. 42. Chvalaea masneri Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♀. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 45–52. Chvalaea Papp & Földvári. Wings. 45. Chvalaea amazonica Ale-Rocha, 2006, holotype ♀; 46. Chvalaea annularis sp. nov., holotype ♂; 47. Chvalaea boliviana Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♀; 48. Chvalaea catarinensis Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♂; 49. Chvalaea ecuadoriensis sp. nov., paratype ♂; 50. Chvalaea masneri Ale-Rocha, 2006, paratype ♀; 51. Chvalaea pulchra Ale-Rocha, 2006, holotype ♀; 52. Chvalaea sinclairi sp. nov., holotype ♂. Abbreviations: bm = basal medial cell; br = basal radial cell; cua = anterior cubital cell; CuA+CuP = anterior branch of cubital vein + posterior branch of cubital vein; dm = discal medial cell; M 1 = first branch of media; M 4 = fourth branch of media; R 1 = anterior branch of radius; R 2+3 = second branch of radius; R 4+5 = third branch of radius. Scale bars = 1 mm.