Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) paranaensis Bravo

Bravo, Freddy, 2006, The taxonomy of Neotropical Brunettiina (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae, Mormiini), with descriptions of ten new species from Brazil and comments on the generic classification of the subtribe, Zootaxa 1134, pp. 1-28 : 15-17

Atrichobrunettia (Polibrunettia) paranaensis Bravo , sp. nov. ( Figs. 14–17 )

Type material. BRAZIL, Paraná, Antonina, Res. Sapitanduva , holotype male, 20.IV.1987, Profaupar ( DZUP); 1 paratype male, same locality and date as holotype ( DZUP); 1 paratype male, same locality, 02.III.1987. Profaupar ( DZUP).

Etymology. paranaensis based on type locality.

Diagnosis. Radial fork situated proximal to medial fork; apex of paramere with apical digitiform process and ending before aedeagus apex; aedeagal apodeme wide, widest at anterior portion, ending at same line as gonocoxal bridge.

Description. Male. Eyes separated by 0.5 facet diameters; interocular suture Y shaped; antenna with 14 flagellomeres; scape cylindrical, 2X length of pedicel; pedicel spherical; flagellomeres nodiform, asymmetrical ( Fig. 14 ), 14th smaller than preceding and with apiculis; ascoids S shaped ( Fig. 14 ). Palpus formula = 1.0:2.7:2.5:3.5. Wing with short Sc; radial fork basal to medial fork ( Fig. 15 ). Male terminalia ( Figs. 16, 17 ): sternite 9 Ushaped; post­hypandrial plate 1/2 length of gonocoxite. Gonostyle 1.5X length of gonocoxite, with pair of long apical bristles. Sternite 10 triangular with wide base. Tergite 10 triangular. Cercus with 9 apical tenacula with rounded tips. Apex of parameres ending before aedeagus apex. Aedeagal apodeme wide, widest at anterior portion, ending at same line as gonocoxal bridge.

Distribution. Brazil, Paraná (Antonina).

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 19. Atrichobrunettia paranaensis Bravo, sp. nov. 14. Third flagellomere. 15. Wing. 16. Male terminalia, cercus. 17. Male terminalia, dorsal. Atrichobrunettia spinata Bravo, sp. nov. 18. Wing. 19. Male terminalia, dorsal.