Zadbimyia elenae, Jaschhof, Mathias & Jaschhof, Catrin, 2014

Jaschhof, Mathias & Jaschhof, Catrin, 2014, Zadbimyia, a new genus of asynaptine Porricondylinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with twenty-two new species from the cloud forest of Costa Rica, Zootaxa 3866 (1), pp. 1-29 : 21

Zadbimyia elenae sp. n.

Fig. 18 A–C

Diagnosis. Zadbimyia elenae is another species with a double pair of paramere processes that are directed essentially laterad ( Fig. 18 C) (see Z. anniae , Fig. 16 D, and Z. tapanti , Fig. 17 C). A distinguishing character of Z. elenae is that the processes are elongate, almost straight, and broadly merged at the bases ( Fig. 18 C). The apicomedial portion of the parameres is twice as long as wide.

Other male characters. Body length 2.0 mm. Head. Eye bridge 10–11 ommatidia long dorsally. Scape twice as long as pedicel. Antennae broken, maximally 12 flagellomeres retained. Fourth flagellomere ( Fig. 18 B): neck length 0.4 × node length, neck with microtrichia basally. Maxillary protuberance prolonged. Palpus 4-segmented. Terminalia. Gonocoxites ( Fig. 18 A): ventral emargination small, broadly V-shaped, membranous at base of V. Gonostylus evenly curved, strongly excavated dorsomedially ( Fig. 18 A). Ejaculatory apodeme longer than parameres ( Fig. 18 C).

Etymology. This species is named after Elena Ulate, a long-time employee at INBio with expertise in both Coleoptera and Diptera , whose primary function within ZADBI is the slide-mounting of nematocerous Diptera .

Holotype. Male, Costa Rica, San José province, Moravia, Zurquí de Moravia, 1600 m, 19 July 2013, bucket light trap, ZADBI Project ( ZADBI #933, INBio #107252).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Zadbimyia anniae, male. A: gonostylus, ventral. B: fourth flagellomere, lateral, only basal pores of circumfilum shown. C: terminalia, gonostyli omitted, ventral. D: ejaculatory apodeme and parameres, ventral. Scale 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 17. Zadbimyia tapanti, male. A: terminalia, ventral. B: fourth flagellomere, lateral. C: ejaculatory apodeme and parameres, ventral. Scale 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 18. Zadbimyia elenae, male. A: terminalia, ventral. B: fourth flagellomere, lateral. C: ejaculatory apodeme and parameres, ventral. Scale 0.05 mm.