Apogonalia noda Freytag, 2004

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Apogonalia noda Freytag, 2004

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Diagnosis. Anterior dorsum yellow with dark brown marks. Crown ( Fig. 68 ) with two pairs of large black marks on anterior margin, median pair larger and rounded; pair of oblique, elongate dark brown maculae anterior to ocelli; two pairs of narrow, longitudinal dark brown stripes, one between ocelli and one externally to them; ocelli black. Pronotum ( Fig. 68 ) with anterolateral, dark brown elongate maculae adjacent to eye; disc with two pairs, one narrow and one wide, of longitudinal dark brown stripes. Mesonotum ( Fig. 68 ) with pair of narrow, longitudinal dark brown stripes on mesoscutum. Forewing ( Fig. 68 ) red with elongate dark brown maculae on veins; costal area anteriorly yellow, posterior portion with dark brown macula; wing apex including inner apical cell dark; elongate colorless area adjacent to outer anteapical cell. Face yellow with dark brown areas. Frons with broad, longitudinal median brown stripe; transverse dark brown maculae on muscle impression areas. Clypeus with broad, incomplete median brown stripe continuous with that of frons; subapical portion with narrow, transverse dark brown stripe. Male pygofer concave posteriorly, without processes. Paraphyses with Y-shaped basal sclerite, rami long and moderately narrowed, right ramus apical and left one lateromedian. Aedeagal shaft dorsally curved apically, without processes. Female sternite VII with conspicuous central black macula; posterior margin with acute median spine.

Female length. 7.2 mm (n = 1).

Description of female genitalia. Sternite VII moderately produced posteriorly; posterior margin narrowly convex with acute median spine. Sternite VIII absent. Pygofer moderately produced posteriorly; posterior margin broadly convex; disc with some macrosetae on posterior 3/4 of ventral portion and apical portion. Valvula I, in ventral view, with basal portion moderately broad; basal margin oblique; blade similar to that of A. angusta ; ventral sculptured area with processes linear and oblique to blade axis. Valvula II, in lateral view, moderately broadened beyond basal curvature, slightly narrowing gradually towards narrowly rounded apex; blade with about 20 teeth distributed from beginning of expanded portion to apex; teeth, on median portion, trapezoidal and moderately prominent, about as long as high, spaced from one another about twice tooth length; preapical prominence distinct, approximately aligned to tooth anterior to anteapical one; denticles distributed on anterior margin of teeth and dorsal margin of blade posteriorly to each tooth, and from preapical prominence to apex on ventral margin.

Material examined. Dominican Republic: Pedernales, one male and one female ( CMNH).

Figures

FIGURES 62 – 74. (62 – 66) Apogonalia mediolineata (Fowler, 1899), female: 62, dorsal habitus; 63, face; 64, sternite VIII, dorsal view; 65, pygofer, lateral view; 66, valvula II, teeth on median portion, lateral view. (67) A. monticola (Fowler, 1899), female: 67, dorsal habitus. (68) A. noda Freytag, 2004, female: 68, dorsal habitus. (69 – 74) A. omani Young, 1977, female: 69, dorsal habitus; 70, left forewing, lateral view; 71, sternite VII, ventral view; 72, pygofer, lateral view; 73, valvulae I, basal portion, ventral view; 74, valvula II, apical portion, lateral view. Scale bars in mm.