Leucophenga multipunctata Chen & Aotsuka, 2003

Huang, Jia, Li, Tong & Chen, Hongwei, 2014, The genus Leucophenga (Diptera, Drosophilidae), part IV: the ornata species group from the East Asia, with morphological and molecular evidence (II), Zootaxa 3893 (1), pp. 1-55 : 25-27

Leucophenga multipunctata Chen & Aotsuka, 2003

( Figs 2 C, 5H, 5I, 10D, 13E, 13F, 20)

Leucophenga multipunctata Chen & Aotsuka, 2003: 152 .

Diagnosis. Paramere slightly wavy dorsally, acute apically ( Fig. 20 C); katepisternum and mesopleuron mostly yellow; mesopleuron with a small, brownish patch ( Fig. 5 I). This species is similar to L. latifascia sp. nov. in the patterns of wing and abdominal tergites ( Fig. 2 C; fig. 1C in Chen & Aotsuka 2003); see lower that species.

Description. Ocellar triangle brownish yellow, with 4 setae above ocellar setae. Frons brownish yellow. Pedicel brownish yellow; first flagellomere yellow. Clypeus brownish yellow medially, brown laterally. Palpus brownish yellow. Mesonotum yellowish brown, slightly brown before scutellum ( Fig. 5 H). Postpronotal lobe yellow ( Fig. 5 I). Acrostichal setulae in 13–15 irregular rows ( Fig. 5 H). Scutellum brown, dark brown laterally and pale at tip ( Fig. 5 H). Pleura with a brown, longitudinal stripe above ( Fig. 5 I). Wing ( Fig. 2 C): Costal vein between R2+3 and R4+5 distally with 4–5 peg-like spinules on ventral surface. Mid and hindlegs brown on knees. Abdominal tergites dark brown, with yellow patches ( Fig. 10 D). Male terminalia: Epandrium with 5 setae near posterior margin and sparse pubescence near ventral margin per side ( Fig. 20 A). Paramere with 4 sensilla distally ( Fig. 20 C). Aedeagus strong and straight basally, with thick pubescence and round apically ( Fig. 20 D).

Measurements. BL = 3.47 mm in 1♂, THL = 1.73 mm, WL = 2.70 mm, WW = 1.27 mm, arb = 7/4, avd = 0.86, adf = 1.65, flw = 1.82, FW/HW = 0.37, ch/o = 0.03, prorb = 0.56, rcorb = 0.63, vb = 0.34, dcl = 0.45, presctl = 0.55, sctl = 1.15, sterno = 0.96, orbito = 2.09, dcp = 0.28, sctlp = 1.30, C = 1.38, 4c = 2.22, 4v = 2.44, 5x = 1.27, ac = 3.33, M = 0.70, C3F = 0.92.

Type specimens. CHINA: 1♂ ( SCAU, No. 123044), Jianfengling, Ledong, Hainan, 750m, 18.iv.2008, ex tussock, JJ Gao.

Distribution. China (Hainan), Japan (Ryukyu Is.).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Wing of male: A. Leucophenga atrinervis; B. L. digmasoma; C. L. multipunctata; D. L. nigrinervis; E. L. pectinata in male; F. L. pectinata in female; G. L. pentapunctata; H. L. quadripunctata; I. L. regina; J. L. trivittata. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Dorsal and lateral thorax of male: A, B, C, D. Leucophenga atrinervis; E, F, G. L. digmasoma; H, I. L. multipunctata; J. L. nigrinervis.

FIGURE 10. Abdominal tergite pattern in male: A. Leucophenga atrinervis; B, C. L. digmasoma; D. L. multipunctata; E. L. nigrinervis; F. L. pectinata; G, H. L. pentapunctata; I, J. L. quadripunctat; K. L. regina; L. L. trivittata.

FIGURE 20. Leucophenga multipunctata, male terminalia in lateral view. A. epandrium, surstylus and cercus; B. hypandrium, paramere, gonopods, aedeagus and aedeagal apodeme; C. paramere; D. aedeagus. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.