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SHI L, Yang D (2014) Five new species of Minettia (Minettiella) (Diptera, Lauxaniidae) from China. ZooKeys 449: 81-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.449.7807
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Five species of Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 from the South of China are described as new to science: Minettia (Minettiella) bawanglingensissp. n., M. (Minettiella) clavatasp. n., M. (Minettiella) plurifurcatasp. n., M. (Minettiella) spinosasp. n. and M. (Minettiella) tianmushanensissp. n. Minettiella elbergi Shatalkin, 1996 and Minettia japonica Sasakawa, 1995 are treated as junior synonyms of M. (Minettiella) dolabriforma (Sasakawa & Kozánek, 1995). A key to five subgenera of Minettia and eleven species of Minettia (Minettiella) is presented.
Minettiella , synonym, female terminalia, Oriental region
The subgenus Minettiella Malloch, 1929, of the genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, was erected for the type species Lauxania atratula Meijere, 1910, being glossy black, and having immaculate wings, yellow halteres, a katepisternum with a discal katepisternal seta, pubescent aristae, shining frons, a flat face, and mesonotum with 0–1+2–3 dorsocentral setae and 0–1+2–4 acrostichal setae, and most species having one to three pairs of strong acrostichal setae (
The type specimen of M. (Minettiella) atrata (Meijere, 1910) was recorded in
In total, there are eleven known species of the subgenus Minettiella with six currently found in China (see
The general terminology follows
The following abbreviations are used: a–anterior seta(e), acr–acrostichal seta(e), ad–anterior dorsal seta(e), app–apical posterior seta(e), apv–apical ventral seta(e), av–anterior ventral seta(e), dc–dorsocentral seta(e), ia–intra alar, kepst–katepisternal seta(e), oc–ocellar seta(e), or–fronto-orbital seta(e), p–posterior seta(e), pd–posterior dorsal seta(e), prsc–prescutellar seta(e), pv–posterior ventral seta(e).
Unless otherwise specified, the following seven species described below are characterized as follows: Head, thorax and abdomen black. Frons wider than long and parallel-sided. Face and parafacial flat with dense whitish gray pruinosity. Ocellar triangle black; oc developed, shorter than anterior or, anterior or reclinate, shorter than posterior or. Arista black with yellow at base. Scutellum black, with brown grayish pruinosity. All femora black or blackish brown. Wing slightly yellow, hyaline. Halter yellow.
Lauxania atratula Meijere, 1924: 49. Type locality: Indonesia (Sumatra).
Minettia (Minettiella) atratula:
2 ♂♂, 1♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hainan: Ledong, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Tianchi, 800 m, 18. v. 2006, Hui Dong; 1♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Hainan: Ledong, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Tianchi, 800 m, 18. v. 2006, Gang Yao.
Mesonotum 1+3 dc, acr in 2 rows with 1+3 long acr. Fore tibia yellowish brown with yellow at base and black at apex, mid tibia yellow and hind tibia yellow with brown at apex; fore tarsi with basitarsus yellow on basal 3/4 and tarsomeres 2–5 brown, mid and hind tarsi with tarsomeres 1–2 dark yellow and tarsomeres 3–5 pale brown. Mid femur with 4 a.
MALE. Body length 3.3–3.5 mm, wing length 3.4–3.5 mm. FEMALE. Body length 3.8 mm, wing length 3.9 mm.
Head. Frons slightly concave with narrow yellow anterior margin. Gena about 1/4 eye height. Antenna scape and pedicel yellowish brown to brown, 1st flagellomere blackish brown with yellow at base and nearly 2.3 times longer than high; arista bare. Proboscis black with dark yellow at apex. Palpus black.
Thorax with brownish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum with 1+3 dc, acr in 2 rows with 1+3 long acr in front of prsc and one pair of prsc as long as 1st postsutural dc. Legs: fore tibia mostly yellowish brown with yellow at base and black at apex; mid tibia yellow and hind tibia yellow with brown at apex; fore tarsi with basitarsus yellow on basal 3/4 and tarsomeres 2–5 brown, mid and hind tarsi with tarsomeres 1–2 dark yellow and tarsomeres 3–5 pale brown. Fore femur with 4 pv and 6 pd, fore tibia with 1 long preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 4 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv. Hind femura with 1 preapical ad, and hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing with costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 6.7:1:1, r-m at middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.1; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/6 of penultimate section.
Abdomen with sparse brownish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia (Figs
China (Hainan, Taiwan), Indonesia (Sumatra), Vietnam.
Holotype: ♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Hainan: Changjiang, Bawangling National Natural Reserve, Dong’er station, 1000 m, 24. v. 2007, Kuiyan Zhang. Paratype: 1♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hainan: as holotype.
The new species is named after the type locality Bawangling National Natural Reserve.
Arista pubescent, with longest rays about 1/4 height of 1st flagellomere. Mesonotum with 0+2 dc, acr in 6 rows, two pairs of long acr. Mid femur with 3 a.
MALE. Body length 4.4 mm, wing length 4.2 mm. FEMALE. Body length 4.0 mm, wing length 3.9 mm.
Head. Frons slightly concaved with yellow anterior margin. Gena about 1/6 eye height. Antenna blackish brown, 1st flagellomere yellow at base, and 1st flagellomere nearly 1.6 times longer than high; arista pubescent, with longest rays about 1/4 height of 1st flagellomere. Proboscis black with dark yellow at apex and palpus black.
Thorax with brownish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum 0+2 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 6 rows; two pairs of long acr present in front of prsc, prsc slightly shorter than 1st post-sutural dc. Legs: tibia black with yellow at base, mid and hind tarsi yellow. Fore femur with 4 pv and 8 pd, fore tibia with 1 short preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 3 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv. Hind femura with 1 weak preapical ad, hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing with costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 7:1.3:1; r-m beyond middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/7 of penultimate section.
Abdomen with sparse brownish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia (Figs
The new species is very similar to M. (Minettiella) dolabriforma from the Palaearctic region in the following characteristics: mesonotum 0+2 dc, legs black with base of tibia yellow and mid and hind tarsi yellow, but it can be separated from the latter in the following characteristics: surstylus consisting of a long claviform process with setulae in lateral view and with a long triangular process in posterior view; hypandrium projecting medially and nearly V-shaped; aedeagus consisting of a triangular dorsal process subapically in lateral view and a black, bottle-shaped inner process with an elliptical incision and many speculate processes in ventral view. In M. (Minettiella) dolabriforma, the surstylus has a spatulate process, narrow ventrally and pointed at apex in lateral view; the hypandrium is U-shaped; the aedeagus is pointed dorsoapically with a lobate dorsal process in lateral view, and is spinulose and brownish-striated on the median ventral membrane in ventral view (
China (Hainan).
Holotype: ♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 26. VII. 2007, Qifei Liu. Paratypes: 4 ♂♂, 1♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 27. vii. 2007, Qifei Liu; 4♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 25. vii. 2007, Qifei Liu.
Latin, clavata, meaning clavate; referring to the club-like surstylus; a feminine adjective.
Antenna yellow with 1st flagellomere brown on apical 2/3; arista plumose, with longest rays slightly shorter than height of 1st flagellomere. Mesonotum 0+3 dc, anterior dc weak, hair-like; acr in 6 rows. All tibiae black with pale yellow at base; fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Mid femur with 5 a.
MALE. Body length 2.9–3.7 mm, wing length 3.2–3.8 mm. FEMALE. Body length 3.0–3.3 mm, wing length 3.3–3.7 mm.
Head. Face slightly shining. Frons with yellow anterior margin. Gena about 1/6 eye height. Antenna yellow with brown on apical 2/3 of 1st flagellomere, 1st flagellomere nearly 1.7 times longer than high; arista plumose, with longest rays slightly shorter than height of 1st flagellomere. A blackish brown rectangular spot present between eye and base of antenna. Proboscis and palpus black.
Thorax with brownish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum 0+3 dc (anterior dc weak, hair-like, far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 6 rows; prsc longer than 1st post-sutural dc; anepisternum with setulae on lower margin. Legs: all tibiae black with pale yellow at base; fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Fore femur with 4 pv and 6 pd, fore tibia with 1 short preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 5 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv. Hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing with costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 4:1.7:1; r-m at middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.1; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/5 of penultimate section.
Abdomen shining. Male genitalia (Figs
The new species is very similar to M. (Minettiella) plurifurcata sp. n. (see discussion under M. (Minettiella) plurifurcata sp. n.) from China (Hubei). This new species is also similar to M. (Minettiella) atrata from Indonesia (Java) in having the arista short plumose and the mesonotum with acr 6 rows, and without other strong acr in front of strong prsc, but it can be separated from the latter by the mid and hind tarsi being yellow. In M. (Minettiella) atrata, only the hind tarsi are yellow (
China (Hubei).
Holotype: ♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 26. vii. 2007, Qifei Liu.
Latin, pluri-, meaning many, and furcata, meaning forked; referring to the aedeagus with forked and acute processes in different lengths; a feminine adjective.
Arista plumose, with longest rays slightly shorter than height of 1st flagellomere. Thorax with whitish gray pruinosity, sparse on anterior 1/2 and dense on posterior 1/2. Mesonotum 0+3 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 6 rows. All tibiae pale yellow at base; fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Mid femur with 4 a.
MALE. Body length 3.7 mm, wing legth 4.2 mm.
Head. Frons with yellow anterior margin. Gena about 1/7 eye height. Antenna yellow with brown on apical 2/3 of 1st flagellomere, 1st flagellomere nearly 2.0 times longer than high; arista plumose, with longest rays slightly shorter than height of 1st flagellomere. A black round spot present between eye and base of antenna. Proboscis and palpus black.
Thorax with whitish gray pruinosity, sparse on anterior 1/2 and dense on posterior 1/2. Mesonotum 0+3 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 6 rows; prsc as long as 1st postsutural dc; anepisternum with setulae on lower margin. Legs: tibia black with pale yellow at base; fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Fore femur with 5 pv and 8 pd, fore tibia with 1 short preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 4 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv. Hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing with costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 5.2:4:1; r-m at middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.2; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/5 of penultimate section.
Abdomen with sparse whitish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia (Figs
FEMALE. Unknown.
The new species is very similar to M. (Minettiella) clavata sp. n. from China (Hubei) in the following characteristics: acr in 6 rows; all femora black and tibiae black with pale yellow at base; fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow; wing yellow at base, but it can be separated from the latter in the following characteristics: the mesonotum having whitish gray pruinosity, sparse on anterior half and dense on posterior half, and 0+3 dc, anterior dc strong; the surstylus being long triangular and originating from the inner side of the epandrium. In M. (Minettiella) clavata, the mesonotum has 0+3 dc with anterior dc weak, hair-like; the epandrium is nearly rectangular; the surstylus is fused with the epandrium, and claviform with a triangular basal process a projecting apical process, a small acute ventroapical process and a tiny incision in lateral view.
China (Hubei).
Sapromyza (Sapromyza) acrostichalisSasakawa, 2001: 50. Type locality: Vietnam.
Minettia (Minettiella) sasakawainom. n. (comb. n. preoccupied by acrostichalis (Sasakawa & Kozánek, 1995), a new name as a replacement of acrostichalis Sasakawa, 2001)
Minettia (Minettiella) sasakawaiShi, Wang & Yang, 2011: 80 (with figures).
CHINA, Hainan (CAUC): 5 ♂♂, Ledong, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Plant garden, 800 m, 8. v. 2008, Qifei Liu; 1 ♂, Ledong, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Sanfenqu, 800 m, 8. v. 2008, Qifei Liu; 2 ♂♂, Ledong, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Plant garden, 800 m, 18. v. 2006, Gang Yao; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Changjiang, Bawangling National Natural Reserve, Donger station, 1000 m, 24–25. v. 2007, Junhua Zhang; 1 ♂, Baisha, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve, 2. iv. 2006, Hui Dong; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Baisha, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve, Hongmao village, 430 m, 21–22. v. 2007, Kuiyan Zhang; 1 ♂, Baisha, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve, Hongmao village, 430 m, 21–22. v. 2007, Junhua Zhang; 1 ♀, Baisha, Yinggeling National Natural Reserve, Hongmao village, 430 m, 21. v. 2007, Yongjie Wang.
Body black with brownish gray. Face and parafacial black flat with dense whitish gray pruinosity. Antennal 1st flagellomere blackish brown except yellow at base. Mesonotum 0+2 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 4 rows; a pair of long acr present in front of prsc. Legs mostly black except fore basal tarsus dark yellow on basal 3/4 and mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Basal part of wing yellow. Abdomen shining black with sparse brownish gray pruinosity.
MALE. Body length 3.2–4.1 mm, wing length 3.4–4.4 mm. FEMALE. Body length 3.4–3.7 mm, wing length 3.6–3.9 mm.
Head black. Frons shining black except yellow, slightly concaved anterior margin; oc slightly longer than anterior or. Gena about 1/6 height of eye. Antenna scape and pedicel yellowish brown, 1st flagellomere blackish brown except yellow on basal part, 1st flagellomere nearly 1.8 times longer than high; arista with microscopic setulae. Proboscis black except yellow at apex; palpus black.
Thorax black with brownish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum with 0+2 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 4 rows; a pair of long acr present in front of prsc, prsc nearly as long as 1st postsutural dc; 1 ia, 1 kepst. Legs with fore basal tarsus dark yellow on basal 3/4 and mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Fore femur with 5 pv, 8 pd, fore tibia with 1 long preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 4 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad, 1 strong apv. Hind femura with 1 weak preapical ad, hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing: costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 6:1.7:1; r-m at middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.1; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/6 of penultimate section.
Abdomen black with sparse brownish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia: protandrium semicircular (with a weak ventral bridge in a few specimens), narrow under spiracle; epandrium slender, with dorsal setae in lateral view; surstylus separated from epandrium, slender, narrow apically with a falcate apical process in lateral view; hypandrium very narrow at middle and broad on two lateral sides; postgonite columnar with two long setae; aedeagus acute apically with a tiny incision in ventral view but oblique truncate apically in lateral view; aedeagal apodeme nearly as long as aedeagus. Female terminalia: tergite 6 with a pair of long dorsal setae on posterior margin; spermathecae 2+1, round.
China (Hainan), Vietnam.
The species is very similar to Minettia (Minettiella) tianmushanensis sp. n. from Zhejiang (see M. (Minettiella) tianmushanensis sp. n.). The new species is also similar to Minettia (Minettiella) atrata from Indonesia (Java) in the following characters: mesonotum with 0+2 dc and a pair of long acr present in front of prsc, but it can be separated from the latter by the arista having microscopic setulae, the mesonotum having the acr in 4 rows, and the legs mostly black except the fore basal tarsus dark yellow on basal 3/4 and the mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. In Minettia (Minettiella) atrata, the arista is short plumose, the mesonotum has acr in 6 rows and the hind tarsi is yellow (
Holotype ♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 25. vii. 2007, Qifei Liu. Paratypes: 4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: as holotype; 6 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Hubei: Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Pingqian, 1650 m, 27. vii. 2007, Qifei Liu.
Latin, spinosa, meaning spinose or with spinules; referring to the aedeagus with many short ventral spinules; a feminine adjective.
Face with a yellow triangular median spot or only slightly yellow in center of face. Arista with microscopic setulae, longest rays shorter than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere. All tibiae dark yellow and tarsi dark yellow with tarsomeres 3–5 pale brown (apex of fore tibia pale brown in a few specimens); mid femur with 3 a. Wing black at base.
MALE. Body length 3.4–4.0 mm, wing length 3.9–4.4 mm. FEMALE. Body length 3.5–4.1 mm, wing length 4.3–4.6 mm.
Head. Face with a yellow triangular median spot or only slightly yellow in center of face, and parafacial brown with dense whitish gray pruinosity. Frons with yellow anterior margin (sometimes with a wide yellow median stripe in a few of specimens). Gena about 1/6 eye height. Antenna yellow with pale brown on apical 2/3 of 1st flagellomere, 1st flagellomere nearly 1.7 times longer than high; arista with microscopic setulae, longest rays shorter than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere. An indistinct brown spot present between eye and base of antenna. Proboscis black with dark yellow at apex and palpus black.
Thorax with sparse whitish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum 0+3 dc (anterior dc far behind transverse scutal suture), acr in 6 rows; prsc slightly longer than 1st post-sutural dc. Scutellum with dense yellowish brown pruinosity. Legs: all tibiae dark yellow and tarsi dark yellow with tarsomeres 3–5 pale brown (apex of fore tibia pale brown in a few specimens). Fore femur with 5 pv and 8 pd, fore tibia with 1 short preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 3 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv. Hind femura with 1 weak preapical ad, hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing slightly yellow with black at base; costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 11:1.5:1; r-m at middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.2; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/6 of penultimate section.
Abdomen with sparse whitish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia (Figs
The new species is similar to M. (Minettiella) plurifurcata sp. n. from Hubei in the following characteristics: mesonotum 0+3 dc, acr in 6 rows; fore femur with 5 pv and 8 pd, but it can be separated from the latter in the epandrium having a small subapical incision in lateral view and acute apically in posterior view and the surstylus being contorting with apical setulae in lateral view. In M. (Minettiella) plurifurcata, the epandrium has a wide median incision on the dorsal margin in lateral view and the surstylus is short subuliform in lateral view and convergent apically in posterior view.
China (Hubei).
Holotype ♂ (CAUC), CHINA, Zhejiang: Lin’an, Tianmushan National Natural Reserve, 19. vii. 2007, Yajun Zhu. Paratypes: 5♂♂, 3♀♀ (CAUC), Zhejiang: as holotype; 1♂, 1♀ (CAUC), CHINA, Zhejiang: Lin’an, Tianmushan National Natural Reserve, Dajinggu, 20. vii. 2007, Yajun Zhu.
The new species is named after the type locality Tianmushan National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province
Frons slightly upturned with yellow anterior margin and short brownish yellow median stripe. Antenna brown with 1st flagellomere yellow at base; arista pubescent, with longest rays about 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere. Mesonotum 0+2 dc, acr in irregular 4 rows. Mid tarsi dark yellow and basitarsus with 1 subbasal pv, and hind tarsi dark yellow.
MALE. Body length 3.4–3.7 mm, wing length 3.4–3.6 mm. FEMALE. Body length 3.2–3.5 mm, wing length 3.3–3.6 mm.
Head. Frons with yellow anterior margin, slightly upturned and short brownish yellow median stripe. Gena about 1/10 eye height. Antenna brown with 1st flagellomere yellow at base and 1st flagellomere nearly 1.8 times longer than high; arista pubescent, longest rays about 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere. Proboscis and palpus blackish brown.
Thorax with brownish gray pruinosity. Mesonotum with 0+2 dc, acr in irregular 4 rows, a pair of long acr in front of prsc, prsc longer than 1st postsutural dc. Legs: tibia black, fore tarsi black, mid and hind tarsi dark yellow. Fore femur with 4–5 pv and 8 pd, fore tibia with 1 long preapical ad and 1 short apv. Mid femur with 3–4 a and 1 app; mid tibia with 1 strong preapical ad and 1 strong apv, mid basitarsus with 1 subbasal pv. Hind femur with 1 preapical ad, hind tibia with 1 weak preapical ad and 1 short apv. Wing with costa with 2nd (between R1 and R2+3), 3rd (between R2+3 and R4+5) and 4th (between R4+5 and M1) sections in proportion of 5:1:1; r-m beyond middle of discal cell; ultimate and penultimate sections of M1 in proportion of 1:1.1; ultimate section of CuA1 about 1/6 of penultimate section.
Abdomen with sparse brownish gray pruinosity. Male genitalia (Figs
Female terminalia. Minettia (Minettiella) atratula (Meijere, 1924). 31 sternites 7–9, ventral view 32 spermathecae. Minettia (Minettiella) bawanglingensis sp. n. 33 sternites 7–9, ventral view 34 spermathecae. Minettia (Minettiella) clavata sp. n. 35 sternites 7–9, ventral view 36 spermathecae. Minettia (Minettiella) sasakawai Shi, Wang & Yang, 2011. 37 tergites and sternites 6–9, lateral view 38 spermathecae. Minettia (Minettiella) spinosa sp. n. 39 sternites 7–9, ventral view 40 spermathecae. Minettia (Minettiella) tianmushanensis sp. n. 41 tergites and sternites 6–9, lateral view 42 sternites 6–9, ventral view 43 spermathecae. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.
The new species is very similar to M. (Minettiella) sasakawai from China (Hainan) and Vietnam in the following characteristics: mesonotum with 0+2 dc, acr in 4 rows, and a pair of long acr present in front of prsc; wing pale yellow at base, but it can be separated from the latter in the syntergosternite being circular, the surstylus being contorting and claviform in lateral view and subuliform in posterior view with two acute apical teeth, and the female abdominal tergite 6 having no long dorsal setae on the posterior margin. In M. (Minettiella) sasakawai, the syntergosternite is semicircular and narrow under the spiracle; the surstylus is slender, narrow apically with a falcate apical process in lateral view and the female abdominal tergite 6 has a pair of long dorsal setae on the posterior margin.
China (Zhejiang).
1 | Frons shining and face flat; arista pubescent; mesonotum with 0–1+2–3 dc and 0–1+2–4 long acr; katepisternum with 1 strong kepst; male genitalia: dorsal aedeagal sclerite present | subgenus Minettiella Malloch ... 6 |
– | Frons often dull and face slightly concave; arista pubescent or plumose; mesonotum with 0+3 dc and 0+2–3 long acr; katepisternum with 1 strong and 1 weak kepst; male genitalia: dorsal aedeagal sclerite absent (if dorsal aedeagal sclerite present, but no presutural dc) | 2 |
2 | Lower part of face with a distinct, slight and weakly round swelling on each side | 3 |
– | Lower part of face without round swelling on each side | 4 |
3 | Basal part of wing black; arista long plumose, with longest rays longer than height of 1st flagellomere (rarely shorter than height of 1st flagellomere); male genitalia: ventral hypandrial appendages represented by two pairs of sclerites (including some Palaearctic and Oriental species) | subgenus Frendelia Collin |
– | Basal part of wing yellow; arista short plumose, with longest rays as long as 1/2 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: ventral hypandrial appendages represented by one pair of sclerites (such as M. eoa Shatalkin, 1992) | part of subgenus Scotominettia Shatalkin |
4 | Male genitalia: ventral hypandrial appendages represented by one pair of sclerites; arista short plumose, with longest rays as long as 1/2 height of 1st flagellomere (such as Minettia austriaca Hennig, 1951) | part of subgenus Scotominettia Shatalkin |
– | Male genitalia: hypandrial appendages without representing by one pair of sclerites, often transverse bar-like, U-shaped or other shapes; arista plumose or pubescent | 5 |
5 | Arista with fine microscopic setulae, with longest rays as long as or shorter than 1/4 height of 1st flagellomere (rarely bare); wing yellow at base; male genitalia: aedeagal dorsal sclerite absent; postgonites fused dorsally forming a hood for aedeagus | subgenus Plesiominettia Shatalkin |
– | Arista short to long plumose with longest rays longer than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; wing yellow or brown at base; male genitalia: aedeagal dorsal sclerite present (square, rectangular, triangular and trapeziform); postgonites separate | subgenus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy |
6 | Mesonotum with 1+3 dc, acr in 2 rows, 1+3 long acr; male genitalia: epandrium narrow basally and broad apically, with a deep concavity on anterior ventral margin and a digitiform anterior process, triangular apically in lateral view; surstylus elliptical in lateral view (Figs |
Minettia (Minettiella) atratula |
– | Mesonotum lacking a presutural dc, acr in 2–6 rows, without long acr; male genitalia: epandrium without deep concavity on anterior ventral margin and a digitiform anterior process in lateral view; surstylus not elliptical in lateral view | 7 |
7 | Mesonotum with 0+2 dc | 8 |
– | Mesonotum with 0+3 dc (exceptionally M. (Minettiella) dolabriforma rarely with 0+3 dc, anteriormost dc is considerably smaller than usual, only half length of the second dc) | 12 |
8 | Mesonotum with acr in 6 rows (exceptionally M. (Minettiella) dolabriforma rarely with acr in 6 rows, a pair of acr long, just behind level of anterior dc and about two third length of prsc) | 9 |
– | Mesonotum with acr in 4 rows | 10 |
9 | acr with two pairs of strong setae in front of one pair of prsc in dorsal view; arista pubescent, with longest rays about 1/4 height of 1st flagellomere; mid and hind tarsi yellow | Minettia (Minettiella) bawanglingensis sp. n. |
– | acr with a pair of strong setae in front of one pair of prsc in dorsal view; arista plumose; only hind tarsi yellow | Minettia (Minettiella) atrata |
10 | Arista with microscopic setulae; male genitalia: surstylus narrow apically with a falcate apical process in lateral view | Minettia (Minettiella) sasakawai |
– | Arista pubescent, with longest rays about 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: surstylus wide apically with teeth or acute process in lateral view | 11 |
11 | Female sternite 9 rectangular, about three times as wide as long, and sternite 7 without triangular apical processes; male genitalia: surstylus with an acute process projecting forwards in lateral view | Minettia (Minettiella) dolabriforma |
– | Female sternite 9 semicircular, sternite 7 with a pair of triangular apical processes (Figs |
Minettia (Minettiella) tianmushanensis sp. n. |
12 | Mesonotum with acr in 2 rows | 13 |
– | Mesonotum with acr in 6 rows | 14 |
13 | Anepisternum with bluish grey pruinosity; mid and hind tibiae yellow | Minettia (Minettiella) acrostichalis |
– | Anepisternum with whitish grey pruinosity; mid and hind tibiae yellow except blackish apical 1/4 | Minettia (Minettiella) coracina |
14 | Mesonotum with brownish grey pruinosity, 1st postsutural dc weak, hair-like, prsc longer than 1st postsutural dc; male genitalia: surstylus fused with the epandrium, claviform with a triangular basal process, a projecting apical process, a small acute ventroapical process and a tiny incision in lateral view (Figs |
Minettia (Minettiella) clavata sp. n. |
– | Mesonotum with whitish grey pruinosity, 1st postsutural dc strong, prsc as long as or longer than 1st postsutural dc; male genitalia: surstylus articulated with epandrium, triangular or lobe-like with a single process | 15 |
15 | Face and parafacial with sparse whitish gray pruinosity; arista short plumose, longest rays slightly shorter than height of 1st flagellomere; mid femur with 4 a; male genitalia: epandrium with a wide median incision on dorsal margin in lateral view; surstylus short subuliform and originating from inner side of epandrium in lateral view and converging apically in posterior view (Figs |
Minettia (Minettiella) plurifurcata sp. n. |
– | Face with a yellow triangular median spot or only slightly yellow at middle of face, and parafacial with dense whitish gray pruinosity; arista with microscopic setulae, longest rays shorter than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; mid femur with 3 a; male genitalia: epandrium with a small subapical incision in lateral view and acute apically in posterior view, surstylus contorted with apical setulae and originating from inner side of epandrium in lateral view (Figs |
Minettia (Minettiella) spinosa sp. n. |
Li Shi gives sincere thanks to Stephen D. Gaimari (CDFA, Sacramento) for checking a few of specimens in USNM, providing literature, reviewing and giving kind comments to the manuscript, Anatole I. Shatalkin (Moscow, Russia) for providing and translating Russian literature, Tatiana Galinskaya (Moscow, Russia) for helping me to take photos of type specimens and Andrey Ozerov (Moscow, Russia) for giving me kind assistance during my visit in Moscow, László Papp for his reviewing the manuscript and giving good advice. This study is supported by a grant (No. 31260525) from the National Natural Science Fundation of China.
Genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Subgenus Minettiella Malloch, 1929
Minettia (Minettiella) acrostichalis (Sasakawa & Kozánek, 1995) (Calliopum). Oriental: North Korea.
Minettia (Minettiella) atrata (Meijere, 1910) (Lauxania). Oriental: Indonesia, Malaysia.
Minettia (Minettiella) atratula (Meijere, 1924) (Lauxania). Oriental: China (Taiwan, Hainan), Indonesia, Vietnam.
Minettia (Minettiella) bawanglingensis sp. n. Oriental: China (Hainan).
Minettia (Minettiella) clavata sp. n. Oriental: China (Hubei).
Minettia (Minettiella) coracina Shatalkin, 1993. Palaearctic: Russia.
Minettia (Minettiella) dolabriforma (Sasakawa & Kozánek, 1995) (Calliopum). Palaearctic: North Korea, Japan, Russia.
Minettia japonica Sasakawa, in Sasakawa & Mitsui, 1995. Syn. n.
Minettiella elbergi Shatalkin, 1996. Syn. n.
Minettia (Minettiella) plurifurcata sp. n. Oriental: China (Hubei).
Minettia (Minettiella) spinosa sp. n. Oriental: China (Hubei).
Minettia (Minettiella) sasakawai Shi, Wang & Yang, 2011. Oriental: China (Hainan), Vietnam.
Sapromyza acrostichalis Sasakawa, 2001. [Homonym of Calliopum acrostichalis Sasakawa & Kozánek, 1995, when in Minettia]
Minettia (Minettiella) tianmushanensis sp. n. Oriental: China (Zhejiang).