Corresponding author: Štěpán Kubík (
Academic editor: Rudolf Meier
Kubík Š, Barták M (2014) A new species of
The genus
The material studied is deposited in the collections of the Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague.
The genitalia were macerated in 10%
Medium sized species (4–6 mm) brown to brownish gray coloured, with strongly projecting frons, body covered with very thick brown and silvery-gray microtrichosity, and with extremely long and slender setae and setulae. Head brown, longer than high, triangular. Eyes small rounded oval, sparsely covered with long setulae. Gena broad, equally broad behind as height of compound eye, brown with gray microtrichosity and long dark setulae. Postgena gray microtrichose, lower margin brownish black or yellow without microtrichosity. Vibrissa indistinct. Frons projecting before eye margin at a distance corresponding to the length of eye (
Thorax dark brown, entirely covered with gray or brown microtrichosity. Postpronotal lobe with numerous dark long setulae (no distinct setae). Scutum convex, covered with gray microtrichosity and with numerous long dark setulae. Notopleuron with a group of long dark setulae and indistinct setae. Scutellum rounded, convex, microtrichose, brown in middle, gray at sides and with long dark setulae. Apical and lateral scutellar setae long and dark. Pleuron completely microtrichose. Anepisternum and anepimeron without setulae, katepisternum covered with long dark or pale setulae.
Legs simple, gray microtrichose. Tibial organ absent.
Wings brown with thick dark brown veins. Halter dark brown or yellow.
Abdomen oval, dorsally covered with brown microtrichosity, gray microtrichose at sides and below and with numerous long dark setulae.
Male genitalia rather similar to those of
Holotype: male, Zambia NW, Solwezi env.
Similar to
(Holotype) Body length 6 mm. Head yellowish brown, higher than long. Eye small, rounded oval and vertically elongated. Gena broad, as broad behind as the width of eye, yellow, with yellow microtrichosity and long dark setulae. Postgena with yellow lower edge without microtrichosity. Frons projecting before eye margin at a distance corresponding to the length of eye, with triangular fore margin and long black frontal setae. Ocellar triangle posteriorly as broad as half width of frons, narrowing to middle and reaching front of frons as a narrow point, brown, with gray microtrichosity and with dark brown longitudinal median groove (
Thorax yellowish–brown, completely covered with brownish yellow or gray microtrichosity. Postpronotal lobe brown with dark rounded spot and numerous long black setulae, postpronotal setae indistinct. Scutum convex, brown, with three broad blackish brown and gray microtrichose stripes and with numerous very long black setae. Notopleuron with numerous long dark setae. Scutellum rounded, yellow, with yellow microtrichosity and long dark setae. Apical and lateral scutellar setae long and black. Pleuron completely microtrichose. Both anepisternum and anepimeron yellow each with dark rounded spot and without setulae, katepisternum yellow with large black and silvery microtrichose spot and covered with numerous dark setulae. Legs simple, yellowish brown with gray microtrichosity.
Wings brown with thick dark brown veins. Halter yellow.
Abdomen oval, yellowish brown, microtrichose and with numerous long setulae.
Male genitalia (
Female with long cerci (
The species is named in honor of J. Halada, a collector of the types.
1 | Eye longer than high. Ocellar triangle evenly narrowing towards tip ( |
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– | Eye higher than long or rounded. Ocellar triangle abruptly narrowing towards middle, forming narrow line in anterior half. Ground colour yellow or yellowish brown, scutum either with irregular brown markings or with three longitudinal blackish–brown stripes | 2 |
2 | Frons projecting before eye margin at a distance corresponding to half length of eye, phallapodeme broad, surstylus massive with three tooth-like projections on top ( |
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– | Frons projecting before eye margin at a distance corresponding to length of eye, phallapodeme thin, surstylus short and hooked | 3 |
3 | Lateral margin of ocellar triangle straight in basal third ( |
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– | Lateral margin of ocellar triangle convex in basal third ( |
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This paper was supported by S grant of MSMT (Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth). We are very grateful to Michael von Tschirnhaus for his help in many ways.