Nascensluna mellea Fedotova et Perkovsky 2014, sp. n.
Creators: name: Fedotova, Z. A.
name: Perkovsky, E. E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Cecidomyiidae
Nascensluna
Nascensluna mellea

description: <i>Nascensluna mellea</i> Fedotova et Perkovsky, sp. n. M a t e r i a l. Holotype. SIZK N UA–1601, well preserved inclusion of female with tarsi partly missing, Rovno amber, Late Eocene (fig. 4, <i>1–4</i>; 8, <i>5–7</i>). Syninclusions: Phoridae, 6 hymenopteran larvae (including 5 larvae separated in the piece UA –1602). D e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e (fig. 4, <i>1–4</i>; 8, <i>5–7</i>). Body 1.8 times as long as antennae. Wings 2.1 times as long as antennae. Large eyes completely cover lateral side of head. Scape and pedicel are almost transversal. First flagellomere is slightly longer than 2nd , 2.2 times as long as wide; 5th flagellomere barrel-shaped, 1.5 times as long as wide. Tenth flagellomere 2.3 times as long as wide, 1.2 times longer than 9th flagellomere and slightly shorter than 5th. Palpi are unclear. Wing is 2.8 times as long as wide; Cu slightly curved. 1st hind tarsomere 4.7 times shorter than 2nd. Cerci of ovipositor pointed apically, covered by short setae. &amp;Rcy;&amp;icy;&amp;scy;. 5. <i>Rhizomyia parkalovi</i>, &amp;scy;&amp;acy;&amp;mcy;&amp;kcy;&amp;acy;, &amp;gcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;lcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;tcy;&amp;icy;&amp;pcy; (&amp;icy;&amp;ncy;&amp;vcy;. &amp;ncy;&amp;ocy;&amp;mcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;rcy; K–7385 &amp;kcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;lcy;&amp;lcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;kcy;&amp;tscy;&amp;icy;&amp;icy; &amp;Icy;&amp;ncy;&amp;scy;&amp;tcy;&amp;icy;&amp;tcy;&amp;ucy;&amp;tcy;&amp;acy; &amp;zcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;ocy;&amp;lcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;gcy;&amp;icy;&amp;icy; &amp;Ncy;&amp;Acy;&amp;Ncy; &amp;Ucy;&amp;kcy;&amp;rcy;&amp;acy;&amp;icy;&amp;ncy;&amp;ycy;): <i>1 —</i> &amp;ocy;&amp;bcy;&amp;shchcy;&amp;icy;&amp;jcy; &amp;vcy;&amp;icy;&amp;dcy;; <i>2</i> — &amp;gcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;lcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;vcy;&amp;acy;; <i>3 —</i> &amp;shchcy;&amp;ucy;&amp;pcy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy;; 4 — 9–10-&amp;jcy; &amp;chcy;&amp;lcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;ncy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy;&amp;icy; &amp;zhcy;&amp;gcy;&amp;ucy;&amp;tcy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy;&amp;acy;; <i>5, 6</i> — 1-&amp;jcy; &amp;chcy;&amp;lcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;ncy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy; &amp;lcy;&amp;acy;&amp;pcy;&amp;kcy;&amp;icy; (&amp;icy;&amp;zcy;&amp;mcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;ncy;&amp;chcy;&amp;icy;&amp;vcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;scy;&amp;tcy;&amp;softcy; &amp;fcy;&amp;ocy;&amp;rcy;&amp;mcy;&amp;ycy;); <i>7 —</i> 5-&amp;jcy; &amp;chcy;&amp;lcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;ncy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy; &amp;zhcy;&amp;gcy;&amp;ucy;&amp;tcy;&amp;icy;&amp;kcy;&amp;acy;, <i>8</i> — &amp;vcy;&amp;iecy;&amp;rcy;&amp;shcy;&amp;icy;&amp;ncy;&amp;acy; &amp;bcy;&amp;rcy;&amp;yucy;&amp;shcy;&amp;kcy;&amp;acy;. &amp;Mcy;&amp;acy;&amp;scy;&amp;shcy;&amp;tcy;&amp;acy;&amp;bcy;&amp;ncy;&amp;ycy;&amp;iecy; &amp;lcy;&amp;icy;&amp;ncy;&amp;iecy;&amp;jcy;&amp;kcy;&amp;icy; 0.1 mm. M e a s u r e m e n t s, mm: body length, 0.66; wing length, 0.74; wing width, 0.26; antennal length, 0.36; head length, 0.21; thorax length, 0.35; abdomen length, 0.43; length of fore:femur 0.28; tibia 0.26;length of middle:femur 0.23; tibia 0.30; length of hind: femur,0.30; tibia,0.31; tarsus, 0.49. E t y m o l o g y. From the Latin adjective <i>mellea</i> (honey, pleasant).
description: Published as part of <i>Fedotova, Z. A. &amp; Perkovsky, E. E., 2014, New Gall Midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Brachineurini, Ledomyiini) From The Late Eocene Rovno Amber, pp. 35-50 in Vestnik Zoologii 48 (1)</i> on pages 43-44, DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0004, http://zenodo.org/record/6452791