Impatiophila menba Fu & Gao, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Fu, Zhao
name: Toda, Masanori J.
name: Li, Nan-Nan
name: Zhang, Ya-Ping
name: Gao, Jian-Jun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Drosophilidae
Impatiophila
Impatiophila menba

description: 42) Impatiophila menba Fu & Gao, sp. nov.
(Fig. 48; Pl. 5E; Pl. 7O)
Diagnosis. Male abdominal sternite VI longer than wide. Tenth sternite somewhat rhombic, largely triangularly convex on dorsomedial margin (Fig. 48 D). Paramere nearly straight in lateral view (Fig. 48 F). Hypandrium somewhat triangular, narrowing anteriorly in dorsal/ventral view (Fig. 48 E). Oviscapt valve with 4 dorsal ovisensilla (Fig. 48 G).
Description (♂, ♀). Head: Cibarium with 3−4 medial sensilla per side (Fig. 48 B).
Male terminalia (Fig. 48 A −F): Epandrium pubescent except for dorsocentral and ventromarginal portions, with ca. 19 long setae on ventral half. Surstylus with 2 thick setae in addition to 1 stout, upturned prensiseta at and above caudodorsal corner and 4 prensisetae along distal margin. Cercus with ca. 20 long setae. Paramere with 5 sensilla. Aedeagal basal process distally expanded and somewhat fan-shaped in lateral view, about 2/3 length of paramere. Female terminalia (Fig. 48 G, H; Pl. 7O): Oviscapt valve with 14−15 lateral and 6 ventral ovisensilla. Spermatheca capsule pale brown; introvert depth of duct about 1/4 of capsule height.
Measurements: BL = 2.07 (5♂ paratypes: 1.57−2.18, 5♀ paratypes: 1.88−2.13) mm, ThL = 0.87 (0.64−0.92, 0.77−0.85) mm, WL = 1.80 (1.57−1.93, 1.65−1.90) mm, WW = 0.84 (0.64−0.92, 0.77−0.85) mm.
Indices: arb = 3/1 (5♂, 5♀ paratypes: 2−3/1), FW/HW = 0.44 (0.43−0.48), ch/o = 0.10 (0.08−0.15), prorb = 1.06 (0.92−1.10), rcorb = 0.72 (0.57−0.76), orbito = 1.38 (1.06−1.40), vb = 0.29 (0.28−0.42), dcl = 0.56 (0.46−0.63), dcp = 0.59 (0.45−0.62), sterno = 0.58 (0.54−0.63), m-sterno = 0.60 (0.56−0.78), sctl = 1.09 (0.94−1.10), sctlp = 0.98 (0.92−1.25), C = 2.33 (2.16−2.46), 4c = 0.96 (0.92−1.10), 4v = 1.78 (1.69−2.00), 5x = 2.02 (1.59−1.90), ac = 2.38 (2.47−3.11), M = 0.44 (0.46−0.57), C3F = 0.16 (0.00−0.23).
Holotype. ♂ (#00307), along the way form the Yarang Village to the seat of the Motuo County, Linzhi, Xizang, China, 1.x.2010, ex flowers of Gesneriaceae sp.2 (Fig. 1 J), J.J. Gao (KIZ).
Paratypes. CHINA: 4♂, 5♀ (#00308, #00467, #00468, #00473−00475, #00477−00479), same as holotype; 1♂, 1♀ (#00372, #00481), from the seat of the Beibeng Town to the Yarang Village, Motuo Town, Motuo County, Linzhi, Xizang, 1.x.2010, ex flowers of Impatiophila sp.4? (Fig. 1 D), J.J. Gao; 1♂ (#00483), Beibeng Town, Motuo County, Linzhi, Xizang, 29°14′36′′N, 95°10′12′′E, ca. 783 m, 30.ix.2010, ex flowers of Impatiophila sp.4 (Fig. 1 D), J.J. Gao (KIZ, SEHU).
Distribution. China (Xizang).
Etymology. Pertaining to the Menba people inhabiting the type locality.
description: Published as part of Fu, Zhao, Toda, Masanori J., Li, Nan-Nan, Zhang, Ya-Ping & Gao, Jian-Jun, 2016, A new genus of anthophilous drosophilids, Impatiophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae): morphology, DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny, with descriptions of thirty-nine new species, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4120 (1) on pages 83-85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4120.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/266831