Ablabesmyia communiba Neubern 2013, sp. n.
Creators: name: Oliveira, Caroline Silva Neubern De
name: Silva, Mário Antonio Navarro Da
name: Gessner, Alaíde Aparecida Fonseca
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Ablabesmyia
Ablabesmyia communiba

description: Ablabesmyia communiba Neubern sp. n.   
(Figs 10–13)  
 Type material. Holotype: ♂ with larval and pupal exuviae, Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Nova Mutum, Buriti farm, reservoir, 56°05`16``W – 13°05`04``S, 09.i.1999, H.F. Mendes — LEIA. Paratypes: 6 ♂♂ with larval and pupal exuviae, same data as holotype— LEIA; 10 ♂♂ with pupal exuviae, same data as holotype— DZUP; 7 ♂♂ with larval and pupal exuviae, São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, USP, Monte Alegre lake, 47°81`03``W–21°17`75``S, 23.viii.1997, H.F. Mendes — LEIA; 4 ♂♂ with pupal exuviae, same previous data— DZUP; ♂, same previous data— DZUP; ♂ with pupal exuviae, São Paulo, Luís Antônio, Estação Ecológica Jataí, Beija-Flor reservoir, 47°47`00``W – 21°34`00``S, 22.xi.2001, S. T. Strixino — LEIA; 3 ♂♂ with larval and pupal exuviae, Paraná, Curitiba, Iguaçú river, 49°27`31``W –25°42`78``S, 22.iii.2007, C.S.N. Oliveira — LEIA; 3 ♂♂ with larval and pupal exuviae, same previous data— DZUP; ♂, Amazonas, Manaus, Adolpho Ducke reserve, igarapé Água Fria, 59°56`00``W –02°59`70``S, 12.v.1995, light trap, M.F.P. Callisto & J.J.L. Fonseca,— LEIA; 2 ♂♂, Amazonas, Manaus, Catalão, 60°01`10``W – 03°08`00``S, 07.vii.2008, C.S.N. Oliveira & L.M. Fusari — LEIA; 2 ♂♂, same previous data— DZUP.   
 Diagnostic characters. A. communiba sp. n. differs from other species by combination of the following characters: Male —tapered megaseta, dorsal lobe absent, slender aedeagal blade, anal point present and gonostylus larger than the gonocoxite; Pupa —apex of aeropyle tube club-shaped, thoracic horn with spines only in the base and sides, dorsal pore in A IV between setae D 3 and D 5, genital sac 300–353 µm long, wing sheath without spots and with complete veins; Larva —head capsule expanded and with circular brown spots between the scars, cephalic chaetotaxy standard, ligula teeth in concave arch, palpal formula 0+2, ratio It/O 0.79–0.95and brown claws with serrated sides.   
 Etymology. From Latin, communibus, meaning common. Male (n = 5, unless otherwise stated):   
 Dimensions: Total length 3.87–4.61mm. Wing length 2.06–2.34 mm. Total length/wing length 1.88–2.00. Wing length/length of profemur 2.61–2.76.   
 Coloration (Figs 10A–G, 11A, C): wings, thorax and abdomen follow figures 10A, 10B and 10G. Legs (Fig.): P I, P II —femora with 3 bands, tibiae with 3 bands; P III —femur with 2 bands, tibia with 3 bands. Ratio of bands, related tibiae and tarsomeres 1 follow table 10. Hypopygium: gonocoxite apex and gonostylus base brown.   
 Head: antenna with 14 flagellomeres; AR 1.77–1.85; apical flagellomere 110–135 µm and subapical seta 30– 39 µm long; temporals 50–60; postoculars 9–11; coronal triangle 115–128 µm long and base 115–128 µm; clypeus bearing 35–45 setae, 93–118 µm long and 88–113 µm wide; labrum with 3 setae, 109–120 µm long and 58–65 µm wide; tentorium 158–175 µm long; cibarial pump 300–330 µm long and orifice 58–60 µm from apex; palpomeres 1– 5: 50–63; 110–123; 131–152; 130–143; 260–295 µm long; palpomere 3 with sensilla capitata 38–45 µm from base.   
 Wing (Fig. 10A): width/lenght 0.25–0.27; VR 0.78–0.84; C 1.90–2.18 mm long; Sc 1.12–1.34 mm long; m-cu 42 µm long and 610–680 µm from arculus; fr 750–812 µm from arculus; R 3 apex close to C; brachiolum with 4 setae; squama with 45–49 setae.   
 Thorax (Fig.10B): antepronotals 10–19; humerals 4–8; prealars 21–29; supraalar 1; scutelars 36.   
 Legs (Fig. 10D–F): P I —apex of tibia 53–58 µm wide and with apical pectinated spur 50–63 µm long, spur ratio 0.54–0.74; tarsomeres 1–2 with 2 pseudospurs 65–73 µm long. P II —apex of tibia 50–55 µm wide and with 2 apical pectinated spurs 63–70 and 23–53 µm long, spur ratio 0.52–0.71 and 0.42–0.58 respectively; tarsomeres 1–3 with 2, 3 or 6 apical pectinated pseudospurs 65–78 µm long. P III —coxa with 3 central microsetae; apex of tibia 55–60 µm wide and with 2 apical pectinated spurs 58–66 and 50–53 µm long, spurs ratio 0.60–0.67 and 0.54–0.59 respectively. Lengths and proportions of leg segments table 11.   
 Hypopygium (Fig. 11A–E): tergite IX with 3 central setae; anal point completely covers the aedeagal complex; phallapodeme 50 µm long; sternapodeme 115–137 µm long; gonocoxite 133–150 µm long and 88–90 µm wide; gonostylus 154–168 µm long, with 7 apical teeth; tapered megaseta; HR 0.79–0.98; HV 2.32–2.80. Aedeagal complex: grooved aedeagal blade 50–63 µm long, base 10–11 µm, 9/10 6 µm; dorsal lobe absent, lateral lobe present and basidorsal lobe absent.   
  Female:  unknown.   
 Pupa (n = 5, unless otherwise stated):   
 Dimensions: male abdomen 3.25–3.49 mm long.   
 Coloration (Fig. 12A–D): exuviae brown, wing sheath without spots.   
 Cephalothorax (Fig. 12A, B): wing sheath 1.29–1.46 mm long and with complete veins; thoracic horn 419–506 µm long and 219–225 µm wide, lumen with hexagonal pattern, spines on the base and sides, apex of aeropyle tube club-shaped; thoracic comb with 10–17 conical teeth.   
 Abdomen (Fig. 12C, D): shagreen as small spines in arc, present in A I–VIII; scar in A I 169–231 µm long; A IV chaetotaxy follow figure 12C, dorsal pore between setae D 3 and D 5, A VII with 4 lateral setae, LS 1 139–175 µm long; A VIII with 5 lateral setae, LS 1 94–125 µm long; anal lobe 350–400 µm long, base 365–400 µm wide, with 2 anal macrosetae LS 1 163–200 µm long, LS 2 200–231 µm long, outer border with spines; genital sac shorter than the anal lobe, 300–353 µm long; GS/AL 0.85–0.88.   
 Larva (n = 5, unless otherwise stated):   
 Dimensions: head capsule 819–969 µm long and 625–875 µm wide.   
 Coloration (Fig. 13A–D): head capsule yellow with circular brown spot between the scars; postoccipital margin brown; ligula teeth brown; procercus yellow; posterior parapod with 16 claws, 3 hooked claws brown and 13 simple claws yellow.   
 Head Capsule (Fig. 13A–C): expanded, IC 0.68–0.84, chaetotaxy follow the figure 13A; AR 4.50–4.79, antennomeres 1,2-4: 450–513, 94–114 µm long; ring organ in A 1 250–300 µm from the base; maxillary palp with 2 segments, palpomeres 1-2: 43–49 and 37–42 µm long; palpal formula 0+2, P 1 /P 2 1.04–1.33, A 1 /P 1 9.14–11.92, A 2 /P 1 1.75–2.29; mandible 139–156 µm long, with campaniform sensillum 39–46 mm from the base, A 1 /MD 3.08–3.30; dorsomental tooth 42–62 mm long and far apart 69–77 mm, pseudoradula slightly granulated and with homogeneous width; ligula 90–94 mm long and 60–72 mm wide, with 5 teeth in concave arch, It/O 0.79–0.95; Mt/ O 0.74–0.92; It/Li 0.19–0.32; muscle attachment of ligula 26–35 µm long and 56–72 mm wide; bifid paraligula 48–51 µm long, pectin hypopharyngis with 17–23 teeth.   
 Abdomen (Fig. 13D): procercus 117–131 µm long and 34–39 µm wide, 7 anal setae 713–843 µm long; supraanal seta simple and 375–477 µm long; supraanal seta lenght/ anal setae lenght 0.53–0.59; posterior parapods with 13 simple claws, with the serrated sides and 3 hooked claws, with the serrated sides too, claw with truncated base absent, tip of posterior parapods with a little spines.
description: Published as part of Oliveira, Caroline Silva Neubern De, Silva, Mário Antonio Navarro Da & Gessner, Alaíde Aparecida Fonseca, 2013, 
  Neotropical  Ablabesmyia  Johannsen (Diptera: Chironomidae, Tanypodinae) – Part I  , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3733 (1) on pages 24-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3733.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5268657