Alepia montana Bravo, 2008, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Bravo, Freddy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Psychodidae
Alepia
Alepia montana

description: Alepia montana sp. nov.
Figs. 1–11
Type material. BRAZIL, Bahia, Senhor do Bonfim, Serra da Maravilha (12°23´S 40°12´W), holotype male, 24.I.2006. Vieira, R. & Chagas, C. (MZUEFS); 1 paratype male, same locality as holotype, 08.X.2005, Vieira, R. & Chagas, C. (MZUEFS); 1 paratype male, same locality, date and collectors as holtype (MZUEFS).
Habitat. The Serra da Maravilha is a mountainous massif located in the municipality of Senhor do Bonfim. The vegetation of the Serra da Maravilha can be characterized as a semideciduous seasonal forest (SEMARH 2007).
Etymology. montana Latin, refers to the mountainous collection locality.
Diagnosis. Eyes separated by 3 facet diameters; wing membrane with small bristles in the costal and cubital areas; gonostylus with small basal lobe with long bristles; cercus piriform with cluster of accessory tenacula confined to a dark area near the base; aedeagal apodeme oval-shaped, same length as paramere.
Description. Male. Head (Fig. 1): vertex hair patch divided by a narrow medial band without bristles, Vshaped; eyes separated by 3 facet diameters; interocular suture arched; frons hair patch undivided, anterior margin with small median concavity. Antenna: scape cylindrical, 1.8X length of pedicel (Fig. 2); pedicel spherical (Fig. 2); flagellum with 14 flagellomeres, fusiform; all flagellomeres with neck (Figs. 2, 3); flagellomere 14 smaller than preceding ones and with apiculus (Fig. 3); ascoids not visible; one paratype male with flagellomeres 1 and 2 fused (Fig. 4). Palpus formula = 1.0:2.0:1.9:2.9; last palpomere striated (Fig. 5). Wing: wing membrane with infuscate patterns: a large dark area near the middle of the wing, with smaller darker spots in the costal region, base of M1+2, apex of the wing tip, and apex of M2 and M3 (Fig. 6); bristles present in costal and cubital areas (Fig. 7); Sc short; radial fork basal to medial fork; R5 ending at apex (Figs.
6, 7). Male terminalia: hypandrium reduced, only a post-hypandrial plate present with length equal to 0.4X the length of aedeagal apodeme (Fig. 9); apex of post-hypandrial plate sickle-shaped (Fig. 9). Gonocoxite short, 1/ 3X the length of gonostylus, with few very short bristles on the dorsal surface and few long bristles on the ventral surface (Figs. 8, 9). Gonocoxal apodeme 1/ 3X the length of aedeagal apodeme, with sclerotized anterior band (Fig. 9). Gonostylus slightly curved (Fig. 8), digitiform, except by the presence of a basal tubercle with long bristles (Figs. 8, 9); alveoli present along entire surface (Fig. 9). Epandrium subquadrate, naked (Fig. 10); foramen not visible. Cerci piriform, narrow apically, wide basally with one apical tenaculum, short, filiform (Fig. 8), with two small bristles near the tenaculum; cluster of accessory tenacula confined to dark area near the base, with clavate tips (Fig. 8). Sternite 10 short, ending before distal margin of epandrium; apex rounded (Fig. 10). Tergite 10 narrow (Fig. 10). Aedeagus wider than paramere, with rounded apex, ending before paramere (Figs. 8, 9); aedeagus 0.8X the length of paramere. Paramere subtriangular, narrow apically (Fig. 9). Aedeagal apodeme oval-shaped (Figs. 9, 11), same length as paramere, with length 2.0X the width (Figs. 8, 9).
description: Published as part of Bravo, Freddy, 2008, Three new species of Alepia Enderlein (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae) from the Brazilian semi-arid region, pp. 52-60 in Zootaxa 1805 on pages 53-55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.182661