Botanophila saliciphila Michelsen, 2009, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Michelsen, Verner
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Anthomyiidae
Botanophila
Botanophila saliciphila

description: 6. Botanophila saliciphila sp. nov.
Figs. 2, 8–10, 29–31.
Etymology. The specific epithet ‘saliciphila’ is a Latin adjective combining the words ‘salix’ (willow) and ‘philus’ (loving, having an affinity for).
Description. Size. Small, wing length 3.6–4.1mm (n=6).
Male. Frons at narrowest point no wider than distance between inner margins of posterior ocelli; frontal vitta at this point about same width as combined width of parafrontals. Parafacial at narrowest point distinctly wider than postpedicel. Gena in lateral aspect also a little wider than postpedicel; genal setae and setulae in two rows. Arista a little longer than antenna measured from base of scape to tip of postpedicel; aristomere 3 thickened on basal sixth. Palp distinctly shorter than fore tarsomere 1; prementum slightly longer than fore tarsomere 1, strongly blackish subshining through thin dusting on lateral parts. Thorax covered in relatively dense, ash-grey dusting; three dark brown mesonotal stripes well indicated in front of scutellum. Presutural acrostichal rows in front no farther apart than their distance to dorsocentral rows; middle pair of acrostichals distinctly enlarged; a few setulae present between rows. Notopleuron with 0–1 accessory setula besides two notopleural setae. Wing base and calyptrae ochreous-brown infuscated; knob of halter ochreous-yellow. Abdomen with dense greyish dusting delimiting a black mid-dorsal stripe and narrower anterior bands on tergites II–V. Terminalia (Figs. 29, 30): Cerci distally with robust median and submedian prongs almost in line with lateral angles; surstylus in lateral aspect with postero-distal process strongly developed, comparable to the situation in B. miniatura (Fig. 6) and B. nigra (Fig. 22).
Female. Parafacial at narrowest point a little wider than postpedicel. Gena in lateral aspect also a little wider than postpedicel; genal setae and setulae in two rows. Arista a little longer than antenna measured from base of scape to tip of postpedicel; aristomere 3 thickened on basal sixth. Palp distinctly shorter than fore tarsomere 1; prementum slightly longer than fore tarsomere 1, with thin dusting but strongly blackish subshining on lateral parts. Thorax covered in dense light-grey dusting, on mesonotum with faint pattern of three brown stripes. Presutural acrostichal rows in front no farther apart than their distance to dorsocentral rows; middle pair of acrostichals distinctly enlarged; 1–2 setulae present between rows. Notopleuron without accessory setula. Proepimerals 2 setae and setulae. Wing base and calyptrae lightly ochreous-brown tinged; knob of halter ochreous-yellow. Abdomen with a distinct matt-black subshine through thin grey dusting. Oviscapt (Fig. 31): Almost as in B. peristeriana (Fig. 28) except cerci along outer margin less angular subbasally but concave subdistally.
Egg. Uterine egg (Fig. 2) smooth, 0.90 x 0.27mm.
Material examined. Type material [ZMUC]: SPAIN: Alicante: Alcoy, Parque Natural Font Roja (38.40N / 00.30W), 800m, 3 males [including holotype] 3 females, 16.iii.2007 (V. Michelsen).
Biology. The type specimens were taken in early spring on flowering Salix -shrubs growing along a small stream.
Distribution. So far known only from the type material from the Alicante province of Spain.
description: Published as part of Michelsen, Verner, 2009, Revision of the Botanophila helviana species group (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in Europe, pp. 45-61 in Zootaxa 2108 on page 59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274868