Minilimosina (M.) selecta, Papp, László, 2017

Minilimosina (M.) selecta View in CoL sp. n.

(Figs 60–65)

Holotype: male ( HNHM), RSA: EasternCapeProv., BloukransPass , inasideval- ley, Jan 14–16, 2007, No. 23 - GPS16, S33° 57’ 09.6’’ E23° 37’ 59.4’’, 70 m, leg. L. Papp & M. Földvári. GoogleMaps

Paratypes ( HNHM, 1 malewithgenitaliaprepared): 3 males , samedataasholotype; 1 female: ibid., in a forest nr R102 , Jan 15–16, 2007, No. 25 - GPS19, S33° 56’ 57.3’’ E23° 36’ 20.8’’, 224 m. GoogleMaps

Size (inmm): bodylength 1.87 ( holotype), 1.65–2.08 ( paratypes); winglength 1.78 ( holotype), 1.60–1.87 ( paratypes), wingwidth 0.77 ( holotype), 0.63–0.80 ( paratypes). Description. Male. Entirefacialplateandfrontaltrianglebrightblack. Scutumandscutel- lumshiny, black, pleuranotshiny. Twopairsoflatero-clinatefronto-orbitals, anteriorone slightlylongerthanhalflengthofposteriorpair. Parafacialianarrow, withsomeminute hairs. Lunulelarge, triangular. Fourpairsofmoderatelylonginterfrontalpairs. Antenna withminutemedialscapeseta ( 0.035 mm). Firstflagellomerewithlong ( 0.035 mm) cilia. Arista 0.65–0.70 mmlongwithlong ( 0.025–0.03 mm) cilia. Asinglepairoflongerdorsocentralsetaepresent, secondpairslightlyanteriorly, 0.08 mmonly; onepostpronotal, two notopleural, onelongpostalaratsupra- alarrow, oneshortpresuturalneartonotopleural seta, onelongposteriorpaandsomeshortintra- alarsdiscernible. Onetinykatepisternal setapresent. Acrostichalsrelativelyscarceandlong, in 6–8 rowsbetweendorsocentrals. Prescutellarsetamoderatelylong. Wingmembranegreyish, veinslightbrown. Costalvein extending beyond tip of R 4 +5 by 0.15–0.18 mm; Cs2 section, 0.375 mm, Cs3, 0.49 mm, costal index, 0.77. R2+3 largelyparalleltocosta, apexbentuptowardsC. Discalcelledgy, M1+2 and M 3+4 continuing beyond M-M for 0.07–0.09 mm. RM-MM section, 0.15 mm, MM cross- vein 0.14 mm. Alula not very narrow ( 0.085–0.09 mm), apex rounded. No mid ventral seta on midtibia, ventro-apicalsetamoderatelylong, norowofthickblacksetaeventrallyonmid tibia. Antero-dorsals on mid tibia at 10/32, 22/32 (weak), 26/32 (large and slightly more dorsal), postero-dorsalssetaat 25/32 .

Epandrium medium large. Sternite 5 (Fig. 60) twice wider than long, medio-caudally withalongrow (comb) offlatblackspines (pegs). Cercalarea (Fig. 61) short, sagittalfusion veryshort. Subepandrialsclerite (Figs 61–62) muchhigherthancercalportion. Surstylus (Fig. 65) broad-based, sub-triangular, withnumerouslongsetaeonitscaudalpart, but withoutalargeblackpeg; apicalpartstronglynarrowed, bareofsetae. Postgonite (Fig. 64) long, slender, withaproclinateapex. Phallapodemelongandslender (Fig. 63), almost straight. Basiphallusratherlargeandcompact. Distiphallusshortandhigh (Fig. 63) apically, withwellsclerotisedsharpprocesses.

Etymology. Thespecificepithet (Latin, ‘selecta’ = chosen) referstothefactthatIhave seenseveralundescribedspeciesof Minilimosina inmaterialsfromtheAfrotropicalregion and I have selected and described one of them in order to demonstrate the occurrence of the genus in the Afrotropical region.

Comments. M. ( Minilimosina) selecta sp. n. isaneasilyrecognisablespeciesbyitsmalegenitalia. Itssurstylusiswithoutalargeblackpegandits distiphallushassharpprocessesapically. Ifoundnospecieswiththiskind ofcharactercombinationamongthePalaearcticspecies. Inaddition, thereis acombofflatblackspinesmedio-caudallyonmalesternite 5. Thecercalarea with a very short sagittal fusion is as in some other species of Minilimosina (seee.g., RohÁčeK 1983, fig. 253). Theratherlargecompactbasiphallusisalso as in numerous species of M. ( Minilimosina ) (see RohÁčeK 1983, figs 243, 275).