Kusala ( Scodela ) sinuata, 2018

Kusala ( Scodela) sinuata View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 , 5 View FIGURE 5 i–l)

Description. Ground color orange-brown, face brown. Crown fore margin rounded, anteclypeus ovoid. ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 i–l)

Male 2S abdominal apodemes ( Fig. 3a View FIGURE 3 ) surpassing hind margin of sternite IV. Anal tube appendage ( Figs 3b, c View FIGURE 3 ) long.

Subgenital plate ( Fig. 3e View FIGURE 3 ) narrow. Apical part of style ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ) sinuate, subapical extension rectangular. Connective ( Fig. 3g View FIGURE 3 ) lamellate, manubrium very broad. Aedeagal shaft ( Figs 3h, i View FIGURE 3 ) directed dorso-caudad, with a small protrusion on dorsal margin subapically, apex concave in caudal view; dorsal apodeme large, Y-shaped in caudal view; preatrium relatively long.

Diagnosis. The new species is similar to K. ( S.) directa sp. nov., but the subgenital plate is narrower, the apical part of the style is sinuate, the aedeagal shaft is narrower, directed dorso-caudad and has a small protrusion on the dorsal margin subapically, and the preatrium is longer.

Measurement. Male length 2.60mm.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Yingjiang, Xima , 24°48'18''N, 97°45'03''E, 1828.9m, 4 v 2012, coll. Yanghui Cao. GoogleMaps

Etymology. The new specific epithet is derived from Latin verb “ sinuatus ”, which means “bend”, referring to the sinuate apical part of the style.