Impatiophila pulla Fu & Gao

Fu, Zhao, Toda, Masanori J., Li, Nan-Nan, Zhang, Ya-Ping & Gao, Jian-Jun, 2016, A new genus of anthophilous drosophilids, Impatiophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae): morphology, DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny, with descriptions of thirty-nine new species, Zootaxa 4120 (1), pp. 1-100 : 62-63

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4120.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EC979B80-9468-4E56-B5C0-90A7F1C78CB3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6060691
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD4E62-FFEF-7230-149F-FA40E7C8F8FD
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Impatiophila pulla Fu & Gao
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

28) Impatiophila pulla Fu & Gao View in CoL , sp. nov.

( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 ; Pl. 3G)

Diagnosis. Abdominal tergites entirely black (Pl. 3G). Labellum with 6 pseudotracheae per side. Tenth sternite broader than long, nearly parallel-sided, with W-shaped notch medially on dorsal margin ( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 D). Paramere not longer than twice of width in lateral view ( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 E).

Description (♂). Head: Cibarium with 2−3 medial and 3−4 posterior sensilla per side.

Thorax (Pl. 3G): Postpronotum blackish brown; scutum and scutellum black; pleura brown to blackish brown.

Wing (Pl. 3G) pale brown; veins brown. C1 setae 2, subequal. Haltere pale yellow.

Leg (Pl. 3G) yellowish brown. Hindleg tarsomere I with 2 black, apically blunt, stout spines at outer apex on underside.

Abdomen: Sternites grayish yellow.

Male terminalia ( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 A −F). Epandrium pubescent on posterior portion of dorsal 3/4, ventrally with ca. 18 setae: caudoventral ones shorter and more densely distributed. Surstylus with 1 long, thick setae in addition to 1 stout, upturned prensiseta on dorsal margin and 6 prensisetae along distal margin. Cercus pubescent in patches on anteromedial portion, with ca. 21 long setae. Hypandrium somewhat obovate. Gonopod rounded on dorsal margin, apically beak-like narrowing in lateral view. Paramere caudoventrally rounded, with 6 sensilla. Aedeagal basal process about 1/2 length of paramere.

Measurements: BL = 1.91 mm, ThL = 0.88 mm, WL = 1.95 mm, WW = 0.82 mm.

Indices: arb = 2/1, FW/HW = 0.47, ch/o = 0.09, prorb = 1.03, rcorb = 0.47, orbito = 1.07, vb = 0.42, dcl = 0.49, dcp = 0.40, sterno = 0.53, m-sterno = 0.61, sctl = 1.04, sctlp = 0.97, C = 2.28, 4c = 0.94, 4v = 1.71, 5x = 1.46, ac = 2.49, M = 0.43, C3F = 0.39.

Holotype. ♂ (#01126), Hesong Village, Xiding Town, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna District, Yunnan, China, 21°49′57′′N, 100°06′09′′E, 17.iv.2010, by net sweeping above fallen trunks along waterside, J.J. Gao ( KIZ).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. Referring to the blackish ( pullus) body color.

Remarks. This species known only for male can not be morphologically distinguished from I. unicolorata sp. nov. known only for female.