Euscelidia senegalensis, Dikow, 2003

Euscelidia senegalensis View in CoL sp. n.

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Etymology: Refers to the apparent distribution of this species in Senegal.

Diagnosis: The species is distinguished from congeners by the predominantly apruinose sct, the yellow setae scattered on the sct, the densely arranged microtrichia on the wings, and features of the ơ terminalia.

Description: Head: Black; fc yellow pruinose, fc gib indistinct, mystax white, many macrosetae; prob and plp brown, setae white; oc tr apruinose dorsally; occ silver pruinose, setae white; Antennae - scp brown, brown setae ventrally, white pruinose; ped brown, brown setae ventrally and dorsally, white pruinose; pped brown, white pruinose; apsel brown.

Thorax: Black; ppro peg large, silver pruinose; sct predominantly apruinose, silver pruinosity restricted to anterior, lateral, and posterior margins, yellow setae scattered on sct; macrosetae: white, 1 npl s, 1 spal s; sctl silver pruinose, ds sctl s and sctl s long, white; Legs - yellow to brown; fem light brown, meta fem pale yellow in proximal half, clubbed, club brown; tib light brown, brown stripe dorsally, pale yellow stripe not reaching tip anteriorly; first tar yellow, brown distad, remaining tar brown, setae black; emp about a quarter of length of clw; Wings - densely covered with microtrichia, veins brown; ptero indistinct; cell d terminating in 2 veins; hlt light brown.

Abdomen: Black; T grey pruinose, distal T more brown pruinose dorsally, T1 with long yellow setae laterally, T 2 in proximal half with white setae laterally, remaining T with short white and yellow setae, S grey pruinose; ơ terminalia Figs 58H–M View Fig - sur not sharply pointed distally, rounded, lobe ventrally; hypd ventral margin straight; d aed shea tubular, medium length; lat apod bifurcated.

Type material - The ơ holotype is labelled ‘ SENEGAL, 2.5 KM ESE ZIGUINCHOR IN CULTIVATED AREA,AT LIGHT 20.00–21.30 [8 pm to 9.30 pm] 11.XI.1977 UTM 28PCJ6689. LOC. 32 / LUND UNIV. SYST. DEPT. SWEDEN - GAMBIA / SENEGAL NOV. 1977 – CEDERHOLM-DANIELSSON-HAMMARSETEDT-HEDQUIST- SAMUELSSON / HOLOTYPE Euscelidia senegalensis sp. nov. det. T. Dikow 2001 (red label)’. The specimen is directly mounted, is in very good condition (left meta leg broken; ơ terminalia attached to specimens pin in micro vial), and is deposited in the MZLU.

Three ^^ paratypes have the same locality label as holotype and ‘ PARATYPE Euscelidia senegalensis sp. nov. det. T. Dikow 2001 (yellow label)’. The are directly mounted, are in very good condition ( one specimen right meta leg broken), and are deposited in the MZLU . Another ^ paratype is labelled ‘W-Africa: Senegal: 5 km W’ Ziguinchor: Foret de Djibelor BARKEMEYER 5.10.1987 [ 5.x.1987] / PARATYPE Euscelidia senegalensis sp. nov. det. T. Dikow 2001 (yellow label)’. The specimen is directly mounted, is in very good condition, and is deposited in the NMSA .

Type locality and distribution ( Fig. 61 View Fig ): Senegal, Ziguinchor , 12 34'N 16 17'W. Senegal GoogleMaps .