Papaverodinia canalesi, Tôrres & Rafael & Gaimari & Limeira-De-Oliveira, 2025

Papaverodinia canalesi gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 25–47, 75–76, 80

Diagnosis

The 3 rd pair of fronto-orbital setae originated just below the lower margin of the anterior ocellus. Fronto-orbital plate with narrow strip of yellow only along its outer edge. Mesonotum black. Cercus with opening in inverted U-shaped. Inner and outer surstyli strongly fused at proximal end. Inner surstylus with distal ⅓ strongly curved backward in lateral view following the curvature of the outer surstylus. Outer surstylus, widened and strongly backward curved distally, ‘golf club-shaped’ in lateral view.

Etymology

Named in honor to Prof. Walter Canales Santana, current Rector of the State University of Maranhão, for all the support offered during his tenure at UEMA, previously as Vice-Rector.

Type material examined

Holotype

BRAZIL – Maranhão [MA] • ♂ (pinned, good condition); Mirador, Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da Geraldina ; 8°37′48″ S, 45°52′49″ W; 20–31 Aug. 2022; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A. Tôrres and M.O. Braga leg.; PET (Vinagre V. [= Vinho] Tinto+Etanol), alta 20 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 6327 .

GoogleMaps

Paratypes

BRAZIL – Maranhão [MA] • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for holotype; 10−20 Aug. 2022; CZMA FLO 6308 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 20−30 Sep. 2022; MZUSP FLO 6331 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for holotype; 1−10 Jan. 2023; CZMA FLO 6886 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 10−20 Mar. 2023; INPA FLO 6920 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; C. [= Candido] Mendes, Fazenda 7 Irmãos ; 1°52′06″ S, 45°45′59.7″ W; 1−5 Nov. 2019; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A. Tôrres, D. Limeira and I. Cantanhede leg.; PET (Vinagre V. [= Vinho] Tinto +Fermento Biológico+Etanol), 30 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 1347 (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic) GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; INPA FLO 1351 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for preceding; PET (Vinagre V. [= Vinho] Tinto+Fermento Biológico), 30 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 1346 GoogleMaps . – Ceará [ CE] • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; Ubajara, Parque Nacional de Ubajara , Teleférico ; 3°50′16.2″ S, 40°53′52.1″ W; 20−31 May 2022; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A. Tôrres leg.; PET (Vinagre V. [= Vinho] Tinto +Etanol), alta 30 mts [= metros]; INPA FLO 6391 GoogleMaps • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for preceding; 10−20 Jun. 2022; CZMA FLO 6922 GoogleMaps • 3 ♂♂; same data as for preceding; 10−20 Jul. 2022; CZMA FLO 6251 , GoogleMaps INPA FLO 6383 , GoogleMaps MZUSP FLO 6392 GoogleMaps • 2 ♂♂; same data as for preceding; 20−31 Oct. 2022; CZMA FLO 6385 , GoogleMaps MNRJ FLO 6386 GoogleMaps • 4 ♂♂; same data as for preceding; 10−20 Nov. 2022; CZMA FLO 6387 (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic), GoogleMaps CZMA FLO 6382 , GoogleMaps CSCA FLO 6384 , GoogleMaps MNRJ FLO 6388 , GoogleMaps INPA FLO 6389 (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic) GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 15−31 May 2022; MNRJ FLO 6298 GoogleMaps • 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 20−30 Jun. 2022; CSCA FLO 6295 , GoogleMaps CZMA FLO 6299 , GoogleMaps INPA FLO 6300 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 10−20 Jul. 2022; MZUSP FLO 6296 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); C. [= Candido] Mendes, Fazenda 7 Irmãos ; 1°52′06″ S, 45°45′59.7″ W; 1−5 Nov. 2019; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A. Tôrres, D. Limeira and I. Cantanhede leg.; PET (Vinagre V. [= Vinho] Tinto +Fermento Biológico); CZMA FLO 1348 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; PET (Vinagre Arroz+ Fermento Biológico + Etanol); INPA FLO 1349 GoogleMaps • 1 ♀ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); Ubajara, Parque Nacional de Ubajara , Teleférico ; 3°50′16.2″ S, 40°53′52.1″ W; 20−31 May 2022; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A. Tôrres leg.; PET (Vinagre V. [=Vinho] Tinto+ Etanol), alta 30 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 6393 GoogleMaps .

Description

Measurements ( Figs 25–32). Body length 5.0 mm; wing: length 0.4 mm, width 0.6 mm.

Male

HEAD ( Figs 25–28). Height 1.6 × length and 1.2 × as wide as high. Frons 1.3 × as wide as long, with lateral margins yellow only along very edge, lateral to bases of fronto-orbital setae, 3 rd pair of fronto-orbital setae originated just below lower margin of anterior ocellus, whose distance between imaginary line and margin of anterior ocellus equivalent to diameter of said ocellus; fronto-orbital plate with narrow strip of yellow only along its outer edge ( Fig. 27). Lunule 0.1 mm high; 0.3 × height or length of frons. Antenna ( Figs 27–28), predominantly light brown, except for scape and proximal region of postpedicel, including first two basal segments of arista, yellow-orange.

THORAX ( Figs 25–26, 29). Mesonotum and scutellum black, with dark brown pruinosity ( Figs 26, 29). Pleuron black ( Fig. 26).

LEGS ( Fig. 26). Mid tibia predominantly dark, except yellow at distal and proximal tips.

WING ( Fig. 30). Length 3.9 mm and width 1.5 mm (= 2.6 × as long as wide); veins brown.

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 25). Tergites brown to dark brown.

MALE TERMINALIA ( Figs 31–41, 75–76, 80). Epandrium dark brown, surstylus brown; length and height subequal ( Fig. 38). Cercus about 2.0 × as long as wide, light yellow, with opening in inverted U-shaped, medial membrane wide ( Figs 31–38, 75). Inner and outer surstyli strongly fused at proximal end. Inner surstylus expanded and club-like distally in both anterior and lateral views ( Figs 36, 38), and distinctly curved following curvature of posterior margin of outer surstylus in lateral view ( Fig. 38). Outer surstylus with basal part thick, nearly ½ of height of distal lobe ( Fig. 38), ‘golf club-shape’ in lateral view ( Figs 32, 38). Subepandrial sclerite with anteromedial margin in ‘open-end wrench-shaped’, and with lightly arched posterior margin with angle of approximately 180° ( Fig. 76). Angle of pregonite 150° ( Fig. 80).

Female

Similar to male (in external morphology of head, thorax, wings, legs and abdomen), except as noted below:

TERMINALIA ( Figs 42–47). Tergite 6 entirely brown, proximal ⅔ glabrous, distal ⅓ with long, strong setae, spiracle on anteroventral margin with area of membranous insertion. Sternite 6 membranous, with anteromedial sclerotization ‘top hat-shaped’, quadrangular lateromedial area, posterior margin with row of 8 setae (1 pair median, 1 pair submedian, 2 lateral pairs), subequal in length and diameter, except for very short and weak submedian setae. Tergite 7 strongly fused to sternite 7; tergite 7 almost entirely membranous, except for strongly sclerotized subproximal band extending ventrally to form ring,latter slightly concave on posterodorsal margin; sternite 7 concave on posteroventral margin, with short, sparse setae.

Variation

Male (n =10): body length 4.0− 5.3 mm, mean 4.6 mm; wing length 3.3−4.5 mm, mean 3.9 mm; wing width 1.2−1.6 mm, mean 1.4 mm. Female (n = 10): body length 4.5−5.4 mm, mean 4.9 mm; wing length 3.3−4.5 mm, mean 3.9 mm; wing width 1.2−1.7 mm, mean 1.5 mm.

Geographical record

Brazil: Ceará (Ubajara), Maranhão (Candido Mendes, Mirador).

Habitat

Canopy in the enclave of Atlantic Forest in the Serra de Ibiapaba, Ceará and in areas with Amazon Forest, and in Cerrado Forest, a somewhat Riparian Forest in the state of Maranhão).