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

Tôrres, Alice, Rafael, José A., Gaimari, Stephen D. & Limeira-De-Oliveira, Francisco, 2025, Papaverodinia, a new genus with three new species from the north and northeast of Brazil collected in the canopy (Diptera: Odiniidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 1026, pp. 171-198 : 189-192

Papaverodinia willkeniae gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 48–72, 77–78, 81

Diagnosis

The 3 rd pair of fronto-orbital setae originated at the level or above of the anterior ocellus. Fronto-orbital plate entirely yellow. Cercus with opening in inverted V-shape. Inner and outer surstyli weakly fused at proximal end. Inner surstylus, slightly backward curved following curvature of the anterior margin of the outer surstylus, in lateral view. Outer surstylus enlarged distally, ‘ice cream ladle-shaped’ in lateral view.

Etymology

Named in honor of Dr Dayse Willkenia Almeida Marques, for all her contributions to the organization of part of the biological material used in this work.

Type material

Holotype

BRAZIL – Amazonas [ AM] • ♂ (pinned, good condition); Manaus, Rod [= Rodovia] AM 010 , km 35, Ramal Água Branca II, Sítio Vida Tropical; 2°51′53″ S, 59°56′00″ W; 7–21 Oct. 2018; J.A. Rafael leg., Rede BIA [project]; vinagre [= vinegar], 15 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 1323 .

Paratypes

BRAZIL – Amazonas [ AM] • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 1−12 Aug. 2018; CZMA FLO 1325 • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 28 Feb.−2 Mar. 2018; baited with vinegar; MNRJ FLO 1324 • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 23−30 Mar. 2019; MZUSP FLO 1326 • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); Manaus , ZF2, km 14; 2°35′21″ S, 60°06′55″ W; 1−16 Jun. 2018; J.A. Rafael and F. Limeira-de-Oliveira leg.; baited with vinegar, 20 mts [= metros] angelim; INPA FLO 1328 • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for holotype; CZMA FLO 1329 • 1 ♂ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); Manaus , BR 174 , ZF-2; 15−28 Feb. 2019; J.A. Rafael leg., Rede BIA [project]; baited with vinegar, 2 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 1331 • 1 ♀ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for holotype; 5−18 Nov. 2018; INPA FLO 1340 • 1 ♀ (pinned, terminalia in microvial of plastic); same data as for holotype; vinagre [= vinegar], 8 mts [= metros]; CZMA FLO 1341 .

Description

Measurements ( Figs 48–55). Body length 4.6 mm; wing: length 0.4 mm, width 0.5 mm.

Male

HEAD ( Figs 48–51). Height 1.6 × length and 1.2 × as wide as high. Frons 1.4 × as wide as long, with lateral margins yellow from 3 rd pair fronto-orbital seta and encompassing bases of 1 st and 2 nd pair fronto-orbital setae, 3 rd pair of fronto-orbital setae originated at level or above of anterior ocellus; fronto-orbital plate either entirely yellow ( Fig. 50). Lunule 0.2 mm high; 0.4 × height or length of frons. Antenna entirely brown except for yellow-orange proximal region ( Figs 50–51).

THORAX ( Figs 48–49, 52). Mesonotum and scutellum brown, with dark brown pruinosity ( Figs 49, 52). Pleuron light brown ( Fig. 49).

LEGS ( Fig. 49). Tibia predominantly dark, except yellow at distal and proximal tips.

WING ( Fig. 53). Length 3.3 mm and width 1.2 mm (= 2.7 × as long as wide); veins brown.

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 48). Tergites brown.

MALE TERMINALIA ( Figs 54 –64, 77–78, 81). Epandrium brown, length and height subequal; surstylus dark yellow to light brown (Fig. 61). Cercus with opening in inverted V-shape, medial membrane slightly infuscated yellow, extended up to ½ its length, or to proximal end of cercal opening ( Figs 54 –61, 77). Inner and outer surstyli weakly fused at proximal end. Inner surstylus, slightly backward curved following curvature of anterior margin of outer surstylus, in lateral view ( Figs 55, 61). Outer surstylus with basal part narrow, less than ¼ of distal lobe height, enlarged distally, ‘ice cream ladle-shaped’ in lateral view ( Figs 55, 61). Subepandrial sclerite with anteromedial margin in open U-shape, and posterior margin in inverted V-shape, with an angle of approximately 94° ( Fig. 78). Angle of pregonite 120° ( Fig. 81).

Female

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

TERMINALIA ( Figs 65–72). Tergite 6 entirely brown, proximal ⅔ glabrous, distal ⅓ with long and strong setae, spiracle slightly away from anteroventral margin with area of membranous insertion. Sternite 6 membranous, with anteromedial sclerotization ‘top hat-shaped’, lateromedian area subquadrangular, posterior margin with row of 9 setae (3 median, 1 pair submedian, 2 lateral pairs), subequal in length and diameter, except 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 forming ring, straight on posterodorsal margin; sternite 7 concave on posteroventral margin, with short, sparse setae.

Variation

Male (n = 4): 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=2): body length 4.0− 4.7 mm, mean 4.4 mm; wing length 3.3−4.1 mm, mean 3.9 mm; wing width 1.2−1.4 mm, mean 1.3 mm. Head: antenna of some specimens have the postpedicel entirely orange.

Geographical record

Brazil: Amazonas (Manaus).

Habitat

Canopy between 8 to 20 meters high in the Amazon Forest, Amazonas.