Neoempheria sakhalinensis Zaitzev 2001

• Main Author: Sueyoshi, Masahiro
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Mycetophilidae; Neoempheria; Neoempheria sakhalinensis; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6138808; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/49168794FFF5565237ADFA4827BC348F

Neoempheria sakhalinensis Zaitzev, 2001 [Japanese name: saharin-nagamado-kinoko-bae] (Figs. 2 l, 3l, 4a, 4e, 4f, 7, 18a–e) Neoempheria sakhalinensis Zaitzev, 2001: 453. Neoempheria ferruginea : Sasakawa & Tamu 1961: 69. Description. Body length: 5.3 mm (4.7–5.8 mm, n= 10), 5.4 mm (4.9–6.0 mm, n= 6) in female. Wing length: 5.0 mm (4.5–5.5 mm, n= 10) in male, 5.0 mm (3.7–5.8 mm, n= 10) in female. Wing (Fig. 3 l): vein sc-r ending basal 1/ 4 of anterior margin of cell r1. Vein Rs as long as distance between basal end of vein Rs and apical end of vein sc-r. Male : genitalia yellow in ground color, with distinct dark marks on sternal projection of sternite 9 and surrounding parts, basal portion of aedeagus yellow. S9 (Fig. 18 a: S9) broad, wider than long, with pair of sternal projections (Fig. 18 a: sp) blunt at apex. Gonocoxite (Fig. 18 a, b: gc) without gonocoxal lobe. Gonostylus (Fig. 18 a, b: gs) short, apical half 2 times as wide as base. Aedeagus dilated at apical half, with pair of ventral projections (Fig. 18 a, c: vp). Sclerotized part of aedeagus (Fig. 18 a: sa) with 2 pairs of extensions, ventral pair supporting projection (Fig. 18 c: ve), dorsal pair extending to dorsolateral portion of aedeagus (Fig. 18 c: de). Female: S7 (Fig. 4 e, f: S7) with strong setae on posterior margin, posterior margin gently convex (Fig. 4 f). S8 (Fig. 4 f: S8) quadrate in ventral view. Gonocoxite 8 (Fig. 4 e, f: gc8) small, recognizable as bump at lateral corner in posterior margin of S8. Gonapophysis 8 (Fig. 4 e, f: gp8) slender, with blunt apex. Gonocoxite 9 (Fig. 4 e, f: gc9) yellow to dark brown, without projections. Gonapophysis 9 (Fig. 4 e, f: gp9) black, with 2 ventral sublateral ridges (Fig. 18 e: vr), tapered to apex with gonopore. Depression between ventral sublateral ridges deeply convex. Specimens examined. RUSSIA [SAKHALIN] r.Ortovka, Smirnykh, 9.viii.2002, K Uesugi leg. (4♂, 1♀: Ne. 2045–2047, 2050, 2051; HUM); Sokol, 30.vii.2002, K Uesugi leg. (1♂, 1♀: Ne.2048, 2049; HUM). JAPAN [HOKKAIDO] Akan Lake, Akan ...