Tritoxa californica Sinclair & Macleod & Wheeler 2021, sp. nov.
- 1. Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OPL-Entomology, K. W. Neatby Bldg., C. E. F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada
- 2. Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H 9 X 3 V 9, Canada alyssa. m. macleod @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7048 - 8481
Description
Tritoxa californica sp. nov.
(Figs 6, 14, 15, 24)
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Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: “ CALIF: Plumas Co. / Little Long Valley / Creek [39°52′06″N 120°42′08″W], 6000′ 6 mi. E./ Spring Garden/ VIII-4-10-1977 ”; “ Malaise Trap / 8A-6P/ M. Wasbauer / Collector”; “ HOLOTYPE / Tritoxa / californica Sinclair,/ MacLeod & Wheeler” (CSCA). PARATYPES: USA. California: El Dorado Co., Pollack Pines [38°45′41″N 120°35′12″W], 2.ix.1986, Jackson trap, peach, D. Bolster (1♂, CSCA); Nipa Co., Angwin, 38.575°N 122.453°W, 17.ix.2008, McPhail trap, T. Samansky (1♂, 1♀, CSCA); Same data as holotype (1♂, 2♀, CSCA); Santa Cruz Co., Big Basin SP [37°10′21″N 122°13′21″W], 13.ix.1966, E.L. Sleeper (1♂, CAS); Trinity Co. [40.66°N 123.12°W], 13.vi.1934 (1♂, CAS); Tuolumne Co., 2.7 mi E Smoky Jack [37°49′3.72″N 119°42′45.61″W], Summer 1962, Frick trap on Prunus emarginata, D.P. Allen (1♂, CSCA).
Possible additional material. USA. California: El Dorado Co., Placerville [38°43′47″N 120°47′55″W], 26.vi.1953, P.H. Arnaud (1♂, USNM) [genitalia lost]; Sagehen Ck Field Stn., 15 km N Truckee, 39°25.89′N 120°14.61′W, 16.viii.1999, J. Savage (1♀, LEM); Nevada Co., Sagehen Ck [39°25′57″N 120°14′13″W], 2.vii.1968, R. W. Pinger (1♀, USNM).
Diagnosis. This species has the general appearance of Tritoxa cuneata, but is distinguished by the short, oblique discal hyaline crossband not extending beyond level of crossvein r-m in cell dm, inner surstylus with tight cluster of 4–5 thick prensisetae and phallus is shorter, with two loops.
Description. Entirely yellowish brown to brown, abdomen darker brown bands. Head: ocellar triangle dark brown to black, microtrichose; frons yellowish brown to brown; parafrontal silvery microtrichia stripe very narrow, limited to extreme margin of eye, continuous with very narrow microtrichose parafacial; gena slightly darker brown below narrowest part of lower eye margin; postocular microtrichia slightly wider than parafrontal microtrichose stripe in lateral view, extending from base to middle of eye; face concolourous with face laterally, slightly paler medially; supracervical setulae very pale. Antenna with postpedicel greyish brown, yellowish brown on inner and medially surfaces. Proboscis with yellowish brown palpus. Thorax: yellowish brown; scutum mostly thinly microtrichose without pair of vittae; lateral margin of scutum and postpronotal lobe broadly shiny; scutellum concolourous with scutum; mediotergite without distinct stripe; pleura shiny, anepisternum and katepisternum lightly clothed in whitish microtrichia when viewed obliquely; whitish microtrichia above fore coxa; 2 anepisternal setae. Wing (Fig. 6) entirely brown, slightly tapered apically, with 3 hyaline crossbands; some faded or paler regions between bands; costal cell without hyaline band at humeral break, with narrow hyaline band at extreme apex of cell in line with discal hyaline crossband; oblique subbasal hyaline crossband very short, extending to basal fifth of cell dm; discal hyaline crossband short, continuous from R 1, reaching posterior margin of cell dm, not extending beyond level of crossvein r-m in cell dm; subapical hyaline crossband nearly straight, anterior end not extending proximal to crossvein r-m; crossvein dm-m straight to slightly arched; anal lobe developed; calypter with white margin. Abdomen: yellowish brown. Male terminalia (Figs 14, 15): inner surstylus with tight cluster of 4–5 thick prensisetae, inner margin concave; outer surstylus slender, slightly tapered and arched, slightly longer than length of inner surstylus, with narrow apex (Fig. 10); subepandrial sclerite with strong dark setae. Cercus with short setae; apical margin slightly pointed. Phallus short, with 2 loops.
Distribution. This species is known exclusively from northern California (Fig. 24).
Remarks. See comments under T. cuneata.
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Additional details
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- CALIF, CSCA , CAS , CSCA , LEM , R, USNM , T, CSCA , USNM
- Event date
- 1934-06-13 , 1953-06-26 , 1966-09-13 , 1968-07-02 , 1977-08-04 , 1986-09-02 , 1999-08-16 , 2008-09-17
- Family
- Ulidiidae
- Genus
- Tritoxa
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Sinclair & Macleod & Wheeler
- Species
- californica
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
- Verbatim event date
- 1934-06-13 , 1953-06-26 , 1966-09-13 , 1968-07-02 , 1977-08-04/10 , 1986-09-02 , 1999-08-16 , 2008-09-17
- Taxonomic concept label
- Tritoxa californica Sinclair, Macleod & Wheeler, 2021