Stenomicra castanea Grimaldi 2009, new species

Stenomicra castanea, new species Figures 4, 8

DIAGNOSIS: Frons white; scutum and scutellum evenly light brown, without central longitudinal light stripe; light brown infuscation on dorsal portion of pleura. Wing hyaline. Abdominal tergites I–IV light brown. Besides the scutum coloration, best distinguished on basis of male terminalia: surstyli straight, not curved, with blunt apex, without microtrichia and few setulae; trunk of aedeagus straight, apex brushy; syntergosternite VII ventrally with median lobe on posterior margin.

TYPE: Holotype, male (dissected, no. 59), Viti Levu: Naitasiri Prov., 4.8 km N Veisari Stlmt, log rd to Waivudawa, 300 m, 12.XII– 3.I.03. Malaise 1. Schlinger, Tokota’a, 18.075 ° S, 178.362 ° E, FBA 178234. ThL 5 1.20 mm; L rm / L between r-m and m-cu 5 0.50. Type is in good condition, with most of head and thoracic setae intact. In BPBM.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin castaneus, for the color of chestnuts, in reference to the color of the scutum and scutellum.