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Trichoclinocera maculata sp. nov. (Figs 7–8, 14, 19–20, 36, 41) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 1B720600-8E64-456F-8BC0-867360561A19 Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: “(E. NEPAL)/ Thurukpa (2600m)/ 27°36′ N, 87°36′ E - - -/ Topke Gola (3700m)/ 27°38′ N, 87°35′ E”; “ June 12, 1972 / H. Shima leg./ Kyushu Univ. Col.”; “[HOLOTYPE]/ Trichoclinocera / maculata / Saigusa & Sinclair [red label]” (KUMF). PARATYPES: NEPAL: same data as holotype (1 ♂, KUMF); same data as holotype except, J. Emoto (1 ♂, KUMF); same data as holotype except, 9.vii.1972, J. Emoto (1 ♂, CNC); Thudam, 3500–3800 m, 27°45′ N 87°31′ E –27°46′ N 87°33′ E, 18.vi.1972, H. Shima (1 ♂, CNC). Recognition. This species is distinguished by 2–3 long, spine-like setae at the base of the fore femur, greyish legs, spotted wings and auxiliary crossvein between veins R 2+3 and R 4. Description. Wing length 3.5–3.8 mm. Male. Grey-blue pruinescence and dark legs (Fig. 7). Head narrowed ventrally, compound eyes oval; facets enlarged anteroventrally. Face narrowed medially, narrower than width of antennal sockets, with bright whitish pruinescence; lower margin of face with short, narrow cleft, lacking carina; gena one-eighth as wide as eye height. Frons darker than face in dorsal view; vertex and ocellar triangle dark brown, lower postocciput brown, gena lightly pruinescent. Ocellar seta longest among cranial setae; occiput with 3 pairs of long, stout setae posterior to ocellar triangle; postocular with row of short setae along margin of eye, upper 4–5 setae dark, stouter than lower setae; postgena with numerous long, white silky setae. Arista-like stylus long and stout, slightly tapered apically. Palpus tapered apically, ca. one-fourth eye height. Pleura grey with blue pruinescence; scutum greyish-brown with paler lateral margins, medially paler brown in posterior view, bluish on postalar callus extending medially; dark vitta along inner edge of dc inconspicuous. Thoracic setae long, some subequal to width of eye; acrostichal setulae lacking; 5 dc, prescutellar ... |