Mistshenkoana Gorochov 1990
Genus Mistshenkoana Gorochov, 1990 Mistshenkoana Gorochov, 1990: 20. TYPE SPECIES. — Mistshenkoana kongtumensis Gorochov, 1990. DIAGNOSIS. — Body small and slender. Head, pronotum and legs with many strong setae. Rostrum of head between antennal cavities somewhat narrower than scape and with more or less truncate apex (Fig. 2). Three ocellus arranged in a triangle (Fig. 6). Maxillary palpi spiny. Inner tympanum open, but outer one obliterated (only a small, weakly distinct concavity) (Fig. 3). Hind femora with a wide ventral gutter. Wings long (hind wings distinctly longer than fore wings), fore wings Sc with several branches, distal half of forewings usually with small darkish spots around crossveins. Hind tibiae serrulated, with short and thin spines among subapical spurs, sparser as closer to the apex; with six inner and five outer subapical spurs; three inner and three outer apical spurs, outer spurs short (the middle one longer; the other two equal in length) and the inner spurs long (superior one longest, inferior one shortest) (Fig. 4). Male anal plate with a small median projection (usually bifurcate) at proximal part; male genital plate longer than those in other genera of Podoscirtinae (in connection with long spermatophore ampulla) and usually with ventral longitudinal concavity.Male genitalia: pseudepiphallic sclerite without arms, lophi separated by a triangular indentation apically. Apex of ovipositor drilling (more or less rounded with large teeth on dorsal and ventral surfaces).
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14801856
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
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