A remarkable new genus of Keroplatidae (Insecta, Diptera) from the Afrotropical region, with DNA sequence data

By

Kurina, Olavi
Mantič, Michal
Ševčík, Jan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-5-11

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

58

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

93--105

Subjects

Africa , Bibionomorpha , DNA barcoding , fungus gnats , mitochondrial DNA , new species , Orfeliini , Phylogeny , Sciaroidea , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.12655

 

Abstract

A new genus and species of Keroplatidae—Kibaleana apicospinosa gen. & sp. n.—is described from Kibale National Park in Uganda. The new genus is preliminarily placed to the tribe Orfeliini and it is characterized by a unique combination of diagnostic characters: wing vein R4 missing, vein A1 shortened, palpi short but five-segmented, fore tibia with apical comb of setae, absence of apical comb of setae on mid and hind tibiae, and male terminalia with relatively long and narrow gonostyli, each bearing a subapical tooth. The sequences of four fragments of mitochondrial DNA (COI, CytB, 12S, 16S) are provided along with a brief discussion about taxonomic position of the new genus.