Two new species of Phronia Winnertz, 1864 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from Taita Hills, Kenya

By

Kurina, Olavi
Pototski, Aleksander

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-6-29

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

63

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

89--103

Subjects

Afrotropical region , fungus gnats , Kenya , new species , Sciaroidea , Taita Hills , 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.63.86661

 

Abstract

Two new Phronia Winnertz, 1864 species—P. hannarostiaesp. nov. and P. ristoisp. nov.—are described from Taita Hills in Kenya, representing the first named species of this genus in the African continent. The new species are morphologically similar to each other as well as to P. flobertae Matile – a species described from the Comoro Islands. These three species can be distinguished by details of the male terminalia, in particular by comparing the structures of the gonostyli. The new species are photographed and hand-drawn figures provided, and their taxonomy is discussed.