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INTRODUCTION"–"17(1)"
No full textThis issue of Shima consolidates research on a number of areas explored in previous theme and general issues. Articles, 6 and 7 arose from a call for papers on “The island as ‘watery land’: water:land interfaces in island discourses, experiences and practices: Ecocritical, political and cultural perspectives”. This call was initiated in the context of on:going research within the DFG (German Research Foundation) funded Island Studies Network: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Island Exchanges, Environments, and Perceptions. Etymologically, island means ‘watery land’, going back to Old English – ‘of or pertaining to water’, ‘watery’, and land (OED, 2022). Linguistically, then, islands transgress the binary opposition between land and water. Rather than just being land surrounded by water, they are themselves characterised by water. Island Studies has long emphasised the close connection between terrestrial and aquatic spaces and in recent decades has turned to the study of the multifarious interrelations between islands and water, for instance with the concept of aquapelago, which conceives (some) archipelagic areas as “an intermeshed and interactive marine/land environment” (Hayward, 20 2, p.5). Islands’ watery or ecotonal character (Gillis, 20 4) shapes human behaviour on the edge of two ecosystems. The opposition between land and water, however, remains a dominant discursive pattern and is connected to other distinctions playing a fundamental role in Western discourses (Moser, 2005, pp. 408:409): the contrast between structured and amorphous space, order and chaos, the human world and its other. Focussing on islands as ‘watery lands’ and on related socio:cultural contexts muddies such seemingly clear:cut distinctions and highlights different perspectives on nature and culture, not as dichotomy but as inseparably intertwined. Developing such non:dichotomous viewpoints and strengthening their influence within hegemonic discourses and practices has become increasingly urgent in times of accelerated environmental destruction and anthropogenic climate change. A non: hierarchical, anti:instrumentalising view of the relationship between humans and nature could help to create a much:needed alternative to the logic of capitalist exploitation, colonisation, and extractivism
Phyllomya formosana Shima 1988
No full textPhyllomya formosana Shima, 1988 (Figs 17, 26, 60, 77, 109) Phyllomya formosana Shima, 1988: 11. Holotype male (BLKU, examined). Type locality: Taiwan, Chiai Hsien, Alishan, 2300 m. Phyllomyia formosana: Shima & Chao 1992: 640; Richter 2004: 368 (tachinids of Russian Far East); O’Hara et al. 2009: 41 (Chinese catalog). Diagnosis. Head dichoptic in both sexes; 2 proclinate orbital setae; antennal pedicel with a seta almost as long as pedicel; arista short plumose; 1 presutural and 0–1 postsutural acrostichal setae; 2 katepisternal setae; mid tibia with 2 anterodorsal setae in male, 3 in female; hind tibia with 3 preapical dorsal setae; male claws and pulvilli longer than 5th tarsomere; male 5th abdominal sternite with strong sharp spines on postero-interior corner of posterior lobe. Redescription. Body length: 5.1–8.5 mm. Male. Terminalia: Sixth tergite entire, concave on mid-dorsal portion, without hairs; surstylus slender, weakly tapered to apex, with several hairs; cerci in dorsal view rather narrow, mid-dorsal suture distinct, narrowly separated along apical 1/4, weakly curved ventrally along apical 1/ 4 in lateral view; pregonite flat; postgonite almost reaching apex of epiphallus; distiphallus with dorsal sclerite curved dorsally on posterior margin, distal membranous portion slightly shorter than dorsal sclerite. Type material examined. Holotype ♂: Taiwan / Alishan, 2300 m / Chiai Hsien / 5.vi.1970 / H. Kurahashi (BLKU). Paratypes. Taiwan: 5 ♂♂, same locality as holotype, 3, 4, 5.vi.1970, H. Kurahashi & K. Nishida (BLKU, KMNH); 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Alishan, 2400 m, 12–16.vi.1965, T. C. Maa & K. S. Lin (BPBM); 1 ♂, Chiai Hsien, Tata- chianampu to Paiyunshanchuan, 6.vii.1985, H. Shima (KUM); 1 ♂, Nantou Hsien, Meifeng to Tsuifeng, 2200–2300 m, 25.iv.1981, K. Ohara (KUM). Distribution. China (Taiwan). Remarks. This species closely resembles P. elegans from Sichuan, but differs from it for its narrow gena, 1 presutural and 1 postsutural acrostichal setae on the thorax and long male claws.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, Zhang, Wenxia & Tachi, Takuji, 2022, A systematic study of Old World Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), pp. 401-449 in Zootaxa 5099 (4) on pages 422-423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5099.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/609181
Paravibrissina Shima
No full textParavibrissina Shima Paravibrissina Shima, 1979: 142. Type species: Paravibrissina adiscali s Shima, 1979, by original designation. Diagnosis. A genus of the subfamily Exoristinae: Head dichoptic, semicircular in profile; eyes large; ocellar seta absent or minute; facial ridge with strong downcurved setae; proepisternum bare; 1 st postsutural supraalar seta (pre-alar seta) shorter than 1 st postsutural intra-alar seta and notopleural seta; scutellum with apical setae fine or absent, subapical scutellar setae close to each other; wing with cell R 4 + 5 open, bend of vein M forming an obtuse angle; male abdomen with patches of very short and fine hairs on underside of 4 th and/or 5 th terga. Generic description. Head dichoptic; inner vertical setae strong, parallel to each other; ocellar seta absent or very fine and hair-like; 2–3 reclinate orbital setae; parafacial bare; facial ridge with strong downcurved setae on lower 3 / 5 or more; occiput flattened; vibrissa nearly level with lower margin of face; 1 st flagellomere more than 4 times as long as pedicel; arista bare or very short pubescent, thickened at most on basal 1 /3, 2nd aristomere at most as long as wide; prementum short, palpus shorter than 1 st flagellomere. Prosternum with several strong hairs on each side; proepisternum bare; postpronotal lobe with 4 setae, anterior seta fine, 3 basal setae standing nearly in a straight line or middle seta slightly set forward; 3 pre- and 3 postsutural acrostichal setae; 3 pre- and 3 or 4 postsutural dorsocentral setae; 1 pre- and 3 postsutural intraalar setae; 3 postsutural supra-alar setae, 1 st seta (pre-alar) distinctly shorter than 1 st postsutural intra-alar seta and notopleural seta; 2 or 3 katepisternal setae; katepimeral seta strong; anatergite bare; postcoxal bridge open; basal and subapical scutellar setae strong, apical scutellar seta fine or absent, 2 rather short lateral scutellar setae, 2 subapical scutellar setae close to each other, distance between bases of them usually much less than that between basal and subapical setae of corresponding side. Wing without costal spine; costa bare below beyond attachment of subcosta; vein R 4 + 5 with 2–3 setulae at base; vein M curved at obtuse angle, its bend closer to wing margin than to dm-cu crossvein; cell R 4 + 5 open; dm-cu crossvein weakly sinuate, at most 1.5 times as long as last section of vein CuA 1; vein A 1 +CuA 2 not reaching wing margin. Fore coxa bare on anteroventral surface; hind coxa bare on posterodorsal margin; fore tibia with 1–2 posterior setae; mid tibia with or without ventral seta; hind tibia without posteroventral apical seta. Abdominal syntergum 1 + 2 excavated to its posterior margin; male 4 th and/or 5 th abdominal terga with a patch of dense short fine hairs ventrolaterally. Male terminalia: 6 th sternum short, fused with syntergosternum 7 + 8 on upper margin of right side; dorsal arms of hypandrium fused medially and encircling base of aedeagus; cerci narrowly separated on apical portion; surstylus broad; epiphallus absent. Female terminalia: 6 th tergum divided into 2 hemitergites; 6 th sternum broad, posterior margin simple; 7 th tergum separated into 2 small hemitergites; 7 th sternum as long as 6 th sternum, posterior margin nearly straight; 8 th tergum of very small hemitergites; cerci short, rounded apically. Egg: Microtype: Ellipsoid in form, with thick marginal ring, at most 0.2mm long and 0.1mm wide. First instar larva: Small, about 0.2mm long; mouth hook long and narrow, apex sharply pointed, dorsal cornu extending to posterior margin of third thoracic segment; 1 st to 3 rd thoracic segments each with rows of hook-like spinules.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi & Tachi, Takuji, 2008, New species of the genus Paravibrissina Shima (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Southeast Asia and South Pacific, pp. 43-60 in Zootaxa 1870 on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18393
Panzeria undetermined Shima 2020
No full textPanzeria sp. nr. japonica Shima, 2020 Remarks. This species is apparently similar to the recently described Panzeria japonica Shima, 2020. The single specimen is, however, badly covered in mold and cannot be determined. Panzeria Robineau-Desvoidy species have planidial larvae and the females deposit fully developed first instars on the ground or on tree trunks or twigs in the vicinity of the host. Known hosts of Panzeria species are mainly larvae of large lepidopterans, including Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae and Notodontidae (Tschorsnig 2017, some as Eurithia Robineau- Desvoidy and Fausta Robineau-Desvoidy). Within Geometridae, the host Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus) is known only for one European species, P. argentifera (Meigen, 1824). Specimen examined *. 1 female (covered in mold), Japan, Hokkaido, Tomakomai Experimental Forest, Tomakomai, 30.v.2014 (emerged), ex Erannis golda, M. Libra & T. Abe (TOC 02699) (HUM). Host. Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Erannis golda Djakonov.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, Abe, Tomokazu & Libra, Martin, 2021, Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) reared from deciduous plant-feeding lepidopteran larvae at Hokkaido University Tomakomai Forest (Japan), with descriptions of three new species, pp. 275-295 in Zootaxa 5060 (2) on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.2.8, http://zenodo.org/record/562731
Melastrongygaster chaoi Shima, sp. nov.
No full textMelastrongygaster chaoi Shima, sp. nov. Figs. 11 –12, 15– 18 Closely resembling the preceding species, but differing as follows: Male. Shining black markings on inner margin of fronto-orbital plate extending below to upper 1 / 2 of parafacial; frons at the narrowest point nearly as wide as base of arista; parafacial weakly narrowed below, about 5 / 7 (about 3 / 5 in profile) as wide as 1 st flagellomere at middle height; inner vertical seta shorter, at most 2 / 7 as long as eye height; ocellar seta slightly shorter than inner vertical seta; base of antenna nearly level with lower 1 / 4 of eye height in profile; pedicel with a long seta which is about 4 / 5 as long as pedicel and 1 st flagellomere together. Thoracic dorsum with thin pale brownish gray pruinosity on postpronotal lobe and scutum, 2 broad outer and 2 narrow inner vittae recognizable on presutural area of scutum; 2 katepisternal setae; discal scutellar setae indistinct among many long and suberect hairs. Wing hyaline, weakly tinged with pale brown, more strongly tinged on basal portion; lower calypter pale brownish, inner portion strongly tinged with dark brown; relative lengths of costal sectors 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th approximately as 1: 3.5: 1.5; last section of vein CuA 1 about 3 / 5 as long as dm-cu crossvein. Fore tibia with a row of rather long posterodorsal setae and 2–3 posterior setae; mid tibia with 1–2 anterodorsal, 2–3 posterodorsal, 1 posteroventral and 1 ventral setae; hind tibia with 3–4 anterodorsal, 3–4 posterodorsal and 3 ventral setae. Abdomen shining black, with thin brownish gray pruinosity on dorsum of anterior 1 / 2 of 3 rd and 4 th tergites and very thin grayish pruinosity on anterior portion of 5 th; 3 rd abdominal tergite with 1 pair of anterior and 2 pairs of, or 5, long irregularly set posterior discal and a row of strong marginal setae. Male terminalia: Epandrium with 2 pairs of strong setae; surstylus in lateral view nearly parallel-sided, weakly narrowed apically, without hair or pile; bacilliform sclerite very short and fused posteriorly with inner wall of surstylus; cerci in dorsal view widely separated basally and apically, close together on basal 1 / 2 to 3 / 4, in lateral view broad at base and narrowed to basal 2 / 3, apex weakly curved ventrally. Female. Unknown. Body length: 6.1–7 mm. Holotype male, Yulin, 3000 m, Kanding Xiang, Sichuan, China, 20.viii. 1993, H. Shima (IZCAS). Paratypes: 1 male, same data as holotype; 3 males, Zheduo-shan, 3000–4000 m, Kanding Xian, Sichuan, 19- 24.viii. 1993, H. Shima & A. Nakanishi; 1 male, Paoma-shan, 2600 m, Kanding Xian, Sichuan, 18.viii. 1993, X. Lin; 1 male, Xingdu Qiao, 3700 m, Kanding Xian, Sichuan, 22.viii. 1993, A. Nakanishi (IZCAS, KUM). Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the late Professor Chao Chien-ming, pioneer of tachinid taxonomy in China and a collaborator in the survey from which the above type specimens were obtained. Distribution. China (Sichuan). Remarks. The epandrium of this species has 2 pairs of strong setae and the male cerci are narrowed from base to apical 1 / 4 and divergent in dorsal view.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, 2015, Melastrongygaster, a new genus of the tribe Strongygastrini (Diptera: Tachinidae), with five new species from Asia, pp. 427-445 in Zootaxa 3904 (3) on pages 433-436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/24392
Phyllomya angusta Shima & Chao 1992
No full textPhyllomya angusta Shima & Chao, 1992 (Figs 13, 22, 56) Phyllomya angusta Shima & Chao, 1992: 637. Holotype male (IZCAS, examined). Type locality: China, Yunnan, Meilixueshan. Phyllomya angusta: O’Hara et al. 2009: 41 (Chinese catalog). Diagnosis. Head almost holoptic in male; all body hairs black; no proclinate orbital setae in male; parafacial with dense, long hairs; antennal pedicel with a long seta almost as long as postpedicel; palpus black; 3 presutural dorsocentral setae; mid tibia with only 1 anterodorsal seta; 3 preapical dorsal setae on hind tibia; male claws and pulvilli long. Redescription Body length: 6.8 mm. Male. Terminalia: Sixth tergite entire, without hairs; cerci in dorsal view broad along basal 1/3 and narrowed to apex, narrowly separated along apical 1/2, in lateral view nearly straight along apical 1/2, apex weakly swollen; surstylus nearly parallel-sided in lateral view, obliquely truncated at apex, with several hairs; sclerotized dorsal area of distiphallus flat, membranous apical portion about 1/3 as long as basal sclerotized portion. Female. Unknown. Type material examined. Holotype ♂: Meilixueshan [in Chinese] / 3200 m / Deqin [in Chinese] / 22.vii.1982 (IZCAS). Distribution. China (Yunnan). Remarks. This species is known only from the male holotype from southwestern China. It resembles the Japanese species P. aristalis (Mesnil & Shima) in general appearance, such as the head almost holoptic with the gena dense haired, arista long plumose and tibia with 3 apical dorsal setae, but differs from that species for mid tibia with only one anterodorsal setae and male cerci rather parallel-sided along basal 1/3 to 2/3, then evenly narrowed to apex in dorsal view, instead of mid tibia with 2 anterodorsal setae and cerci evenly narrowed from basal 1/3 to apex in P. aristalis.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, Zhang, Wenxia & Tachi, Takuji, 2022, A systematic study of Old World Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), pp. 401-449 in Zootaxa 5099 (4) on pages 407-408, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5099.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/609181
Dinera fuscata Zhang & Shima 2006, sp. nov.
No full textDinera fuscata sp. nov. Figs. 23–25 Diagnosis Slender species, vertex narrow, usually 3+3 dc, wing without costal spine, abdominal syntergite 1+2 excavated only at base and with 2 strong median marginal setae, tergites 3 and 4 each mostly with median discal setae. Body length 5.5–8.8 mm. Description Male. Head black in ground color, gena reddish brown below eye, with grayish white pruinosity; frontal vitta black, lunule pale brown; antenna black; arista brown, paler on aristomere 3; palpus dark brown to black, rarely dark yellowish. Vertex 1/9–1/11 head width; frontal vitta widened anteriorly, about twice as wide as frontoorbital plate at middle; parafacial weakly widened below, 2.5–3 times as wide as flagellomere 1 at middle height; gena about 2/5 eye height; facial carina high and arched in lateral view, rather narrow and rounded on anterior surface; lower margin of face distinctly protruding forward. Inner vertical seta fine and short, about 2/5 eye height; outer vertical seta indistinct; ocellar seta strong, about 1.5 times as long as inner vertical seta; frontoorbital plate bare outside row of frontal setae; 9–11 inclinate frontal setae; parafacial bare; vibrissa inserted slightly above level of lower margin of face; occiput with 2–3 rows of black hairs behind postocular setae. Antenna falling short of lower margin of face by about length of pedicel; base of antenna at the level of lower 1/4 of eye height; pedicel with a long seta that is slightly shorter than flagellomere 1; flagellomere 1 3.5–4 times as long as wide; total width of arista including plumosity about twice as wide as flagellomere 1. Palpus subequal in length to antenna; prementum 0.7–0.8 times as long as eye height. Thorax black in ground color, with grayish white pruinosity; dorsum with 3 black longitudinal vittae, median vitta broad, about 1.5 times as wide as outer vitta, extending to posterior 1/3 of postsutural scutum, outer vitta extending to posterior 1/4; scutellum with grayish pruinosity, darkened at base. Postpronotal lobe with 4–5 setae; 1–2+2 ac; 3+3–4 dc, if 4 postsutural setae present, then 2nd seta fine; 0+2 ia; 3 sa; scutellum with basal seta about 2.5 times as long as scutellum and subequal in length to subapical seta, apical scutellar seta rather fine, slightly shorter than twice as long as scutellum; discal seta suberect, slightly longer than scutellum. Wing hyaline, evenly and weakly tinged with pale brown; tegula black; basicosta reddish yellow; lower calypter dull yellowish white. Costal spine absent; relative length of second, third and fourth sections of costa approximately as 1:2:1; vein M from dmcu crossvein to its bend about 3 times as long as distance between the bend and wing margin. Legs black; pulvilli yellowish. Fore tibia with a row of 4–5 fine ad on basal 3/5 and 2 submedian p; mid tibia with 1–2 ad (usually 1), 3–4 pd and 1 v; hind tibia with a row of 4–8 irregular ad, 2–3 pd and 2 v, apical pv about 1/ 2 of av length. Abdomen long ovate in shape, black in ground color, with grayish white pruinosity, the pruinosity with tessellated appearance and brownish on median portion of each tergite. Syntergite 1+2 excavated only on basal 1/2. Hairs on abdominal dorsum long and rather sparse, erect and strong on lateral portion of tergites 3 and 4, syntergite 1+2 with 2 strong erect median marginal and 1 long and strong lateral marginal setae, 2–3 additional long decumbent setae present on each side; tergite 3 with 2 median marginal, 2 median discal and 1–2 lateral marginal setae, or with a complete row of marginal and fine and weak decumbent discal setae; tergite 4 with 2 or irregular discal setae and a row of marginal setae; discal setae on tergites 3 and 4 arranged on posterior portion of each tergite and sometimes decumbent, rarely absent; tergite 5 with rows of strong marginal and discal setae. Male terminalia. Distal half of cerci distinctly narrowed, pointed apically; surstylus wide and extending beyond cerci, and narrowed apically in dorsal view and bluntly rounded at apex in lateral view; pregonite long and bent posteriorly; postgonite slightly shorter than basiphallus; distiphallus slender, membranous apical part about 2.5 times as long as sclerotized basal part; aedeagal apodeme slender, pointed apically. Female. Vertex 1/3–2/5 head width; frontal vitta about twice as wide as frontoorbital plate at middle; gena 0.56–0.64 eye height; inner vertical seta strong, about 1/2 eye height; outer vertical seta short but strong, about 1/2 as long as inner vertical seta; 1 outwardly directed prevertical seta, subequal in length to outer vertical seta; 2 strong and subequally long proclinate orbital setae, almost as long as ocellar seta; 6–8 inclinate frontal setae; ocellar seta 3/4 as long as inner vertical seta. Mid tibia always with 1 ad; hind tibia with 3–4 pd; claw and pulvillus shorter than fifth tarsomere. Abdomen ovate, with rather thin grayish white pruinosity, posterolateral portion of tergites 3 and 4 black; hairs shorter than in male and recumbent except on lateral portion; syntergite 1+2 rarely lacking median marginal seta; median discal seta absent on tergites 3 and 4. Type material Holotype ♂, JAPAN, Mt. Yatsugatake, 1500 m, Nagano, Honshu, 30.vii.1998, H. Shima (BLKU). Paratypes JAPAN. Honshu: 2 males, 1 female, Tchinomata, Nagano, 1700 m, Azumimura, 31.vii.1989, S. Shinonaga; 1 male, Yarisawa, Nakano, 2100 m, Azumimura 3.viii.1989, S. Shinonaga; 1 male, Tokugotoge, Nakano, 1900 m, Azumimura 2.viii.1989, S. Shinonaga; 1 male, 1 female, Myojin, Nagano, 1500 m, Azumimura, 31.vii.1989, S. Shinonaga; 1 male, Nagano, Azumi vil., Nakanoyu, 2.ix.1996, M. Sueyoshi; 1 male, Nagano, Asahi vil., Mt. Hachimori, 25.vii.1998, T. Tachi; 33 males, Nagano, Minamimaki vil., Mt. Yatsugadake, 1500 m, 30.vii.1998, T. Tachi; 18 males, 5 females, Nagano, Mt.Yatsugadake, 1500 m, 30.vii.1998, H. Shima; 1 male, Nagano, Azumi vil., Shimashimadani, 31.v.1998, T. Tachi; 2 males, Okambazawa, 1500–2000 m, S. Jpn. Alps, 25–26.vii.1986, H. Shima; 25 males, Hirogawara, Yamanashi, 14.vii.1994, T. Tachi; 20 males, Hirogawara, Yamanashi, 2–3.viii.1995, T. Tachi; 2 males, Yamanashi, Ashiyasu vil., Hirogawa, 19.viii.1997, T. Tachi; 2 males, Yamanashi, Ashiyasu vil., Hirogawara, 1500 m, 31.vii.1998, T. Tachi; 1 male, Yamanashi, Ashiyasu vil., S. Jpn Alps, 13.vii.1996, T. Tachi; 4 males, 1 female, Nagano, Chino, Karasawa Pass, 31.viii.1996, M. Sueyoshi; 1 female, Gifu, Kamitakara vil., 1.ix.1996, M. Sueyoshi; 1 male, Niigata, Itoigawa Renge spa, 16.viii.1997, T. Tachi; 1 female, Niigata, Renge spa., 1300–1470 m, 27.vii.1998, H. Shima. CHINA. Shaanxi: 7 males, Zuoshui, Yingpan forestry station, 1850 m, 10.vii.1997, H. Shima; 1 male, Fuping, Dadianzi, 1850–2000 m, 5 km N of Donghetai, 8.viii.1997, H. Shima; Sichuan: 1 male, Songfan, Huanlong, 3000 m, 5–6.viii.1993, H. Shima; 3 males, 1 female, Kanding, Mt. Paoma, 2600 m, H. Shima, T. Naito, X. Lijn; 5 males, 1 female, Mt. Zheduo, 3000–4000 m, Kanding, 19–24.viii.1993, H. Shima; 2 males, 1 female, Yulin, 3000 m, Kanding, 20.viii.1993, H. Shima. 1 male, Songfan, Huanglong, 3000 m, 5–6.viii.1993, H. Shima (BLKU). Rilong, Xiaojin, Aba Prefecture, 2.viii.2005, 3 males, M.f. Wang, 1 male, C. Liang; 1 male, Rilong, 6.viii.2005, Hu Ao; 1 male, Xiling, 12.viii.2005, M.f. Wang. Shaanxi: 4 males, 3 females, Mt. Taibai, 9–16.vi.1989, M.f. Wang. 2 males, 2 females, Mt. Tiantai, Qinling, 3.xi.1999, M.f. Wang. Liaoning: 1 male, Dayugou, Benxi, 18.ix.1979, W.q. Xue. Jilin: 1 male, Mt. Changbai, Hengshan, 1000 m, 15.vii.1990, C.t. Zhang. Shanxi: 1 male, Mt. Luya, Ningwu, 8.vi.1989; 6 males, Manghe, Yangcheng, 6.vi.1991; 7 males, 5 females, Mt. Wutai, 10.viii.1985; 5 males, Hunyuan Forestry Station, 13.vii.1985; 6 males, Qinshui Xiachuan, 18.vi.1991; 11 males, Yanggetai, Fangshan, 24.vi.1990; Baimashi, Yingxian, 5 males, 5–7.vi.1982, 4 males, 1 female, 27.v.1984; 2 males, Wuzai, Heyeping, 15.vii.1998; 2 males, Tiechanggou, Jiaokou, 16.vii.1992; 1 male, Heibangou, Jiaokou, 4.vi.1992; 2 males, Jiaokou, Dadaoyu, 5.vi.2003; 2 males, 1 female, Guangling, Haizhi, 5.ix.1982; 5 males, Xianglutai, Guangling, 19.vii.1985; 8 males, 3 females, Xiachuan, Qinshui, 19.vi.1991; 14 males, Youyu, Shahukou, 17.vi.1982; 1 male, Youyu, Fanjiajie, 15.vi.1984, 1 male, Mt. Lishan, Yuanqu, 1.vi.2000, all by M.f. Wang. Hebei: 1 male, Nantuo, Fuping, 19.v.1987; 6 males, Huata, Fuping, 24.viii.1981 (SNUC). Etymology Latin adjective fuscatus (= dark) is taken from the body color of this species. Remarks This species is very similar to D. carinifrons from Eurasia, but may be distinguished from it by its whitish pruinosity on thorax and head, narrow vertex, 1+2 ac, and abdominal tergites 3 and 4 with median discal setae in the male. Specimens examined from Japan have a black or dark brown palpus, whereas those from China rarely have a paler palpus. We were unable to find other differences between specimens from both areas, and therefore treat them as conspecific.Published as part of Zhang, Chun-Tian & Shima, Hiroshi, 2006, A systematic study of the genus Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Diptera: Tachinidae), pp. 1-60 in Zootaxa 1243 (1243) on pages 25-2
Melastrongygaster kambaitiana Shima, sp. nov.
No full textMelastrongygaster kambaitiana Shima, sp. nov. Figs. 23 –24, 27– 30 Male. Differing from M. atrata as follows: Head with dark grayish pruinosity; narrow shining black marking on inner margin of fronto-orbital plate extending and widening below parafacial to level of base of arista; occiput shining black. Frons at the narrowest point about 4 times as wide as base of arista; parafacial nearly parallel-sided, about 1.5 times (about 1.3 times in profile) as wide as 1 st flagellomere at middle height; lower margin of face weakly warped forward; gena about 1 / 3 as high as (about 2 / 7 in profile) eye height; inner vertical seta about 2 / 3 as long as eye height; 15–18 fine frontal setae; facial ridge with 2–3 long and some short and fine setae on lower 1 / 4; 4–6 long and strong subvibrissal setae; base of antenna nearly level with lower 1 / 4 of eye height in profile. Thorax shining black in ground color, with very thin grayish pruinosity on postpronotal lobe and 2 longitudinal vittae on presutural area of scutum; 2 presutural acrostichal setae; 3 presutural dorsocentral setae; 3 katepisternal setae, lower seta rather fine; scutellum with long erect hairs, discal setae not distinguishable among them, long hairs nearly as long as scutellum. Wing rather well tinged with brown basally; relative lengths of costal sectors 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th approximately as 2: 6.5: 3.5; vein M nearly right-angled, from dm-cu crossvein to its bend about 1.5 times distance between the bend and wing margin, with short appendix. Male terminalia: Fifth sternite with short hairs on apical portion; epandrium with 4 pairs of strong setae; surstylus in lateral view weakly constricted near basal 1 / 4, weakly rounded to apex; cerci in dorsal view widely separated on basal 1 / 2, close together at middle and narrowly separated on apical 1 / 2, in lateral view broad at base and curved ventrally, apex pointed. Body length: 6.6 mm. Holotype male, Kambaiti, 2000 m., “N. Burma ” [Myanmar], 31.iii. 1934, R. Malaise (NHRS). Etymology. The specific name is taken from the type locality, Kambaiti, Myanmar. Distribution. Myanmar.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, 2015, Melastrongygaster, a new genus of the tribe Strongygastrini (Diptera: Tachinidae), with five new species from Asia, pp. 427-445 in Zootaxa 3904 (3) on pages 437-439, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/24392
Phyllomya japonica Shima 1988
No full textPhyllomya japonica Shima, 1988 (Figs 34, 46, 64, 81, 93, 113, 141–142) Phyllomya japonica Shima, 1988: 15. Holotype male (BLKU, examined). Type locality: Japan, Yamanashi Pref., South Japanese Alps, Okambazawa, 1500–2000 m. Phyllomya japonica: Richter 2004: 368 (tachinids of Russian Far East); Shima 2014: 836 (catalog of Japanese Insects); Shima & Hara 2016: 5 (tachinids of Saitama Prefecture). Diagnosis. Head dichoptic; male usually with 1–2 proclinate orbital setae; parafacial with short, black hairs; arista short plumose; palpus dark brown; 1 presutural and 0 postsutural acrostichal setae; 2 presutural and 3 postsutural dorsocentral setae; 3 katepisternal setae; mid tibia with 2 anterodorsal setae; hind tibia with 3 preapical dorsal setae; male claws and pulvilli distinctly longer than 5th tarsomere; abdominal syntergite 1+2 to 4th tergite each with a pair of median discal setae; male 5th abdominal sternite sharply pointed at postero-interior corner of posterior lobe. Redescription. Body length: 6.5–10 mm. Male. Terminalia: Sixth tergite entire, weakly constricted on mid-dorsally, with a few setae; surstylus narrow, evenly narrowed to apex, weakly curved ventrally in lateral view; cerci in dorsal view evenly narrowed to apex, with distinct mid-dorsal suture and very narrowly separated along apical portion; pregonite flat; postgonite extending beyond apex of epiphallus; dorsal sclerite of distiphallus with apical portion weakly curved dorsally. Female. Terminalia: Sixth tergite divided into triangular hemitergites in lateral view, with 1–2 rows of strong setae on posterior margin; 7th tergite divided into rectangular hemitergites, slightly shorter than 6th hemitergite, with a row of rather fine setae on posterior margin; 8th hemitergite short, very narrowly connected with hypoproct on submedian portion and fused with anterior margin of 8th sternite on lower portion; 8th sternite slightly longer than 6th. Description of first instar larva. Body length 1.05–1.30 mm; cephaloskeleton rather broad on anterior 1/2, dorsal margin slightly convex at posterior 2/5; 2nd thoracic segment with several anterodorsal rows of fine spinules; 2nd to 5th abdominal segments each with rows of rather short posteroventral spinules; 7th segment with several fine spinules on posterolateral portion. Type material examined. Holotype ♂: [Japan] HONSHU / S. Jpn Alps / Okambazawa / 1500–2000 m / 25– 26.vii.1986 / H. Shima (BLKU). Paratypes: Japan, Honshu: 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Aomori Pref., Mt. Iwaki, 25.vii.1983, 23.viii.1968, 26.viii.1966, 29.viii.1971, S. Fukushi; 2 ♀♀, Aomori Pref., Mt. Chokai, 1300–1500 m, 6.ix.1981, S. Fukushi; 2 ♂♂, Mt. Iwaki, Aomori Pref., 6.ix.1981, S. Fukushi; 1 ♀, Saitama Pref., Karisaka, 2.viii.1973, K. Hara; 1 ♂, Saitama Pref., Kumotori, 19.viii.1972, K. Hara; 1 ♀, Niigata Pref., N. Echigo, Kurokawa, 2.vi.1973, K. Baba; 1 ♂, Nagano Pref., Kamikochi, 16.ix.1978, T. Goto; 4 ♀♀, Yamanashi Pref., Kitakoma-gun, Mt. Kitadake, 2240 m, 28.viii.1980, T. Goto (1 ♀ in KMNH); 3 ♂♂, same data as holotype; 2 ♂♂, Hida, Ontake, Nigorigo-onsen, 7, 9. vii.1969, A. Nagatomi (1 ♂ in KMNH); 1 ♂, Ishikawa Pref., Mt. Hakusan, 30.viii.1974, K. Nishida. [All KUM un- less otherwise indicated] Additional material examined. Japan, Honshu: 1 ♂, Gunma Pref., Manza Spa, 6.viii.1995, K. Hara; 1 ♀, Saita- ma Pref., Ohtaki, Mikuni Pass, 12.viii.1994, K. Hara; 2 ♂♂, Nagano Pref., Shiga-kyoikuen, 9.viii.1995, T. Tachi; 3 ♂♂, Nagano Pref., Mt. Yatsugatake, 6.viii.1995, T. Tachi; 1 ♂, Nagano Pref., Takamine, 8.viii.1995, T. Tachi; 1 ♀, Nagano Pref., Nagawa-mura, Suzuran, 2.ix.1996, M. Sueyoshi; 2 ♂♂, Nagano Pref., Iida City, Futagoyama, 1840–2243 m, 28.vii.2013, H. Shima. [All BLKU and KUM] Distribution. Japan (Honshu). Remarks. This species very much resembles P. volvulus, but differs from it for the narrow vertex and gena and long male claws. Males of P. japonica usually have 1–2 proclinate orbital setae, but they sometimes lack these setae. This species is usually found at rather high altitudes in Honshu, Japan.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, Zhang, Wenxia & Tachi, Takuji, 2022, A systematic study of Old World Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), pp. 401-449 in Zootaxa 5099 (4) on page 427, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5099.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/609181
Phyllomya palpalis Shima & Chao 1992
No full textPhyllomya palpalis Shima & Chao, 1992 (Figs 36, 48, 66, 83) Phyllomya palpalis Shima & Chao, 1992: 636. Holotype male (KIZ, examined). Type locality: China, Yunnan, Deqin, Weixi. Diagnosis. Head almost holoptic in male, dichoptic in female, female vertex about 0.28 of head width; parafacial with only several fine hairs on upper portion; arista long plumose, total width including plumosity wider than postpedicel; palpus reddish-yellow; 2 presutural and 2 postsutural acrostichal setae; 3 presutural and 3 postsutural dorsocentral setae; 2 katepisternal setae; costa bare above, haired below; mid tibia with 2 anterodorsal setae; hind tibia with 3 preapical dorsal setae; male claws and pulvilli longer than 5th tarsomere. Redescription. Body length: 6.8–8.1 mm. Male. Terminalia: Sixth tergite entire, weakly concave on anterior margin, without hair; surstylus wide, nearly parallel-sided, apex nearly truncated and faintly curved ventrally; cerci in dorsal view broad along basal portion and narrowed at basal 2/5, mid-dorsal suture weak but distinct along basal portion, in lateral view weakly constricted at basal 2/5; pregonite weakly pointed near middle; postgonite not extending beyond apex of epiphallus; dorsal sclerite of distiphallus long, apical portion weakly swollen, distal membranous portion short, nearly 1/4 as long as dorsal sclerite. Type material examined. Holotype ♂: [China] Weixi [in Chinese] / 15.ix.1983 / Y. Zhou [in Chinese] (KIZ). Paratypes: China, Yunnan: 1 ♂, same locality as holotype, 28.viii.1983, D. Dong (KUM); 1 ♀, Weixi, Pan- tiange, 2900 m, 21.vii.1981, X. Zhang (IZCAS). Distribution. China (Yunnan). Remarks. This species resembles P. aristalis from Japan, but differs for palpus yellowish, parafacial sparsely haired and katepisternum with 2 setae. It appears to occur in mid-summer at high elevations in southwest China.Published as part of Shima, Hiroshi, Zhang, Wenxia & Tachi, Takuji, 2022, A systematic study of Old World Phyllomya Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), pp. 401-449 in Zootaxa 5099 (4) on pages 430-431, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5099.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/609181
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