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Hercostomus verbekei Pollet 1993
No full text<p> 68. <b> <i>Hercostomus verbekei</i> Pollet, 1993</b> (Dolichopodinae) — <b>new to Portugal</b></p> <p>(Figs 8 F–G)</p> <p> <b>Number of specimens recorded.</b> 6.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Restricted to the western part of Europe (incl. the Mediterranean region); also North Africa. Portugal: three provinces, all over the country.</p> <p> <b>Ecology.</b> Similar distribution over macrohabitat categories as previous species. In northwestern Europe, <i>H. verbekei</i> is mainly found in marshlands and reedmarshes in the coastal region (Pollet 1993).</p> <p> <b>Rarity (%).</b> 3.4 (rare). Rare (FL).</p> <p> <b>Activity period.</b> September–October.</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, Andrade, Rui, Gonçalves, Ana, Andrade, Pedro, Jacinto, Valter, Almeida, Jorge, Braekeleer, Anja De, Calster, Hans Van & Brosens, Dimitri, 2019, Dipterological surveys in Portugal unveil 200 species of long-legged flies, with over 170 new to the country (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4649 (1)</i> on page 40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4649.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3357623">http://zenodo.org/record/3357623</a>
P. Dr. Peter Blaeser, Rechtfertigungsglaube bei Luther
No full textPollet J. V.-M. P. Dr. Peter Blaeser, Rechtfertigungsglaube bei Luther. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 29, fascicule 2, 1955. pp. 171-172
P. Dr. Peter Blaeser, Rechtfertigungsglaube bei Luther
No full textPollet J. V.-M. P. Dr. Peter Blaeser, Rechtfertigungsglaube bei Luther. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 29, fascicule 2, 1955. pp. 171-172
Achalcus niger Pollet 2005, SP. NOV.
No full textACHALCUS NIGER SP. NOV. (FIG. 9) <p> <i>Male.</i> Rather small, stout species. <i>Head.</i> Face brownish black, 1.5¥ as wide as ocellus; clypeus with dense white pubescence. Frons brownish black. Occiput concave, shining brownish black. Uppermost four postocular bristles dark, lower seven paler (brownish). Palp small (less than 1/5 of eye), broad ovoid, dark brown. Antenna almost entirely brown with lower half of pedicel paler on inner face and extreme basis of first flagellomere somewhat paler; latter triangular, 1.8¥ as long as deep and 1.6¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista 1.2¥ as long as first three joints of antenna, distinctly apical, with microscopic pubescence (Fig. 9B).</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i> including pleura and metapleura dark to blackish brown, shining. Postnotum with distinct frontolateral black triangle. Six ac, 1.5¥ as long as distance between rows. One very small sutural bristle present.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with tergites including genital capsule dark brown, shining. Sternites greyish brown. <i>Hypopygium.</i> Aedeagus with subapical dorsal bend; ventral bristle of surstylus with small apical flag; VEP and DEP evident; postgonites darkened at apex; cercus moderately developed, elongate (Fig. 9C).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> [Halter lacking]. Wing pale with R 4+5 and M 1+2 clearly diverging. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 2.3¥ as long as apical section, latter 1.6¥ as long as outer crossvein. Wing length 2.2 mm (Fig. 9A).</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> largely yellow with coxa I brown with anterior and inner half pale yellow, coxa II and III dark brown, former paler on posterior half. Trochanter of leg I pale, of leg II and III brown. Femur I slightly infuscated dorsally, femur III brownish yellow. Femur I without erect basoventral bristle and with two av and two pv preapical bristles. Femur II with one strong ad, one small av and one strong pv preapical bristles. Femur III with one strong ad and one strong av preapical</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Achalcus brevicornis Pollet 2005, SP. NOV.
No full textACHALCUS BREVICORNIS SP. NOV. (FIG. 4) <p> <i>Male.</i> Rather small and stout species. <i>Head.</i> Face dark brown, as wide as ocellus. Frons dark brown. Occiput convex ventrally, distinctly concave dorsally, dark brown, slightly dusted. Uppermost postocular bristles black, lower ones brownish. Palp large (3/10 of eye), ovoid, greyish brown. Antenna mainly dark with scape entirely dark and pedicel dark with ventral 2/3 yellow on inner face; first flagellomere dark with basoventral corner yellow, heart- or radish-shaped, 1.4¥ as long as deep and 1.3¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista 1.7¥ as long as first three joints of antenna, distinctly subapical, pubescent (Fig. 4B).</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i>. Mesonotum mainly brownish black, with humeri, notopleural and postalar areas yellowish and with scutellum brown on disc with broad yellow margin. Pleura (dark) brown, heavily dusted. Postnotum yellowish with black frontolateral triangle. Metapleura dark brown. 5–6 ac, less than 1.5¥ as long distance between rows. Sutural bristle absent.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with 6th segment entirely covered by 5th segment. Abdominal tergites including genital capsule entirely blackish brown, shining, with strong marginal bristles. Sternites dark brown, heavily dusted greyish; 5th sternite with strong caudal incision. Genital capsule very small, less than half of height of 5th tergite. <i>Hypopygium.</i> Aedeagus with distinct subapical dorsal bend; ventral bristle of surstylus simple; VEP and DEP evident; postgonites pale but evident; cercus very small, triangular with strong marginal bristles (Fig. 4C).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> Halter and wing slightly infuscated, with yellow veins; vein R 4+5 hardly curved, R 4+5 and M 1+2 distinctly diverging. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 1.9¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 1.9. Wing length 2.2–2.4 mm (<i>n</i> = 5) (Fig. 4A).</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> mainly yellow with coxa I reddish brown, infuscated laterally, with pale pubescence; coxa II reddish yellow, and coxa III pale brown. Trochanters reddish yellow. Femora yellow, sometimes slightly infuscated dorsally; femur I without erect ventral bristle and with one strong pv preapical bristle. Femur II with one strong ad and one strong pv preapical bristles. Femur III with one moderately strong ad and one strong av preapical bristles. Tibiae pale yellow; tibia I without dorsal bristles; tibia II with two very strong ad and one very strong pd bristles (1/5 of tibial length), basal bristles forming no ad-pd couple; tibia III with 2–3 strong ad and 2–3 strong pd bristles; with five minute ventral setae. All tarsi with 5th tarsomeres dark; tarsus I yellow, infuscated from apical 1/3 of 1st tarsomere; tarsus II and III dark yellow, gradually infuscated towards apex. First tarsomere of leg III 0.8¥ as long as 2nd tarsomere. Body length 2.3– 2.4 mm (<i>n</i> = 5).</p> <p> <i>Female.</i> As in male, except for the following: face somewhat wider than ocellus. Antenna with 1st flagellomere rounded triangular with basal half yellow. Femora slightly infuscated dorsally. Abdomen with six pubescent segments; 8th segment pale brown with eight thin dornen; cercus dark brown. Body length 2.7 mm, wing length 2.5–2.7 mm (<i>n</i> = 2).</p> <p> <i>Etymology. R</i> efers to the modest size of the 1st flagellomere as compared to its Neotropical congeners, except for the representatives of the <i>A. costaricensis</i> species group.</p> <p> <i>Holotype.</i> 1♂, CHILE: Region de la Araucania, Prov. Malleco, Rio Blanco, 1100–2000 m, ii.1964 (<i>L. Peña</i>) (CNC; D, hypopygium mounted).</p> <p> <i>Paratypes.</i> CHILE: 1♂, Region de los Lagos, Prov. Osorno, Lago Puyehue, 80 km E. of Osorno (secondary forest), 17–18.i.1997, YWT (<i>Bickel</i>) (CNC; W, antenna, wing and hypopygium mounted); 1♂, same date (CNC; W); Region del Biobio, Prov. Arauco: 2♂, 2♀, Nahuelbuta, P.N., Road to Caneta (mixed <i>Nothofagus</i>), 13–14.ii.1997, YWT (<i>Bickel</i>) (POLLET, CNC; W); 1♀, Cord. Nahuelbuta, 41 km E. Cañete, 1070 m, 8.ii.1998 (<i>Woodley</i>) (USNM; D).</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 37-39, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Achalcus maculipennis Pollet 2005, SP. NOV.
No full textACHALCUS MACULIPENNIS SP. NOV. (FIG. 7) <p> <i>Male.</i> Small, rather slender species. <i>Head.</i> Face dark brown, not as wide as ocellus, eyes almost touching above clypeus. Frons very large and broad, shining blue. Occiput rather flat with central dorsal furrow, dark brown, shining. Postocular bristles yellow, uppermost slightly darker. Palp large (about 1/4 of eye), ovoid triangular, pale yellow, reddish at apex; with pale pubescence, and one pale apical bristle. Antenna reddish yellow with scape slightly infuscated dorsally and first flagellomere brown on dorsal 1/3; latter ovoid triangular, 1.3¥ as long as deep and 1.7¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista 2.9¥ as long as first three joints of antenna, inserted apically, with 1st segment darker and 2nd white; with short pubescence (Fig. 7B).</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i> pale reddish yellow with brown central area on dorsum between dc rows until scutellum. Upper half of pleura darker. Postnotum large, with small black frontolateral triangle. Lower half of metapleura pale reddish yellow, upper half pale brown. Three ac, 1.5¥ as long as distance between rows. Five dc, with 1st dc small. One rather small sutural bristle present.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with tergites including genital capsule brown. Sternites yellowish white, with yellowish pubescence. <i>Hypopygium.</i> Aedeagus mainly pale, rather long with subapical dorsal bend; ventral bristle of surstylus simple; VEP and DEP evident; postgonites large and dark; cercus small, short triangular (Fig. 7C).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> Halter brown. Wing pale with two distinct spots at wing centre and apex, with R 4+5 and M 1+2 diverging, R 4+5 slightly sinuous. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 3.2¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 1.6. Wing length 1.6 mm (Fig. 7A).</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> including trochanters mainly pale yellow with darker coxae; with brownish pubescence and bristles. Coxae brownish yellow with coxa I darker especially on outer face. Femur I without erect basoventral bristle and with two pv preapical bristles. Femur II with</p> <p> <b>B</b></p> <p>one strong ad, one indistinct av and one strong pv preapical bristles. Femur III with one strong ad, inserted in lower half, and one strong av preapical bristles. Tibia I without dorsal bristles; tibia II with two strong thin (> 2 ¥ tibial depth) ad and one moderate pd bristles, ad bristles inserted at basal 1/4 and 2/3; tibia III with three moderate ad and three moderate pd bristles; with two true av bristles on apical half and several erect pv setae. All tarsi yellow with 5th tarsomeres darker, only slightly darker in leg I and II. First tarsomere of leg III 0.7¥ as long as 2nd tarsomere.</p> <p> <i>Female</i> As in male, except for the following: palp 2/5 of eye, rectangular, brownish at apex with two apical bristles. Antenna with 1st flagellomere as long as deep; arista entirely white. Thorax pale reddish yellow with only notopleura brownish; one ac. Abdomen with six pubescent segments with sternites 2–5 brownish yellow and sternite six brown; 8th segment reddish brown with eight stout dark dornen; cercus dark. Halter pale; proximal section of vein CuA 1 2.6¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 2.1. Legs including coxae entirely pale yellow. Body length 1.7 mm, wing length 1.6 mm.</p> <p> <i>Etymology.</i> Refers to the maculated wing in both male and female specimens of this species.</p> <p> <i>Holotype.</i> 1♂, PERU: Monson Valley, Tingo Maria, 9.xii.1954 (<i>Schlinger & Ross</i>) (CAS; D, hypopygium, antenna and wing mounted).</p> <p> <i>Allotype.</i> 1♀, same data.</p> <p> <i>Paratypes.</i> ECUADOR: 1♀, Napo Province, approx. 1 km N. Napo River, E. of Coca Orellana, Sacha Lodge, 0.5S 76.5 W (edge of old growth forest), 270 m, 3– 13.vii.1994, MT (<i>Hibbs Kerr</i>) (POLLET, W).</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 41-44, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Australachalcus edwardsae Pollet 2005
No full text<i>AUSTRALACHALCUS EDWARDSAE</i> (VAN DUZEE) COMB. NOV. (FIGS 18, 19) <p> <i>Achalcus edwardsae</i> Van Duzee, 1930: 24</p> <p> <i>Enlinia edwardsae</i> (Van Duzee), 1930: 24</p> <p> <i>Male.</i> Small, rather stout species. <i>Head.</i> Face yellow, not as wide as ocellus, eyes almost touching. Frons dark brown. Occiput flat, dark brown, shining. Uppermost seven postoculars black, lower eight brownish. Palp small (1/5 of eye), triangular, yellow, infuscated at apex. Antenna entirely pale yellow with first flagellomere blunt-tipped, 1.1¥ as long as deep and 0.7¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista 2.1¥ as long as first three joints of antenna, inserted basodorsally on outer face, black with extreme base pale; with 1st segment very long and distinctly curving; with microscopic pubescence (Fig. 18C).</p> <p> <i>Thorax.</i> Mesonotum and scutellum reddish yellow with brown spot on prescutellar depression extending upon scutellum. Pleura pale brown. Postnotum concolorous with mesonotum with frontolateral part pale brown with small black triangle, and large pale brown spot on dorsum. Metapleura with lower half white, uppermost half pale brown. Five ac, 1.5¥ as long as distance between rows. One small sutural bristle present.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with tergites brown; 1st tergite paler and without dorsocentral marginal bristles; 2nd and 3rd sternites whitish with brown tinge, 4th and 5th pale brown, 5th sternite with caudal incision. Genital capsule pale brown. <i>Hypopygium</i> with apicoventrally spined hypandrium; aedeagus enlarged well before bifurcate apex; midventral bristle of surstylus simple (Fig. 18F); VEP evident, postgonites pale, DEP not evident; cercus small, elongate triangular (Fig. 18E, G).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> Halter pale. Wing remarkable, very broad with eight distinct brown spots, with R 4+5 and M 1+2 curved, distinctly diverging. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 1.1¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 2.1. Wing length 1.9–2.2 mm (<i>n</i> = 11) (Fig. 18A).</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> including coxae yellowish white, with femora I and III and apical tarsomeres infuscated. Coxa I with very dense white microscopic pubescence. Trochanters slightly infuscated. Femur I greyish, with basal 1/3 white due to dense microscopic pubescence; with one erect ventral bristle, basad of row of 4–5 erect bristles in basal half, bristles about half as long as femur is deep; with one strong av and one strong pv preapical bristles (Fig. 19). Femur II with one strong ad, inserted rather low, one rather strong av and one strong pv preapical bristles. Femur III yellowish white, pale brown on apical 3/5, with dark knee; with one strong ad and one strong av preapical bristles. Tibia I white, without dorsal bristles; tibia II with two strong ad and one strong pd bristles (1/6 of tibial length), ad bristles inserted at basal 1/5 and 3/5; tibia III with two moderately large ad, three moderately large pd bristles and 3–4 small erect ventral setae. Tarsus I with 1st to 3rd tarsomere white, 1st tarsomere infuscated on base, and 4th and 5th tarsomeres contrastingly black; tarsus II yellowish white with 5th tarsomere darker; tarsus III brownish yellow, contrastingly darker than tibia. First tarsomere of leg III 0.9¥ as long as 2nd tarsomere. Body length 1.4– 1.7 mm (<i>n</i> = 11).</p> <p> <i>Female.</i> Considerably different from male. Face about as wide as ocellus. Palp ovoid, more than 1/4 of eye. Antenna with first three antennal joints infuscated, at least dorsally; 1st flagellomere entirely infuscated, 0.6¥ as long as deep and 0.6¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined; arista straight, 2.8¥ as long as first three joints of antenna (Fig. 18D). Abdomen with yellowish to dark brown tergites; sternites of 4th and 5th segment greyish brown, and of 6th segment dark brown; 7th and 8th segment shining, black brown, telescopic; apex of 8th segment reddish yellow, with eight short dornen; cercus brown, slender. Wing clear, with costal cell slightly infuscated; proximal section of CuA 1 1.8¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 1.8 (Fig. 18B). Legs including trochanters whitish yellow, with femora slightly infuscated on apical half dorsally. Wing length 2.4–2.7 mm (<i>n</i> = 5).</p> <p>probably the direct result of the shrivelled state of the antenna after mounting.</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 57-59, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Australachalcus brevinervis Pollet 2005
No full text<i>AUSTRALACHALCUS BREVINERVIS</i> (VAN DUZEE) COMB. NOV. (FIG. 15) <p> <i>Achalcus brevinervis</i> Van Duzee, 1930: 23</p> <p> <i>Male.</i> Rather large, slender species. <i>Head.</i> Face blackish brown, dusted, about 2¥ as wide as ocellus. Frons dark brown. Occiput with central dorsal concavity, dark brown, shining. Palp ovoid circular, about 1/4 of eye size, dark brown. Antenna almost entirely dark brown with pedicel yellowish brown on inner face; first flagellomere elongate triangular and 1.2¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista as long as first three joints of antenna, distinctly subapical.</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i> almost entirely dark brown with small parts of alar and postalar areas and lateral parts of scutellum yellowish. Seven ac, 2¥ as long as distance between rows. One strong sutural bristle present.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with five pubescent segments. Abdominal tergites including genital capsule entirely shining dark brown, with strong marginal bristles, especially on 1st tergite. Sternites entirely brown. Genital capsule small. <i>Hypopygium</i> with apicoventrally spined hypandrium; aedeagus long and gently curved ventrally; ventral bristle of surstylus with apical flag; VEP and DEP evident; postgonites robust and dark; cercus very long and tapering, with curved marginal bristles (Fig. 15).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> Halter small and pale. Wing slightly darkened with vein CuA 1 stronger than other veins; vein R 4+5 slightly curved and M 1+2 straight, both parallel at wing apex. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 7.5¥ as long as apical section, CuAx ratio 0.4¥. Wing length 3.3 mm.</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> mainly dark yellow with darker coxae. Coxa I brownish yellow, infuscated anteriorly with pale pubescence, coxa II mainly brown, and coxa III dark yellow, slightly infuscated. Trochanters dark yellow. Femur I and II yellow and femur III dark yellow, all broadly infuscated along whole length dorsally. Femur I with erect basoventral bristle, 0.7¥ as long as femur is deep, basad of row of very strong, erect av bristles; with one row of erect pv bristles, not as long as femur is deep; with one pv preapical bristle. Femur II with one strong ad preapical bristle; with one row of very strong (basal ones 2/3 of femur depth) erect av bristles, and one row of smaller erect pv bristles on less than apical half; av and pv bristles of femur I and II decreasing in length towards apex. Femur III with one weak ad, inserted just above lower 1/3 of femur, and two very strong av preapical bristles; with one row of thin av bristles along whole length, increasing in length towards apex; with one row of very strong erect pv bristles, bristles in basal half longer than femur is deep. Tibia I dark yellow, without dorsal bristles, with short ventral pubescence; tibia II and III yellow, tibia II with two moderate ad and one moderate pd bristles, basal bristles forming no ad-pd couple; with dense and long (longer than tibial depth) erect ventral pubescence along whole length; tibia III with three strong ad, four strong pd bristles and about 20 strong pv setae. Tarsus I and II brown with 5th tarsomeres almost black, tarsus III dark brown; tarsus II and III with 1st tarsomere pale on extreme base. First tarsomere of leg III as long as 2nd tarsomere.</p> <p> <i>Holotype.</i> 1♂, CHILE: Region de los Lagos, Prov. Llanquihue, Puerto Montt, 24.xii.1926 (<i>F. & M. Edwards</i>) (BMNH; D, hypopygium mounted), examined. Labels: ‘ Puerto Montt 24.XII.1926 Y’/‘ S. Chile: Llanquihue prov. F. & M. Edwards BM 1927–63’/ ‘ <i>Achalcus brevinervis</i> HOLOTYPE Van Duzee’.</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Australachalcus albipalpus Pollet 2005
No full text<i>AUSTRALACHALCUS ALBIPALPUS</i> (PARENT) COMB. NOV. (FIGS 13, 14) <p> <i>Achalcus albipalpus</i> Parent, 1931: 20</p> <p> <i>Male.</i> Large, slender species. <i>Head.</i> Face greyish brown, about as wide as ocellus. Frons dark brown. Occiput dark brown, convex with slightly concave area dorsally. Palp very large (2/5 of eye), ovoid, conspicuously silvery white with black setae on disc and short white marginal fringe. Proboscis distinctly protruding. Antenna largely dark with scape yellowish on ventral half at apex; pedicel yellow, infuscated on dorsal half; first flagellomere dark, paler at extreme base, elongate triangular, 2¥ as long as deep and 1.6¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined. Arista 0.9¥ as long as first three joints of antenna, apparently subapical, pubescent (Fig. 13C).</p> <p> <i>Thorax.</i> Mesonotum and scutellum yellowish brown with dark areas anteriorly and between dc, extending upon prescutellar depression. Pleura brown. Postnotum yellowish with very broad black frontolateral margin. Metapleura with lower part brownish yellow and upper part brown. Six ac, 1.5¥ as long as distance between rows. Sutural bristle absent. One small bristle present between ps and 2nd dc.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i> with five pubescent segments, 6th segment largely enclosed by 5th segment. Abdominal tergites brown to dark brown, 2nd with lateral yellowish spots on lower half. Sternites dark brown, 5th divided in two triangular parts by caudal incision. Genital capsule brownish yellow to yellow, well developed. <i>Hypopygium</i> with apicoventrally spined hypandrium; aedeagus pale, straight and slender; ventral bristle of surstylus with apical flag; VEP and DEP evident; postgonites large and dark; cercus large, elongate ovoid, pale yellow with strong external and small internal bristles (Fig. 13D).</p> <p> <i>Wing.</i> Halter pale. Wing slightly infuscated, with R 4+5 distinctly curved, diverging from M 1+2 at apex. Proximal section of vein CuA 1 3.6¥ as long as apical section; CuAx ratio 0.9. Wing length 3.6–3.9 mm (<i>n</i> = 7) (Fig. 13A).</p> <p> <i>Legs</i> mainly yellow with coxa I pale yellow and coxa II and III brown, former only yellow on anterior face. Femur I and II slightly infuscated, femur III distinctly infuscated on dorsal half and on knee. Femur I with erect ventral bristle, almost as long as femur is deep, basad of row of 6–7 very strong and erect av bristles, decreasing in length towards apex (Fig. 14); with 1–2 pv preapical bristles (Fig. 14). Femur II with one rather weak ad, one av and one strong pv preapical bristles. Femur III with one thin but long ad, inserted in lower 1/3 and one strong av preapical bristles. Tibiae pale yellow; tibia I without dorsal bristles, with dense short dorsal and ventral pubescence as long as tibial depth; tibia II with two weak ad and one stronger pd bristles; basal bristles not forming ad-pd couple; tibia III with three ad and three pd bristles, and about nine distinct ventral setae. Tarsus I pale yellow, tarsus II and III dark yellow. First tarsomere of leg III 0.8¥ as long as 2nd tarsomere. Body length 2.6– 3.0 mm (<i>n</i> = 7).</p> <p> <i>Female.</i> As in male, except for the following: face dark brown, 2¥ as wide as ocellus. Palp large (1/3 of eye), ovoid triangular, dark brown with yellowish spot at extreme inner basis. Antenna with scape and pedicel pale yellow with dorsal half and 1/3 resp. distinctly infuscated; 1st flagellomere dark with basal 1/3 pale, rounded triangular, 1.3¥ as long as deep and 1.3¥ as long as scape and pedicel combined; arista 1.4¥ as long as first three joints of antenna (Fig. 13B). Coxa I with basis infuscated, coxa III reddish yellow. Abdomen with six pubescent segments; tergites brownish black and sternites dark brown, dusted greyish. Body length 2.7–3.7 mm, wing length 3.9–4.5 mm (<i>n</i> = 16).</p> <p> <i>Syntype.</i> 1♂, CHILE: Region de los Lagos, Prov. Valdivia, Corral, 7.ix.1902 (<i>Schnuse</i>) (SMTD; D, hypopygium mounted), examined (hypopygium mounted but unrecognizable by overclearing). Labels: ‘Chile 7.IX.02 Corral’ (green label)/‘Typus <i>Achalcus albipalpus</i> Par. ’ (red label) /‘ Syntypus des. U. Kallweit, 1993’ (red orange label)/ ‘ <i>Achalcus albipalpus</i> O. Par- ent’ (white folded label)/‘Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden’ (white label).</p> <p> <i>Material examined.</i> CHILE: Region Aisen, Prov. Aisén: 2♂, 5♀, Puerto Cisnes 72∞40¢W 44∞45¢S, 1– 15.ii.1961; 1♂, 1♀, 15–28.ii.1961; 3♂, 4♀, 16– 28.ii.1961; Region de la Araucania, Prov. Malleco: 1♀, Rio Blanco, 1100– 2000 m, ii.1964 (all <i>L. Peña</i>) (POL- LET, CNC; D); 1♀, Rio Manzanares, 2.i.1966 (<i>Flint & Cekalovic</i>) (USNM; D); Rio Region de los Lagos, Prov. Chiloé: 1♀, Isla Chiloé, Dalcahue, 1–8.ii.1962; 1♂, 2♀, 17–22.i.1962; Prov. Llanquihue: 2♀, Ensenada, <i>Nothofagus</i> forest, 13–15.i.1962 (all <i>L. Peña</i>) (CNC; D); Prov. Osorno: 1♂, Lago Puyehue, 80 km E. of Osorno (tree trunk), 17–18.i.1997, ST (<i>Bickel</i>) (CNC; W, hypopygium mounted); Region del Biobio, Prov. Arauco: 1♀, Arauco, Pichinahuel, Cord. Nahuelbuta, 28.iii.1955 (<i>L. Peña</i>) (CNC; D).</p>Published as part of <i>Pollet, Marc, 2005, Systematic revision of Neotropical Achalcus and a related new genus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Achalcinae) with comments on their phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography, pp. 27-73 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1)</i> on pages 51-53, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00141.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5431996">http://zenodo.org/record/5431996</a>
Henry P. Van Dusen, World Christianity, Yesterday, To-day To-morrow, 1948
No full textPollet J. V.-M. Henry P. Van Dusen, World Christianity, Yesterday, To-day To-morrow, 1948. In: Revue des Sciences Religieuses, tome 23, fascicule 1-2, 1949. pp. 181-182
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