Aphanogmus harpagodalis Salden, Miko & Peters 2026, sp. nov.
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Aphanogmus harpagodalis Salden, Mikó & Peters sp. nov. Fig. 13; Suppl. material 10 Material examined. Holotype: Germany • ♂; Hesse, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Großalmerode, private garden, Siedlerweg, semi-abandoned garden with wet spot, ivy hedge and salix; 51.2591°N, 9.7871°E; ca 380 m a. s. l.; 12–20 Jul. 2022; J. Vogel leg.; Malaise trap; ZFMK; ZFMK -HYM-00042640 (without DNA barcode). Paratypes: Germany • 4 ♂♂; same data as for holotype; ZFMK; ZFMK -HYM-00042649, ZFMK -HYM-00042651, ZFMK -HYM-00042652, ZFMK -HYM-00042653 (without DNA barcodes) • 1 ♂; North Rhine-Westphalia, ZFMK garden; 50.7216°N, 7.1141°E; ca 60 m a. s. l.; 30 Aug. 2022; T. Salden leg.; sweep net; ZFMK; ZFMK -HYM-00042659 (without DNA barcode). Sweden • 1 ♂; Gotland, Eksta socken, Stora Karlsö; 57.2841°N, 17.9700°E; ca. 30 m a. s. l.; 15 Aug. – 3 Sep. 2023; Hym inventory 2023 leg.; Malaise trap; NHRS; NHRS -HEVA 000023404 (without DNA barcode). Other material examined. Germany • 2 ♂♂; Baden-Württemberg, Esslingen, Oberboihingen, meadow orchard; 48.6506°N, 9.3689°E; ca. 310 m a. s. l.; 10–23 Jun. 2012; T. Kothe, G. Schweizer leg.; Malaise trap; UNHC; PSUC_FEM 10022950, PSUC_FEM 10022725 (without DNA barcodes). Diagnostic description. Male. Body length: 0.70 mm. Colour (Fig. 13 A): Body dark brown. Legs with lighter joints and tarsi. Antenna, head (Fig. 13 A): F 1 with sensillae arranged in three whorled rows, F 1 length slightly shorter than half of scape length. Preoccipital lunula absent. Preoccipital furrow present. Preoccipital furrow ends anteriorly at POL. Ocellar fovea margin absent. Anterior ocellar fovea slightly visible. Ocular impression and orbital carina absent. Mesosoma, fore wing, metasoma (Fig. 13 A): Scutoscutellar sulcus and transscutal articulation not adjacent, interaxillar sulcus present. Anteromedian projection of the metanoto-propodeo-metapecto-mesopectal complex absent. Mesometapleural sulcus absent. Epicnemial carina present. Epicnemial pit absent. Stigmal vein curved, tip of vein slightly oriented towards anterior wing margin. No basal longitudinal carinae on syntergum. Male genitalia (Fig. 13 B – D): Gvc length one third of mesonotum length. Gvc width 0.62 × gvc length; harpe / gvc index 0.37. Harpe finger-shaped, distoventrally oriented; lateral margin of harpe convex in basal third, straight in apical two-thirds, and oriented distomedially; median margin of harpe concave in basal half, concave in apical half, with median spine in-between, and slightly converging distomedially. Harpe with basomedian and median spine; tip of basomedian spine more proximal than tip of gonossiculus and oriented distally; median spine arising from mid-length of harpe and pagoda-shaped, gradually narrowing towards apex; tip of median spine more proximal than tip of gonossiculus and oriented medially. Proximodorsal notch of harpe U-shaped and 0.22 × as long as harpe length. Harpe width (above median spine) 0.13 × gvc width, and 0.20 × harpe length. Harpe with three median setae oriented proximomedially and distomedially, extending to apical third; harpe with at least three apical setae oriented distally; harpe with one lateral seta close to apex, oriented distolaterally. Gonossiculus length 0.55 × harpe length; gonossiculus J-shaped with at least one digital tooth, tip oriented distodorsally. Aedeagus straight. Female. Unknown. CO 1 barcode. Unknown. Variation. Unknown. Biology. Unknown. Distribution. Palaearctic: Germany. Etymology. The species name is a composition of the anatomical term ‘ harpe’ and the pagoda-shaped median spine of the harpe. Remarks. Aphanogmus harpagodalis can be easily distinguished from all other species of the A. fumipennis species group by its two spines along the median margin of the harpe with the median spine being pagoda-shaped and oriented medially (Fig. 13 D).
Institutions: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, University of New Hampshire, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Cologne, Ilia State University, Agricultural University of Georgia
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7140185990