Abstract
Stempellinella reissi sp. n. is described from the male imago and pupa. The imago has bare eyes, lacks pulvilli and scutal tubercle; anal point with longitudinal crest and spinules, and short gonostylus; all characteristic of the genus Stempellinella. The species shows important similarities to the African species Stempellina truncata Freeman 1957 in the hypopygium, and is notably different from the other European species of the genus. The ornamentation of the pupal exuviae, especially the extensive shagreen of the same extension on the tergites II and III, raises doubt over maintaining the separation between the two genera Stempellinella Brundin and Zavrelia Kieffer.
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