Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) ponmeki (Diptera : ulicidae) : A new species from Khammouane Province, Lao PDR

Abstract

Tripteroides ponmeki sp. n. of the subgenus Rachionotomyia is describ- ed from specimens collected in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR. The larva of this species differs significantly from other species of the subgenus in having unique modifications in head seta 1-C which is stout with many hairs apically and thoracic setae 6-M and 7-T which are not stout and not spinose and without basal arm. The description includes illustrations and photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva. The larva breeds mainly in bamboo internodes in rain forests.