Sepedonea veredae Freidberg 1991

Sepedonea veredae

ADULT.— Head: Lateral facial spot small.

Thorax: Mesonotum yellowish to grayish-brownish yellow; setulae near posterior spiracle weak, moderately dense. Legs: Midfemur posteroventrally with 7–10 spines, not extended beyond half distance to base; hindcoxa posteriorly with row of setulae, longest setulae restricted mesally; hindfemur without dark preapical marks. Wing: Grayish hyaline, not clouded; length 5–6.5 mm.

Abdomen: Male terminalia: Posterior margin of sternum 4 gently concave without protuberances (Figure 88); anterior plate of sternum 5 with anteriorly curved, narrow projection (Figure 88); distiphallus (Figure 89) slightly curved, with posteroventral projection; anterior surstylus indistinct; posterior surstyli lacking median lobe, straight mesoventrally (Figure 90), and with lateral lobe strongly curved anterad (Figure 91). Female abdomen as in Figures 17–19. Female synsternum: In ventral view gently concave posteriorly (Figure 92); in lateral view with ventral surface broadly convex; posterior margin with ridge (Figure 93).

TYPE SPECIMENS.—Holotype : BRAZIL. BAHIA:between Capim Grosso and Graviao, August 1974, N. Papavero, MZUSP.

Allotype: same data as holotype, , USNM.

Paratypes: ESPIRITO SANTO: Baixo Guandu, October 1970, PC. Elias, 2, USNM.

OTHER SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—BRAZIL. ESPIRITO SANTO:Baixo Guandu, October 1970, PC. Elias, 21, 21. PERNAMBUCO: Faz Boi Hanso, Sanharo, July 1974, N. Papavero, 1, 1. SERGIPE: Sāo Cristovao, A. Bredt, 1. Aracaju, A. Bredt, 2. MATO GROSSO: S. Luiz de Caceres, November 1955, M. Alvarenga, 1. Two specimens reared in laboratory: 1 emerged 16 September 1975, 1 emerged 6 October 1975, no further data available.

ADDITIONAL RECORDS FROM LITERATURE.—None.

IMMATURE STAGES.—Unknown.

ETYMOLOGY.—This species is named after Vered Freidberg, the elder daughter of the senior author.