Philopteroides pilgrimi Valim & Palma 2013

Female. Habitus as in Fig. 3 and head as in Fig. 10. Anterior setae 3 (as3) rigid, 0.04–0.05 long, anterior dorsal head setae (ads) minute, 0.02 long. Hyaline membrane with shallow concavity and thin sclerotization; anterior dorsal plate slightly concave and ventral head plate deeply concave (Fig. 32). Pterothorax with 6–8 posteromarginal setae on each side. Tergo-pleural plate II with a reduced postero-lateral projection overlapping segment III, tergo-pleural plate III without projection. Tergocentral setae: II, 5–6 (plus 2 anterior setae); III, 6; IV, 5–6; V, 5–6; VI, 4–6; VII, 5–6; VIII, 5. Tergites VII–IX+X as in Fig. 17. Abdominal sternal setae: segment II, LS-SL; III, LS-SL; IV, SS-SS (rarely LS on one side only); V, SS-SS; VI, LL-LL (one female with one S on one side only). Paratergal setae (all long): II–III, 0; IV–V, 2; VI–VIII, 3. Tergites VI–VIII with an innermost seta (included in the paratergal count), lateral to postspiracular seta. Sternites III–VI well-developed as large, rectangular plates. Vulva with 3 medium long setae each side. Subgenital plate, inner genital sclerite, subvulval sclerites, and vulvar margin as in Fig. 18, and intraspecific variation of two additional females as in Figs 18a and 18b. Measurements (n = 8): HL 0.39–0.43, ANW 0.13–0.15, POL 0.16–0.17, POW 0.28–0.31, ADPL 0.21–0.22, ADPLL 0.14, ADPW 0.13–0.16, TRL 0.09–0.10, TRW 0.03–0.04, TW 0.35–0.41, PW 0.22–0.28, PTL 0.13–0.14, PTW 0.29–0.35, TPVL 0.19–0.25, AW 0.44–0.54, EWG 0.06–0.08; IWG 0.03–0.04, TL 1.35–1.65. Male. Similar to female, except in dimensions and morphology of terminalia (Figs 4, 19, 20). Pterothorax with 5–6 posteromarginal setae on each side. Tergocentral setae: II, 6 (plus 2 anterior setae); III, 6; IV, 6; V, 6; VI, 6; VII, 6; VIII, 4. Dorsal terminalia as in Fig. 19. Sternal setae as for female. Paratergal setae (all long): II–III, 0; IV–V, 2; VI–VIII, 3. Sternal plates well developed and entire on segments III–VI; subgenital plate with 4 long setae as in Fig. 20, the anterior pair on the plate, and the posterior on the plate margin. Genitalia: length of parameres 0.40 (Fig. 33). Measurements (n = 1): HL 0.38, ANW 0.14, POL 0.15, POW 0.28, ADPL 0.18, ADPLL 0.13, ADPW 0.14, TRL 0.09, TRW 0.03, TW 0.36, PW 0.21, PTL 0.15, PTW 0.31, TPVL 0.22, AW 0.47, GL 0.19, GW 0.08, TL 1.30.

New Zealand.