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Dohrniphora aprosmicta Brown & Kung 2010, sp. n.

Description

Dohrniphora aprosmicta sp. n.

(Figs 61–62)

Species recognition. This species can be recognized by the combination of the basal transverse group of peglike setae and the isolated toothlike process on the ventral margin of the hind femur.

Description. Body length: 1.72–2.19 mm. Head: Frons brown, second row of setae concave. Flagellomere 1 oval, light brown. Palpus of normal size, yellow. Thorax: Scutum light brown. Scutellum brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta one-third length of posterior seta. Pleuron whitish-yellow, except proepisternum and dorsum of anepisternum brown. Mean costal length 0.54 wing length, range 0.53–0.54. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view whitish-yellow. Foretibia with 3–4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres 1–3 enlarged, inflated. Midcoxa brown. Hind coxa whitish-yellow. Hind coxal lobe yellow, only slightly developed. Posterior face of hind femur with basal transverse group of peglike setae; more distally with small, isolated toothlike process on ventral margin (Figs 61–62). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 yellow medially and brown laterally, with medial yellow area decreasing in every tergite posteriorly; amount of yellow varies among specimens. Venter of abdomen whitish-yellow, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia brown, cercus yellow.

Distribution. Amazonian Colombia.

Derivation of specific epithet. From a Greek word for alone, referring to the single spine on the venter of the hind femur.

Holotype. ♂, COLOMBIA: Amazonas: Amacayacu NP, Matamata, 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 21–28.viii.2000, A. Parente, Malaise trap, CAP-844 [LACM ENT 131841] (IAVH).

Paratypes. COLOMBIA: Amazonas: Amacayacu NP, San Martin, 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 1♂, 17–30.vii.2000, 1♂, 30.vii–8.viii.2000, B. Amado, Malaise trap, CAP-701, 836 (LACM).

Notes

Published as part of Brown, Brian V. & Kung, Giar-Ann, 2010, 2699, pp. 1-142 in Zootaxa 2699 on page 35

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Biodiversity

Collection code
LACM , LACM, IAVH
Material sample ID
ENT 131841
Event date
2000-07-17 , 2000-08-21
Verbatim event date
2000-07-17/08-08 , 2000-08-21/28
Scientific name authorship
Brown & Kung
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Phoridae
Genus
Dohrniphora
Species
aprosmicta
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Dohrniphora aprosmicta Brown & Kung, 2010