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Chonocephalus browni Disney 2008, sp. nov.

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Description

Chonocephalus browni sp. nov.

(Figs 24–26)

The name refers to Dr Brian Brown who has done much to advance our knowledge of Phoridae.

Male. Postpedicel longer than its greatest breadth. Left and right sides of epandrium as Figs 24 and 25. Left gonopod vestigial but right is long and sinuous (Figs 25 and 26). Left lobe of hypandrium long and greyish brown, the right lobe shorter and darker (Fig. 26). Wing 1.2–1.3 mm long. Costal index 0.59–0.60. Vein 3 with a terminal vesicle which extends beyond tip of costa. All tibiae are brown.

Material. Holotype male, Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Las Cruces, 8.80 o N, 82.97 o W, 1200 m, Malaise trap, 7–17 November 2005, G. Kung & A. Kreuter (CUMZ, 26-78). Paratypes, 7 males, as holotype except 4 (CUMZ, LACM, 26-79-81)

Notes

Published as part of Disney, R. H. L., 2008, Review of Neotropical Chonocephalus Wandolleck (Diptera: Phoridae), pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 1772 (1) on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1772.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5123977

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CUMZ , CUMZ, LACM
Event date
2005-11-07
Verbatim event date
2005-11-07/17
Scientific name authorship
Disney
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Phoridae
Genus
Chonocephalus
Species
browni
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Chonocephalus browni Disney, 2008

References

  • Borgmeier, T., & Prado, A. P. do (1975) New or little-known Neotropical Phorid flies, with description of eight new genera (Diptera, Phoridae), Studia Entomologica, Petropolis, 18, 3 - 90.