Dohrniphora rinconensis Brown & Kung 2010, sp. n.
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Dohrniphora rinconensis sp. n.
(Figs 87–88)
Species recognition. The peglike setae of the hind femur of this species are arranged around a shallow concavity, differing from the arrangement in other D. castaneicoxa -group species.
Description. Body length: 1.72–2.19 mm. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae strongly concave. Flagellomere 1 rounded-oval, brown. Palpus of normal size, yellow. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum dark brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta three-quarters length of posterior seta. Pleuron with anepisternum and proepisternum brown, rest of pleuron light brown. Mean costal length 0.55 wing length, range 0.53–56. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view whitish-yellow. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa brown. Hind coxa whitish-yellow. Hind coxal lobe light brown, round. Posterior face of hind femur with basal line and short ascending group of peglike setae surrounding shallow concavity (Figs 87–88). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 dark brown. Venter of abdomen gray, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia with epandrium yellowish-brown, hypandrium brown, and cercus yellow.
Distribution. Costa Rica.
Derivation of specific epithet. Named for one of the localities where specimens were collected.
Holotype. ♂, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas: Tropical Youth Center, near Rincon, 8.70°N, 83.51°W, 20– 23.vii.2002, L. Gonzalez, Malaise trap, 40 m [LACM ENT 162120] (LACM).
Paratypes. COSTA RICA: Heredia: La Selva Biological Station, 10.43°N, 84.02°W, 1♂, 15.xii.1993, ALAS, Malaise trap M/01/292 (INBC), 4♂, 13–15.ii.2002, B. Brown, L. Gonzalez, K. Walker, Malaise trap (LACM, MUCR); Puntarenas: rd to Rincon, 24 km W Panamerican Hwy [= 24 km W Chacarita], 3♂, iii– iv.1989, P. Hanson, I. Gauld, Malaise trap (LACM).
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- Is part of
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/3307FFFDFF8C6B31065AFFCAFFBEFFBD (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/CF3E8785FFA76B1D06CDFA68FD46F839 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- INBC , LACM , LACM, MUCR
- Event date
- 1993-12-15 , 2002-02-13 , 2002-07-20
- Family
- Phoridae
- Genus
- Dohrniphora
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Material sample ID
- ENT 162120
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Brown & Kung
- Species
- rinconensis
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
- Verbatim event date
- 1993-12-15 , 2002-02-13/15 , 2002-07-20/23
- Taxonomic concept label
- Dohrniphora rinconensis Brown & Kung, 2010