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Coniceromyia setitarsalis Kung & Brown

Description

Coniceromyia setitarsalis Kung & Brown

(Figs. 121, 184, 237, 307–308)

Coniceromyia setitarsalis Kung & Brown, 2000a: 6, fig. 10.

Diagnosis (male). Long thin setae at posterior face of foretibia and foretarsus, characteristic wing pattern, with a macula near apex of Rs, and another one square-shaped anterior to M1.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, COSTA RICA: Cartago: La Cangreja, 9.8ºN, 83.97ºW, vi–vii.1992, Malaise trap, 1950 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM). Paratypes: 1♂, San José: Zurquí de Moravia, 10.05ºN, 84.02ºW, v.1995, Malaise trap, 1600 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1♂, same but vi.1995; 1♂, same but i.1996; 1♂, same but ix.1991; 1♂, same but v.1992.

Hypopygium description (Fig. 121). Hypopygium very similar to the one of C. bilineata, with some subtle differences: dorso-medial margin of the left epandrial process slightly irregular, left epandrial process with three subepandrial setulae.

Geographical distribution. Known from four mid elevation sites in Costa Rica.

Other

Published as part of Ament, Danilo César & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of three new species from Brazil, pp. 1-87 in Zootaxa 4086 (1) on pages 54-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4086.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/399681

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LACM
Family
Phoridae
Genus
Coniceromyia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Kung & Brown
Species
setitarsalis
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype

References

  • Kung, G. & Brown, B. V. (2000 a) The patterned-wing species of Coniceromyia (Diptera: Phoridae). Contributions in Science, 484, 1 - 10.