Puliciphora macrolunarum, Disney, R. Henry L., 2003

Disney, R. Henry L., 2003, Seven new species of New World Puliciphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) with a new key to the Neotropical species, Zootaxa 162, pp. 1-22 : 13

Puliciphora macrolunarum sp. nov.

(Fig. 11)

Female

Frons brown with 4 SAs­2­2­6 bristles; the ALs about midway between eyes and upper SAs, the POs nearer anterior ocellus than eyes. The latter large, their length from above about twice the breadth of postpedicel. The latter brown with about ten SPS vesicles, which are as large as sockets of upper SAs. Palps pale straw yellow lightly tinged brown, with five bristles and a dozen hairs. Yellowish brown labrum at least 1.4x breadth of postpedicel. Thorax in part a little paler than frons; with a small bristle in front of spiracle; a strong alar bristle on a pale, subcircular wing remnant; and four longer bristles at rear margin, the middle pair being a little further apart than either is from an outer bristle. Abdominal tergites brown, T1 beng darkest and T2 darker than the rest. T4­T6 as Fig. 11. Venter straw yellow with numerous hairs above and below. Legs with yellowish brown femora and tibiae and paler tarsi.

Material

HOLOTYPE female, Brazil, Rondônia, near Cacaulandia, Fazenda Rancho Grande, 25 December 1995, D. H. & A. C. Kistner (5278) ( CUMZ ­ 31­5).