Apocephalus amati, Brown, Brian V., 2014

Brown, Brian V., 2014, Revision of the Apocephalus analis group of ant-decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 3857 (4), pp. 551-570 : 559-560

Apocephalus amati new species

(Figs. 19, 20, 44, 52)

Diagnosis. Prominent setae on intersegment 6–7, strong lateral setae,ventrally-curved ventral apex, and stylet with long anterior arms.

Description. Body length 1.0– 1.1 mm. Mean frontal width 0.48 head width, range 0.46–0.50. Flagellomere 1 round, slightly enlarged, light brown. Pleuron light brown. Costa 0.55 wing length, range 0.53–0.56. Halter light brown. Abdominal tergites mostly yellow, but light brown posterolaterally, normal sized. Tergite 6 yellowishbrown, about as broad as tergite 5, entire, apical margin slightly concave, with one thick posterolateral setae and scattered thin setae. Venter of abdomen whitish yellow, venter of segments 3–5 with scattered thin setae, venter of intersegment 6–7 with few lateral setae. Venter of segment 6 lacking sclerite, with smaller posterior setae and row of four large setae in lateral pairs separated by medial gap. Oviscape elongate oval, anterior process short, broadly rounded, with large lateral seta present. Dorsum of oviscape with scattered dorsolateral setulae on apical onequarter. Apex broadly rounded, strongly downturned, lacking dorsoapical setae. Ventral setae of oviscape absent. Intersegment 7–8 without sclerotization. Anterior arms of stylet anteriorly parallel, well separated, stylet slightly curved in lateral view.

Distribution. Amazonian Colombia.

Derivation of specific epithet. Named for Colombian dipterist Eduardo Amat.

Holotype. ♀, COLOMBIA: Amazonas: Amacayacu NP, Matamata Station, 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 150m, 8–12.iii.2000, B.Brown,G.Kung,M.Sharkey, Malaise trap #5 (IAVH) [LACM ENT 106551].

Paratype. ♀, COLOMBIA: Caquetá: Puerto Abeja, PNN Chiribiquete, 0.07°N, 72.43°W ,, 12–19.xi.2000, J.Forero, CAP-954, Malaise trap (LACM).

FIGURES 17–24. Female abdomens. 17, 19, 21, 23. Dorsal. 18,20, 22, 24. Ventral.