Apocephalus pittadearaujoi, 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 : 565-566

Apocephalus pittadearaujoi new species

( Figs. 37, 38 )

Diagnosis. This species has long, sparse scutal setae, and the venter of the oviscape is not strongly downturned. It differs from A. analis by having a flat apex of the oviscape, without the beak like swelling that A. analis has.

Description. Body length 1.1 mm. Frons 0.49 head width. Flagellomere 1 round, light brown. Pleuron light brown. Costa 0.53 wing length. Halter light brown. Abdominal tergites light brown, normal sized. Tergite 6 light brown, about as broad as tergite 5, entire, apical margin straight, posterior margin with few elongate thick setae. Venter of abdomen whitish yellow, venter of segments 3–5 lacking long setae, venter of intersegment 6–7 membranous, setae absent. Venter of segment 6 lacking sclerite, with posterior, v-shape row of long setae and more anterior, shorter row. Oviscape elongate oval, anterior process short, broadly rounded, with large lateral seta present. Dorsum of oviscape bare, with apex broadly truncate, relatively straight, with few small apical setae. Ventral setae of oviscape absent. Intersegment 7–8 without sclerotization. Anterior arms of stylet anteriorly parallel, well separated, stylet relatively flat.

Distribution. Southern Mexico.

Derivation of specific epithet. Named for Brazilian morphologist Diego Pitta de Araujo.

Holotype. ♀, MEXICO: Chiapas: Montebello, 16.12°N, 91.67°W, 19.vi.1969, Malaise trap (CNCI) [LACM ENT 113984].

Figures

FIGURES 35 – 42. Female abdomens. 35, 37. Dorsal. 36, 38 – 41. Ventral. 42. Left lateral.