Physoconops (Gyroconops) ocellatus (Giglio-Tos)

Stuke, Jens-Hermann & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2007, The Conopidae of Costa Rica (Diptera) (Part 1: Conopinae – Conopini & Tropidomyiini), Zootaxa 1528, pp. 1-40 : 15

Physoconops (Gyroconops) ocellatus (Giglio-Tos) [status rev.] (figures 33–36, 38)

Conops ocellatus Giglio-Tos 1892: 5 .

Specimens examined: Costa Rica: Prov. Guanacaste: P.N. Rincón de la Vieja, Send. a las aguas termales, 900–1000m, 10–11. x.2001, 1 ɗ, 1Ψ, 6–7. x.2001, 1 ɗ, D. Briceño, L_N_305843_392970, INB0003381316, INB0003381324, INB0003380962 (INBC); Rincón de la Vieja, Upala, Dos Rios, San Cristobal, 600–620m, 17. v.1998, 1 ɗ, F. A. Quesada, En Flor, L_N_318056_383200, #63528, INB0003341173 (INBC); Santa Cruz, Vista del Mar, Torre COCESNA, 970m, 01.–14 x.2002, 1 ɗ, Y. Cardenas, Red con Aguamiel, L_N_235350_357500, #71641, INB0003541182 (INBC); Santa Rosa National Park, 300m, 13–15. viii.2001, 1 Ψ, 6–9. viii.2001, 1 ɗ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_313000_359800, INB0003360085, INB0003359956 (CNC); Liberia, P. N. Santa Rosa, Est. Santa Rosa, Send. Los Lorrachos, 300m, 13.–15. viii.2001, 1 Ψ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_313000_359800, #64281, INB0003360068 (INBC); P. N. Santa Rosa, Quebrada Costa Rica, Send. Los Putos, 300m, 06.–09. viii.2001, 1 Ψ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_311750_356933, #64280, INB0003359955 (ZMHB); Prov. Puntarenas: R. Priv. Karen Mogensen, Camino a Send. El Viejo Níspero, 300–500m, 8. vii.2003, 2 ɗ, Y. Cardenas, Red con Aguamiel, L_N_205600_420300, #74534, INB0003738681–2 (CNC, ZMHB).

The identity of this species is based on the original description. The black tibiae are yellow at the base, fitting the Giglio-Tos description of Gyroconops occellatus: "tibiis omnibus medietate basali flavis".

Thompson et al. (in press) list Physoconops ocellatus as a junior synonym of Physoconops parvus . Based on the characters given in the key, Physoconops ocellatus is a distinct species and should be accepted as valid (status rev.).