Coniceromyia valdesi Kung

Ament, Danilo César & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of three new species from Brazil, Zootaxa 4086 (1), pp. 1-87 : 58-59

Coniceromyia valdesi Kung

( Figs. 135–138 , 189 , 242 , 315–316 )

Coniceromyia valdesi Kung, 2009: 54 , figs. 4, 11–12, 16, 19–22, 26; Morphbank images 477868, 477869, 477870. Holotype ♂, Colombia, Putumayo, PNN La Paya (IAVH; not examined).

Diagnosis (male). Vein M2 interrupted midway of its extension; oval patch of dense microtrichia posterior to M2; CuA1 concave along its entire extension.

Material examined. Paratypes: 4♂, COLOMBIA: Putumayo: PNN LA Paya: Cab. Viviano , 0.12ºS, 74.93ºW, 30.xi–15.xii.2001, Malaise trap, 320m, E. Lozano col. ( LACM) . New material: COLOMBIA: 2♂, Amazonas: Amacayacu Mocagua , 3.82ºS, 70.26ºW, 14–21.viii.2000, Malaise trap, A. Parente col. ( LACM) ; 1♂, Vaupés: Est. Biol. Mosiro-Itajura (Caparú) Igapo , 1.07ºN, 69.52ºW, 1–9.ii.2003, Malaise trap, 60m, J. Pinzón col. ( LACM) ; 2♂, Vichada: PNN El Tuparro: Pie Cerro Tomas , 5.35ºN, 67.85ºW, 1–12.v.2001, Malaise trap, 250m, W. Villalba col. ( LACM) ; ECUADOR: 1♂, Napo: Yasuni NP: Puce Station , 0.63ºS, 76.6ºW, 3–20.xi.1998, Malaise trap, T. Pape & B. Viklund col. ( LACM) .

Geographical distribution. Colombia and Ecuador.

Comments. The hypopygium of Coniceromyia valdesi ( Figs. 135–138 ) is nearly identical to that of C. piricornis , so it is not described here.

Figures

FIGURES 135 – 138. Coniceromyia valdesi hypopygium, 135. Dorsal, 136. Ventral, 137. Left lateral, 138. Right lateral.

FIGURES 174 – 190. Coniceromyia male forelegs. 174. C. mexicana; 175. C. neofusca, sp. nov.; 176. C. parvicornis; 177. C. pilicoxa; 178. C. pilipleura; 179. C. piricornis; 180. C. plaumanni; 181. C. reina; 182. C. sakaii; 183. C. sanctaetheresae; 184. C. setitarsalis; 185. C. stephensoni; 186. C. striativena; 187. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 188. C. truncata; 189. C. valdesi; 190. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 239 – 243. Coniceromyia male wings. 239. C. striativena; 240. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 241. C. truncata; 242. C. valdesi; 243. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 312 – 317. Coniceromyia male hind femur. 312. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 313 – 314. C. truncata; 315 – 316. C. valdesi (modified from Kung 2009); 317. C. vespertilio.