Coniceromyia arizonensis Borgmeier

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 : 11

Coniceromyia arizonensis Borgmeier

( Figs. 325–326 )

Coniceromyia arizonensis Borgmeier, 1962: 78 . Refs.: Borgmeier 1963a: 89, fig. 85.

Material examined. Holotype ♀, USA: Arizona: Oak Creek, 14.vii.1937, L.D. Christenson col. ( USNM). Geographical distribution. Arizona ( U.S.A.) .

Comments. Borgmeier (1963a) described Coniceromyia arizonensis based on a female holotype, diagnosing this species by its M1 ending far from the wing tip. This feature, however, is considerably widespread in the genus and it is not sufficient alone to separate it from many other species of Coniceromyia . The geographical distribution suggests that males described as C. auristriata Borgmeier may correspond to the female holotype of C. arizonensis . Additional material from the United States and a better sampling of the genus along this distribution would be necessary, however, before any decision concerning synonymizing both species.

Figures

FIGURES 325 – 330. Coniceromyia holotypes. 325 – 326. C. arizonensis, habitus and wing (wing modified from Borgmeier 1963 a) respectively; 327 – 328. C. fusca, habitus and wing respectively; 329. C. femoralis habitus; 330. C. parvicornis habitus.