Chaetocnemistoptera nigroscutellata ( Borgmeier, 1969 )

Ament, Danilo César, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the genus Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of five new species, Zootaxa 3753 (4), pp. 301-322 : 306-308

Chaetocnemistoptera nigroscutellata ( Borgmeier, 1969)

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Chaetopleurophora nigroscutellata Borgmeier, 1969: 36 . Chaetocnemistoptera nigroscutellata ; Brown, 1992a: 52.

Diagnosis (male). Scutum and pleural regions yellowish-brown, scutellum dark brown; foretibia dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of setae shifted to its apical third; hind tibia with 5 posterodorsal setae. Material examined. Holotype ♂, CUBA: Habana: Marianao, 10.iii.1966, F. Gregor col. (MZSP). Geographical distribution. Known from a single site in Cuba ( Fig. 72 ).

Comments. The hypopygium of C. nigroscutellata was not illustrated as it is preferable not to dissect the only collected exemplar of this species.

Figures

FIGURE 72. Chaetocnemistoptera species distribution map. Square represent holotype and circles paratypes and additional material.

FIGURES 1 – 4. Chaetocnemistoptera holotype habitus. 1. C. formosa; 2. C. nigroscutellata; 3. C. palpalis; 4. C. semifurcata.

FIGURES 10 – 22. Chaetocnemistoptera structures. 10. C. nigroscutellata frons; 11. C. lobata, sp. nov. frons; 12. C. trichopoda head in lateral view; 13. C. formosa forefemur; 14. C. nigroscutellata forefemur; 15. C. palpalis holotype forefemur; 16. C. palpalis additional material forefemur; 17. C. palpalis midfemur dorsal view; 18. C. palpalis holotype forefemur posterior view; 19. C. formosa midtibia; 20. C. palpalis midtibia; 21. C. formosa hind tibia; 22. C. palpalis hind tibia.

FIGURES 23 – 30. Chaetocnemistoptera wings. 23. C. formosa; 24. C. nigroscutellata; 25. C. palpalis; 26. C. lobata, sp. nov.; 27. C. magdalena, sp. nov.; 28. C. phaeonota, sp. nov.; 29. C. pityropyga, sp. nov.; 30. C. trichopoda, sp. nov.