Dohrniphora modesta Disney

Liu, Guang-Chun, 2015, Revision of the genus Dohrniphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) from China, Zootaxa 3986 (3), pp. 307-331 : 312

5. Dohrniphora modesta Disney

( Figs. 9–10 )

Dohrniphora modesta Disney, 2000:91 .

The species was originally described from the far east of Russia. It is characterized by the inflated palp, peg-like bristles near ventral edge and 1–3 hairs near dorsal edge on posterior face of hind femur. The Chinese specimen is a slightly different from type specimen in number and arrangement of peg-like bristles of hind femur. It is the first record from China.

Distribution. China (Liaoning), Russian Far East.

Specimen examined. 1♂,Liaoning, Fushun, Xinbin (41°49' N, 125°01' E, 329m), 10-IX-2009, Tao Li; 1♂, Liaoning, Fushun, Wunu(41°22' N, 125°31' E, 329m), 28-VII-2009, Jian-Feng Wang.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 16. Hind femora, posterior view. 9 – 10. D. modesta Disney; 11 – 12. D. intumescens Liu; 13 – 14. D. setulipalpis Liu; 15 – 16. D. capillaris sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.