Chonocephalus necdepressus, Disney, 2008

Disney, R. H. L., 2008, Review of Neotropical Chonocephalus Wandolleck (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 1772 (1), pp. 1-54 : 32-33

Chonocephalus necdepressus sp. nov.

( Figs 96–98 )

The name refers to this being close to, but not being, C. depressus .

Male. Length and greatest breadth of postpedicel subequal. Left side of epandrium as Fig. 96 , right side as Fig. 97 and gonopods and hypandrium as Fig. 98 . Wing 0.9–1.3 mm long. Costal index 0.56– 0.70. Vein 3 with a terminal vesicle which extends about level with tip of costa, but varies from being slightly shorter to slightly longer. Distal half, or more, of mid tibia is white.

Material. Holotype male, Brazil, Rondônia Fazenda, Rancho Grande, near Caculandia , flight interception trap, 25 December 1995, D. H. & A. C. Kistner ( CUMZ, 31-4) . Paratypes, 3 males as holotype. 1 male as holotype except 28 December 1995 ( CUMZ, 31-5) . 1 male, Costa Rica, Prov. Limón, Bribri , 4 km NE, 50 m, December 1989 to March 1990, P. Hanson ( DEBU, 14-60) ; 2 males, Puntarenas, Las Alturas , 8.95 o N, 82.83 o W, 1500 m, 12–14 November 2005, G. King & A. Kreuter ( CUMZ, LACM, 26-78) ; 13 males, Puntarenas, Las Cruces Biological Station , 8.80 o N, 82.97 o W, 1200 m, Malaise traps, 14–19 September and 7–17 November 2005, G. Kung & A. Kreuter ( CUMZ, LACM, 26-78-81) . 1 male, Honduras, Olancho, PN La Muralla, 15 km NW of La Union, 15.12 o N, 86.75 o W, flight interception trap, January 1995, R. Cordero ( LACM, 26-67) .

Figures

FIGURES 96–98. Chonocephalus necdepressus male, details of hypopygium: (96) left side of epandrium; (97) right side of epandrium; (98) gonopods and hypandrium. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.