Dohrniphora orthogramma, Brown & Kung, 2010

Brown, Brian V. & Kung, Giar-Ann, 2010, 2699, Zootaxa 2699, pp. 1-142 : 25

publication ID

1175­5334

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10239432

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF3E8785-FF94-6B29-06CD-FE35FB93FA39

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Dohrniphora orthogramma
status

sp. nov.

Dohrniphora orthogramma View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 35–36)

Species recognition. This species can be recognized by the dark brown color and the long, unusually straight row of peglike setae on the hind femur.

Description. Body length: 1.72–2.34 mm. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae straight. Flagellomere 1 round, brown. Palpus of normal size, light brown. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta one-third length of posterior seta. Pleuron brown. Mean costal length 0.53 wing length, range 0.52–0.55. Halter light brown. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view yellowishbrown. Foretibia with 3–4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa brown. Hind coxa brown. Hind coxal lobe brown, rounded dorsally, with narrow ventral process. Posterior face of hind femur with straight single row of peglike setae paralleling ventral margin of hind femur ( Figs 35–36). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 dark brown, tergites 2–6 dark brown. Venter of abdomen gray, with few longer setae on segment 5. Male terminalia brown, cercus yellow.

Distribution. Western Colombia.

Derivation of specific epithet. From Greek words for straight line, referring to the arrangement of peglike setae on the hind femur.

Holotype. ♂, COLOMBIA: Valle de Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya , 3.43°N, 76.80°W, 25.x– 8.xi.2000, S. Sarria, 650 m, Malaise trap CAP-1111 [ LACM ENT 154222 View Materials ] ( IAVH). GoogleMaps

Paratypes. COLOMBIA: Chocó: PNN Utría, Sendero Cocalito , 6.02°N, 77.35°W, 1♂, 26.xii–1.ii.2001, J. Perez, 20 m, Malaise trap, CAP-1342; Valle de GoogleMaps Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya , 3.43°N, 76.80°W, 1♂, 25.x–8.xi.2000, 2♂, 21.xi–19.xii.2000, 1♂, 2–16.i.2001, 1♂, 17–31.vii.2001, 1♂, 16–31.x.2001, S. Sarria, 650–900m, Malaise trap, CAP-1111, 1542, 1545, 2838, 2892 ( LACM, IAVH) GoogleMaps .

LACM

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

IAVH

Instituto de Ivestigacion de los Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

Genus

Dohrniphora

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