Coniceromyia solaris, Ament & Kung & Brown, 2020

Ament, Danilo César, Kung, Giar-Ann & Brown, Brian V., 2020, Forty-one new species of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an identification key, and new distributional records for the species of the genus, Zootaxa 4830 (1), pp. 1-61 : 39

Coniceromyia solaris sp. nov.

( Figs. 6F , 9F , 15L , 22 F–G, 25M, 26L)

Diagnosis (male). Forefemur basal two-thirds dilated, anterior face with bare oval ring surrounding an oval patch with small setulae ( Fig. 26L ), foretibia dilated, laterally flattened, with posteroventral uneven row of strong setae continuous with three strong ventroapical setulae ( Fig. 6F ).

Material examined. Holotype ♂, ECUADOR: Sucumbios: Sacha Lodge , 0.5ºS, 76.5ºW, 14–24.v.1994, Malaise trap, 270m, P. Hibbs col. [LACM ENT 006978] . Paratype: 1♂, same as holotype but 12–22.ii.1994.

Description. Male. Body length, 2.4 mm. Head. Frons brown, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, darker apically, conical slightly elongate. Arista apical, 1.5 times flagellomere 1 length. Palpus yellowish-white. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions yellowishbrown; anepisternum dorsally setulose. Legs yellowish-brown, except dark brown anteroventral face of foretibia. Forefemur basal two-thirds dilated, anterior face with bare oval ring surrounding an oval patch with small setulae ( Fig. 26L ). Foretibia dilated, laterally flattened, with two to three dorsal setae, anterodorsal row of strong setulae, posteroventral uneven row of strong setae continuous with three strong ventroapical setulae. Foremetatarsus with anterior excavation, strong seta at excavation base, anteroapical setulose process, and three strong setulae basal to anteroapical process ( Fig. 9F ). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.24. Posterior face of hind femur with broad basoventral group of tiny blunt setulae tapering toward ventral margin, dorsal setulae thicker ( Figs. 22 F–G). Hind femur height/length ratio 0.34. Hind tibia with one dorsal seta in basal half. Wing ( Fig. 15L ). Costa swollen, 0.39 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent; M 1 concave, curved posteriorly at apex; M 2 mostly concave, M 1 and M 2 thicker than CuA 1; CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.17; CuA 1 sinuous. Halter yellowish-white. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, lighter posteriorly, with shining pubescence. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 25M ). Left epandrial process dorsally setose, with curved setulose process near apex, dorsal lobe, and subepandrial setose elevation near hypoproct. Right lobe of hypandrium apically bilobed. Hypoproct with two setae.

Distribution. Known from a single low-elevation site in Ecuador.

Etymology. Name derived from the Latin word solaris (of the sun), referring to the yellow body color of this species.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Habitus of the holotypes of new species of Coniceromyia, continuation (scale bars=1mm). A. C. platypoda, B. C. polychaeta, C. C. puntarenensis, D. C. riccardiae, E. C. setosa, F. C. solaris.

FIGURE 9. Male foremetatarsus of new species of Coniceromyia, continuation (scale bars=0.1mm). A. C. platypoda, B. C. polychaeta, C. C. puntarenensis, D. C. riccardiae, E. C. setosa, F. C. solaris, G. C. stichochaeta, H. C. strongyla, I. C. systenopoda, J. C. trilobata, K. C. xiei.

FIGURE 15. Wings of the males of Coniceromyia new species, continuation. A. C. memorialis, B. C. niemeyeri, C. C. numerosa, D. C. ochyrosticha, E. C. parallela, F. C. pectinella, G. C. platypoda, H. C. polychaeta, I. C. puntarenensis, J. C. riccardiae, K. C. setosa, L. C. solaris.

FIGURE 22. Hind femora of the males of Coniceromyia new species, continuation (scale bars on figures of the entire femur=0.3 mm, on figures of ventrobasal part of the femur=0.1 mm). A. C. polychaeta, B. C. puntarenensis, C. C. riccardiae, D–E. C. setosa, F–G. C. solaris, H–I. C. stichochaeta, J. C. strongyla, K. C. systenopoda.

FIGURE 25. Hypopygia of Coniceromyia new species in right lateral view, continuation. A. C. megalosoma, B. C. memorialis, C. C. niemeyeri, D. C. numerosa, E. C. ochyrosticha, F. C. parallela, G. C. pectinella, H. C. platypoda, I. C. polychaeta, J. C. puntarenensis, K. C. riccardiae, L. C. setosa, M. C. solaris, N. C. stichochaeta, O. C. strongyla, P. C. systenopoda, Q. C. trilobata, R. C. xiei.

FIGURE 26. Unique or uncommon features of males of Coniceromyia species. A. Curved forecoxa of C. broadheadi, B–C, Sculpturing in dorsum of forefemur of C. broadheadi, D. Anterior view of foretibia of C. leia, showing the ventral face mostly bare and shiny but with differentiated thin setulae, E. Hind tibia of C. piricornis with dorsal patch of differentiated setulae, F. Hind tibia of C. diadella with dorsal carina with differentiated setulae, G. Posteroventral face of forefemur of C. systenopoda with a triangular ventral projection, H. Forefemur of C. pectinella with dorsal excavation bearing a comb of apically-directed curved setae, I. Foretrochanter of C. circulata with ventral process bearing apical group of curved setae, J. Foretrochanter of C. bellatula with ventral projection bearing apical group of curved setulae, K. Forefemur of C. chrysopa with bare oval ring surrounding an oval patch with small setulae, L. Forefemur of C. solaris with bare oval ring surrounding an oval patch with small setulae, M. Anterior face of midfemur of C. piricornis with ventral patch of dense setulae, N. Anterior face of midfemur of C. setosa with band of tiny setulae along basal two-thirds of ventral margin.