Taxonomic revision of the genus Neopleurophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of thirty seven new species Ament, Danilo Cesar Amorim, Dalton De Souza Zootaxa 2013 2013-05-22 3657 1 1 93 8CZCN Ament & Amorim, 2013 Ament & Amorim 2013 [151,480,1266,1292] Insecta Phoridae Neopleurophora GBIF Animalia Diptera 16 17 Arthropoda species reginensis sp. nov.  ( Figs. 32–35, 202, 264–265)   Diagnosis(males). Epandrial medial process not clearly bifurcated, with two pointed apical edges; hypandrium right lobe posteriorly elongated; phallus with articulated right process bearing few teeth.   Material examined.  Holotype ♂,  FRENCH GUIANA: Regina, Kaw Mt. Patawa, 4.55ºN, 52.17ºW,  ii.2006, Malaise trap,  300 m, J. Cerdacol. ( LACM).  Paratypes:  BRAZIL: 1♂, Amazonas: Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarapé Barro Branco,  12–27.i.2005, Malaise trap, A. Henriquescol. ( MZUSP);  1♂, same data, but  12–22.iv.2004( INPA);  1♂, Rondônia: Guajará-Mirim, Rio Ouro Preto, Bananal,  20–27.x.1995, Malaise trap, J.A. Rafael& A. Henriquescol. ( MZUSP).   Description. Male. Body length, 2.4 mm. Head. Frons dark brown, pubescent, without median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, pubescent, oval. Arista pre-apical, pubescent. Palpus yellowish-brown; one upper genal seta. Thorax. Scutum and pleural sclerites brown; anepisternum setulose dorsally, with one long seta; scutellum dark brown, with medial and posterior areas yellow. Legs light brown, except foretibia and foretarsus, yellowish-brown. Forefemur without ventral row of strong setae. Foretibia with one dorsal seta at basal fourth and an anterodorsal row of strong setae. Foremetatarsus ratio, 6.0. Midtibia with one anterodorsal and three posterodorsal setae. Hind femur swollen (height/length ratio, 0.40). Hind tibia with one anterodorsal and 4–5 posterodorsal setae ( Fig. 202). Wing. Costa0.47 of the wing length, other wing features as for the genus. Halter white, with a rounded, apical black maculation. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with lighter posterior band and dense microtrichia producing a silvery sheen. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 32–35). Epandrial medial process approximately square, with two pointed apical edges. Epandrial right posterior margin with a pointed process, without subepandrial right process. Hypandrium with left lobe posteriorly elongated; right lobe narrow. Hypoproct with seven setae. Phallus( Figs. 264–265). Basiphallus without dorsal process. Membranous part of the core plate could not be observed. Epiphallus ending free, with thin, transparent scales. Ventral plate restrict to right side, short, with two apical teeth.   FIGURES 32–35.  Neopleurophora reginensishypopygium. 32. Dorsal; 33. Ventral; 34. Left lateral; 35. Right lateral.  Female. Unknown.  Geographic distribution. French Guianaand northern and northwestern Brazil(States of Amazonas and Rondônia).   Etymology. The specific epithetic refers to the type-locality, Regina, in French Guiana. 2006-02 LACM J. Cerda French Guiana 300 4.55 FRENCH GUIANA 783 -52.17 16 17 1 1 holotype 2005-01-12 2005-01-27 2005-01-12 MZUSP A. Henriques Brazil Amazonas Reserva Ducke Manaus 16 17 1 1 paratype 2004-04-12 2004-04-22 2004-04-12 INPA A. Henriques Brazil Amazonas Reserva Ducke Manaus 16 17 1 1 paratype 1995-10-20 1995-10-27 1995-10-20 MZUSP J. A. Rafael & A. Henriques Brazil Guajara-Mirim Bananal Rio Ouro Preto 16 17 1 1 Rondonia paratype