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
8CZC9
Ament & Amorim, 2013
Ament & Amorim
2013
[151,427,151,177]
Insecta
Phoridae
Neopleurophora
GBIF
Animalia
Diptera
32
33
Arthropoda
species
kungi
sp. nov.
( Figs. 2, 72–75, 175, 212, 240–241, 284–285)
Diagnosis(males). Epandrial medial process not bifurcated, slightly curved, apically tapered. Epandrial right posterior margin with large, pointed projection.
Material examined. Holotype ♂, BRAZIL: Amazonas: Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarapé Barro Branco, 12– 27.i.2005, Malaise trap, A. Henriquescol. ( MZUSP). Paratypes: ECUADOR: 1♂, Sucumbios: Sacha Lodge, 0.5ºS, 75.5ºW, 23.vi–3.vii.1994, Malaise trap, 270 m, P. Hibbscol. ( LACM); BRAZIL: 1♂, same data as holotype, 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, 2.5 mm. Head. Frons black, anterior apex yellow, pubescent, without median furrow. Flagellomere 1 yellowish-brown, pubescent, oval. Arista pre-apical, pubescent. Palpus yellowish-brown, oval; one upper genal and two lower genal small setae. Thorax. Scutum and pleural sclerites light brown, sometimes scutum yellowish-brown anteriorly; anepisternum setulose dorsally, with one long seta; scutellum brown, posteriorly yellow. Legs yellowish-brown, hind femur brown at apex. Forefemur with ventral row of five strong setae near apex. Foretibia with one dorsal seta at basal fourth and an anterodorsal row of strong setae. Foremetatarsus ratio, 4.8. Midtibia with one anterodorsal and one posterodorsal setae at basal third ( Fig. 175). Hind femur swollen (height/length ratio, 0.40), with ventral row of eight strong setae near base ( Figs. 240–241). Hind tibia with one anterodorsal and four posterodorsal setae ( Fig. 212). Wing. Costa0.44 of the wing length, other wing features as for the genus. Halter yellow. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with lighter posterior band. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 72–75). Epandrial medial process apically tapered, slightly curved, not bifurcated, esclerotized at apex. Epandrial right posterior margin with large, pointed projection, subepandrial setulose process present. Hypandrium left lobe large; right lobe narrow. Hypoproct with two setae. Phallus( Figs. 284–285). Basiphallus without dorsal process. Core plate flattened, bilobed. Epiphallus covered with medium size scales, connected to the right arm at the left of the phallus. Ventral plate well developed, bifurcated at apex into two dented processes. Female. Unknown. Geographic distribution. Southwestern and northern Amazonia in Braziland in Amazonian Ecuador.
Etymology. The specific epithet is given after Giar-Ann Kung, great friend and author of some papers on phorid taxonomy. With her help, together with the support from Weiping Xie and Dr. Brian Brown, it was possible to access most of the material used in this study, at the LACM.
Comments. Neopleurophora kungiis hypothesized to be close to N. ptychodrilusand N. manauarabased on the presence of the phallic ventral plate bearing apical teeth.
2005-01-12
2005-01-27
2005-01-12
MZUSP
A. Henriques
Brazil
Igarape Barro Branco
Amazonas
Reserva Ducke
33
34
1
1
holotype
1994-06-23
1994-07-03
1994-06-23
LACM
P. Hibbs
Ecuador
270
-0.5
Sacha Lodge
7856
-75.5
33
34
1
1
Sucumbios
paratype
2004-04-12
2004-04-22
2004-04-12
INPA
A. Henriques
Brazil
Igarape Barro Branco
Amazonas
Reserva Ducke
33
34
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
33
34
1
1
Rondonia
paratype