Coniceromyia amazonensis, 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 : 3-4

Coniceromyia amazonensis sp. nov.

( Figs. 1A , 8A , 13A , 17 A–B, 24A, 27A)

Diagnosis (male). Anepisternum dorsally setulose, hind femur with broad band of tiny blunt setulae (dorsal setulae thicker) ( Fig. 17 A–B), left epandrial process with dorsal medially directed lobe, forefemur with long, thin setae along entire anteroventral and basal third of posteroventral margins, foremetatarsus with at least four long setae on excavation ( Fig. 8A ).

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, COLOMBIA: Amazonas: PNN Amacayacu: Mocagua : 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 11–19.iii.2000, Malaise trap, 150m, A. Parente col. ( IAVH) [LACM ENT 132369] . Paratypes: 5♂, same as holotype; 5♂, same but 27.iii–3.iv.2000; 2♂, same but 20–27.iii.2000; 1♂, Putumayo: PNN La Paya: Cabaña La Paya Chagra , 0.12°S, 74.93°W, 30.iii–15.iv.2002, Malaise trap, 320m, R. Cobete col. ECUADOR: 1♂, Napo: Yasuni NP PUCE: Yasuni Res. Stn. , 0.67°S, 76.39°W, 3–20.xi.1998, Malaise trap, T. Pape & B. Viklund col.

Description. Male. Body length 1.8 mm. Head. Frons brown to dark brown, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, conical. Arista apical, about twice flagellomere 1 length. Palpus light brown. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions brown; anepisternum dorsally setulose. Legs yellowish-brown. Forefemur with long, thin setae along entire anteroventral and basal third of posteroventral margins. Foretibia with two dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus with anterior excavation bearing few long setulae and elongated setae along ventral margin of excavation, anteroapical setulose process, long seta at base of excavation, approximately half length of foremetatarsus, and seta at base of anteroapical process ( Fig. 8A ). Setae on ventral face of foremetatarsus long, erect. Foremetatarsus ratio 0.33. Posterior face of hind femur with basoventral band of tiny blunt setulae, dorsal setulae thicker ( Fig. 17 A–B). Hind femur height/length ratio 0.33. Hind tibia with one dorsal seta in basal half. Wing ( Fig. 13A ). Costa swollen, 0.38 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent; M 1 concave, curved posteriorly at apex; M 2 sinuous, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.2; CuA 1 sinuous. Halter white. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown. Hypopygium light brown ( Fig. 24A ). Left epandrial process with dorsal setae, dorsal medially directed lobe, and internal face with elevation near base with apical setulae. Margin of right lobe of hypandrium without lateral projection. Hypoproct with two setae.

Distribution. Colombian and equatorial Amazon ( Fig. 27A ).

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Amazonia.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of the holotypes of new species of Coniceromyia (scale bars=1mm). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda.

FIGURE 8. Male foremetatarsus of new species of Coniceromyia (scale bars=0.1mm). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda, G. C. camptoneura, H. C. chrysopa, I. C. circulata, J. C. cladopyga, K. C. crassivena, L. C. dasypoda, M. C. deltopoda, N. C. diadela, O. C. diffusa, P. C. dolichopoda, Q. C. hadrochaeta, R. C. hirtipenna, S. C. inflata, T. C. leia, U. C. litopoda, V. C. luna, W. C. maculata, X. C. megalosoma, Y. C. memorialis, Z. C. niemeyeri, A’. C. numerosa, B’. C. ochyrosticha, C’. C. parallela, D’. C. pectinella.

FIGURE 13. Wings of the males of Coniceromyia new species. A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda, G. C. camptoneura, H. C. chrysopa, I. C. circulata, J. C. cladopyga, K. C. crassivena, L. C. dasypoda.

FIGURE 17. Hind femora of the males of Coniceromyia new species (scale bars on figures of the entire femur=0.3 mm, on figures of ventrobasal part of the femur=0.1 mm). A–B. C. amazonensis, C–D. C. anisocrossa, E–F. C. balbiae, G–H. C. bellatula, I–J. C. bisetosa, K–L. C. brachypoda

FIGURE 24. Hypopygia of Coniceromyia new species in right lateral view (except figure J which is left lateral view). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda, G. C. camptoneura, H. C. chrysopa, I. C. circulata, J. C. cladopyga in left lateral view, K. C. cladopyga in right lateral view, L. C. crassivena, M. C. dasypoda, N. C. deltopoda, O. C. diadela, P. C. diffusa, Q. C. dolichopoda, R. C. hadrochaeta, S. C. hirtipenna, T. C. inflata, U. C. leia, V. C. litopoda, W. C. luna, X. C. maculata.

FIGURE 27. Distributional records of Coniceromyia new species (species known from a single or close localities were not illustrated. Squares=holotype, circles=other specimens). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. bellatula, C. C. bisetosa, D. C. brachypoda, E. C. cladopyga, F. C. dasypoda, G. C. deltopoda, H. C. diffusa, I. C. hadrochaeta, J. C. hirtipenna, K. C. litopoda, L. C. luna, M. C. maculata.