Conicera similis (Haliday)

Liu, Guang-Chun, 2023, Revision of the genus Conicera Meigen (Diptera, Phoridae) from China, Zootaxa 5380 (5), pp. 401-445 : 436-437

32. Conicera similis (Haliday) ( Figs. 25A–D , 30F )

Phora similis Haliday,1833:179 (♂, Northern Ireland: Holywood ).

Conicera similis : Schmitz,1929: 119.

Conicera sensilipes Schmitz, 1938a: 45 ; Mostovski and Disney, 2003: 47 (syn.).

Description. Male. Body length 1.0– 1.6 mm. Frons dark brown. Supra-antennal setae present. Lower fronto-orbital setae absent. Lower interfrontal setae shorter than upper interfrontal setae, and the distance between each other a little shorter than that between upper interfrontal setae. First flagellomere brown, 0.165 mm long, with an aspect ratio of 1.92:1; arista 0.23 mm long, 1.29 times length of first flagellomere. Palpus dark brown, with 6–7 short setae apically.

Thorax dark brown. Mid and hind legs brown, fore leg yellowish brown. Fore tibia with 9 small near-dorsal setulae, the uppermost being longer than the rest. Mid femur ( Fig. 25D ) with a small rounded pit and a short apical process. Wing ( Fig. 30F ) length 0.90–1.20 mm. Costal index 0.37–0.40, costal ratio 2.0–2.78:1, costal setulae length 0.040 –0.048 mm. Rs without basisetula. Halter brown.

Abdominal tergites dark brown. Terminalia ( Fig. 25A ) brown. Left surstylus ( Fig. 25B ) reniform, with a short basidorsal process. Right surstylus ( Fig. 25C ) with arc-shaped apical edge, with inner teeth and a membranous basidorsal process.

Female. Unknown.

Specimens examined. 2 ♂, Jilin, Mt. Changbai , 27-Jul-2003, Hong Fang ; 1♂, Jilin, Mt. Changbai , 27-Jul- 2003, Hong Fang ; 3♂, Jilin, Tonghua, Mt. Jingyu , 15-Aug-2003, Hong Fang ; 3♂, Liaoning, Xiongyue, Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 5-Jul-2005, Hongtao Han ; 1♂, Liaoning, Huludao, 20-Jul-2005, Hongtao Han ; 1♂, Liaoning, Benxi , Yanghugou, 13-Jul-2008, Guangchun Liu ; 2♂, Inner Mongolia, Hohhot Botanical Garden, 6-Jul-2004, Hong Fang ; 7♂, Inner Mongolia, Hohhot , Zhaojun Tomb, 19-Jul-2004, Hong Fang, Hongtao Han ; 1 ♂, Beijing, Xiangshan, 17-Jul-2004, Hong Fang ; 1♂, Beijing Crab Island , 18-Jul-2004, Hong Fang ; 1♂, Ningxia, Longde, Mt. Liupan (2140 m), 25-Jun-2008, Lixin Su ; 1♂, Ningxia, Qingtongxia, 26-Jul-2004, Hong Fang ; 1♂, Gansu, Zhangye Forest Park, 17-Aug-2004, Hong Fang, Hongtao Han ; 2♂, Gansu, Mt. Xinglong , Yuzhong, 27-Jul-2004, Hong Fang, Hongtao Han ; 1♂, Qinghai, Huzhu, 29-Jul-2004, Hong Fang .

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai), Russia (Far East), Europe, North Africa, North America.

Remarks. This species is recorded for the first time from China. It is similar to C. tibialis Schmitz, 1925 , it differs from the latter by a smaller rounded pit which is about 1/4 width of mid femur.

Figures

FIGURES 25A–D. C. similis (Haliday), male. A. terminalia, dorsal view; B. left surstylus; C. right surstylus; D. mid femur, posterior view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 30A–H. Male wings. A. C. marginata sp. nov.; B. C. grandicaudata sp. nov.; C. C. schnittmanni Schmitz; D. C. obtusidentis sp. nov.; E. C. formosensis Brues; F. C. similis (Haliday); G. C. tibialis Schmitz; H. C. kempi Brunetti. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.