Conicera quadrata Mostovski et Disney

Liu, Guang-Chun, 2023, Revision of the genus Conicera Meigen (Diptera, Phoridae) from China, Zootaxa 5380 (5), pp. 401-445 : 425-426

21. Conicera quadrata Mostovski et Disney ( Figs. 19A–C , 29J )

Conicera quadrata Mostovski et Disney, 2003: 46 (♂, Russia: Primorskii krai).

Description. Male. Body length 1.2 mm. Frons dark brown. Supra-antennal setae and lower fronto-orbital setae present. Lower interfrontal setae shorter than upper interfrontal setae and the distance between each other equaled to that between upper interfrontal setae. First flagellomere brown, 0.18 mm long, with an aspect ratio of 2:1; arista 0.30 mm long, 1.67 times as long as that of first flagellomere. Palpus dark brown, with short setae apically.

Thorax dark brown. Mid and hind legs brown, fore leg light brown. Fore tibia with 11 small near-dorsal setulae, the uppermost being longer than the rest. Mid femur without sense-organ. Wing ( Fig. 29J ) length 0.94 mm. Costal index 0.41, costal ratio 1.65:1, costal setulae length 0.030 –0.034 mm. Vein Rs with basisetula. Veins yellowish brown, except A 1 +CuA 2 whitish yellow. Membrane light yellow. Halter brown.

Abdominal tergites brown. Terminalia ( Figs. 19A–C ) brown. Left surstylus ( Fig. 19B ) long banded, with 2–5 inner teeth, with basidorsal process. Right surstylus ( Fig. 19C ) square, with 1–5 inner teeth on internal surface and without basidorsal process.

Female. Unknown.

Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Liaoning, Anshan, Qianshan, 5-Jul-2004, Hong Fang ; 2 ♂, Liaoning, Anshan , Qianshan, 17-Aug-2018, Jiao Zhang.

Distribution. China (Liaoning), Russia.

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from C. schnittmanni Schmitz, 1926 and C. floricola Schmitz, 1938 by lacking basidorsal process of right surstylus.

Figures

FIGURES 19A–H. Male terminalia. A–C. C. qudrata Mostovski et Disney; D–H. C. longicilia Liu; A, D. dorsal view; B, E. G. left view; C, F, H. right view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 29A–J. Male wings.A. C. dauci (Meigen); B. C. gracilis Michailovskaya; C. C. obtusifinis sp. nov.; D. C. petalina sp. nov.; E. C. spinifera Liu; F. C. angusta sp. nov.; G. C. tortuosa sp. nov.; H. C. triangularis sp. nov.; I. C. palmata sp. nov.; J. C. quadrata Mostovski et Disney. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.