Dohrniphora zambiae, Disney, R. Henry L., 2003

Disney, R. Henry L., 2003, Revision of the Afrotropical species of Dohrniphora DAHL (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 196, pp. 1-24 : 18-20

Dohrniphora zambiae sp. nov.

( Fig. 23 )

The name refers to the type locality (see below).

Male

Frons brown, broader than long, with 40­58 hairs and microsetae vestigial (only just visible at high magnifications). Antials nearer anterolaterals than to each other and all four bristles in an irregular transverse row. Pre­ocellars further apart than either is from a mediolateral bristle, and the latter very slightly lower on frons. Postpedicel is brown, subglobose but a little pointed at apex so that it is slightly longer than broad. Palps orange yellow to yellow with five apical bristles and at least three times as many hairs below segment 2, which is about 2.3x as long as broad (as viewed from above). Light brown labrum only about 0.8x as wide as palp. Labella pale lightly tinged brown above. Thorax brown to almost black on top. Scutellum with an anterior pair of hairs (subequal to those at rear of scutum) and a posterior pair of bristles. Abdominal tergites, hypopygium and basal two thirds at least of cerci brown. Venter largely brown, (but intersegment 5/6 is pale) and bare. Legs brown, the hind pair being darkest. Front tibia with 5­6 dorsal spines. Dorsal hair palisade of mid tibia extends 0.5­0.6x length. Hind tibia lacks bristles in upper three quarters. Base of hind femur as Fig. 23 . Wings 1.6­1.9 mm long. Costal index 0.45­0.47. Costal ratios 7.5­8.0: 1.7­1.9: 1. Costal cilia 0.05­0.06 mm long. A fine hair, as long as longest costal cilia, at base of vein 3. Veins 1­3 brown, 4­6 greyish brown and 7 pale grey. Membrane lightly tinged grey. Haltere with brown knob and paler stem.

Material

HOLOTYPE male, Zambia, Lusaka, January 1980, Malaise trap, R. A. Beaver ( CUMZ – 6­27). PARATYPE male, as holotype.

Figures

FIGURES 22 ­ 23. Dohrniphora males, posterior face of bases of hind femora: (22) D. papuana; (23) D. zambiae. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.