Metopina dormanae, Disney, Henry L., 2008

Disney, Henry L., 2008, Review of Oriental Metopina Macquart (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 1937, pp. 23-38 : 28

Metopina dormanae sp. nov.

( Figs 19 )

Female. Frons and top of thorax brown, but sides yellowish in part. Frons between the four SAs and the anterior ocellus with a pair of antials and a pair of POs only. Postpedicels subglobose, brown, only about 0.46x as wide as height of eye, and without SPS vesicles. Palps pale straw yellow, about 0.6x as wide as postpedicel, and with 6 bristles and twice as many hairs. Labrum brown and about 1.5x as broad as a postpedicel. Labella narrow and very pale. Scutellum with an inner pair of long bristles and an outer pair of hairs (at most as long as those at rear of scutum). Abdominal tergites brown and T3 to T6 as Fig. 19 . Venter light brownish grey with numerous hairs below segments 3–6 and extending dorsally on 4–6. Cerci almost colourless and about twice as long as greatest breadth. Legs mainly straw yellow but hind femora are light brown. Wing 0.70 mm long. Costal index 0.50. Costal ratios 0.65: 1. Thick veins pale greyish brown. 4–6 pale grey but 7 very pale. Membrane lightly tinged grey.

Material. Holotype female, Indonesia, Sulawesi-Utara, Dumoga-Bone National Park, edge of Toraut Forest, Malaise trap, March 1985, R. H. L. Disney ( UCZM, 16-19).

Etymology. Named after Captain Chris Dorman, a member of the Project Wallace support team.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 20. Metopina females, abdominal tergites: (19) M. dormanae T 3 - T 6; (20) M. edwardsi T 2 - T 6. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.