Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot)

Liu, Guang-Chun, 2015, Revision of the genus Dohrniphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) from China, Zootaxa 3986 (3), pp. 307-331 : 310

2. Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot)

( Figs. 3–4 , 55 , 69 )

Phora cornuta Bigot, 1857: 348 .

Diploneura (Dohrniphora) cornuta, Schimitz, 1926: 44 .

Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot) , Borgmeier, 1960: 277.

Phora navigans Frauenfeld, 1867: 454 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1926:45.

Phora cleghorni Bigot, 1890: 191 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101.

Phora chlorogastra Becker 1901: 32 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101.

Phora mordax Brues 1911: 531 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1929:32.

Dohrniphora venusta: Malloch, 1912: 432 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1920: 101. Dohrniphora bequaerti Schmitz 1914: 105 .Synonymized by Schmitz 1951: 242. Dohrniphora divaricata var. obscura Santos Abreu, 1921: 11 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1934:65. Dohrniphora divaricata var. basalis Santos Abreu, 1921: 11 . Synonymized by Schmitz 1934:65. Dohrniphora opposita Borgmeier, 1925: 107 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora crockeri Van Duzee, 1933: 70 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora willowsi Van Duzee, 1933: 70 . Synonymiezed by Borgmeier 1960: 277. Dohrniphora cavifemur Borgmeier 1969: 1 –2. (in part, male only) Synonymized by Kung and Brown 206: 1932. Apocephalus flaviventris Silva Figueroa, 1916: 48 . Synonymized by Borgmeier 1957: 24.

The species is very common in China and often found in urban area. Its larvae were found in many kinds of decaying plant and animal tissues. It is characterized as a secondary invader to carrion, appearing after certain sarcophagids, calliphorids, and M. scalaris ( Barnes, 1990). Recently the morphological features of immature stages of D. cornuta were observed ( Feng and Liu 2012).

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Specimen examined. 3♂ 2♀, Liaoning, Shenyang (41°48'N, 123°26'E), 19-VIII-1992, Guang-Chun Liu; 2♂, Beijing (39°54'N, 116°24' E), 28-IV-1991, Guang-Chun Liu; 5♂ 2♀, Shaanxi, Yangling (34°15'N, 108°6'E), 18-X- 1991, Guang-Chun Liu; 1♂, Shaanxi, Mt. Qinling (33°43'N, 107°58'E), 15-VII-1992, Guang-Chun Liu; 1♂, Guangdong, Guangzhou (23°7'N, 113°16'E), 20–XI–1992, Min Wang; 3♂, Guangxi, Nanning (22°49'N, 118°22' E), 10-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 1♂, Guangxi, Mt. Daming (23°24' N, 108°28'E), 14-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 2♂, Guangxi, Longsheng (25°37'N, 109°55' E), 26-V-1992, Guang-Chun Liu and Min Wang; 2♂, Tibet, Zhangmu(27°58'N, 85°58'E, 2122m), 17-VIII-2013, Jian-Feng Wang.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Hind femora, posterior view. 1 – 2. D. papuana (Brues); 3 – 4. D. cornuta (Bigot); 5 – 6. D. leei Disney; 7 – 8. D. rectangularis sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 55 – 68. Hind coxal lobes. 55. D. cornuta (Bigot); 56. D. leei Disney; 57. D. capillaris sp. nov.; 58. D. longisetalis sp. nov.; 59. D. dentiretusa sp. nov.; 60. D. densilinearis Yang et Liu; 61. D. separata sp. nov.; 62. D. prescherweberae Liu; 63. D. microtrichina sp. nov.; 64. D. dilatata sp. nov.; 65. D. carinata sp. nov.; 66. D. insulana Liu; 67. D. cespitula sp. nov.; 68. D. triangula sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.1 mm; except for figs. 60, 61, 63 and 64, scale bar = 0.05 mm.

FIGURES 69 – 73. Legs and wing. 69 - 71. Mid tibia. 69. D. cornuta (Bigot)? 70. D. capillaris sp. nov.; 71. D. longisetalis sp. nov.; 72. Fore tasomeres 3 – 5 of D. papuana (Brues); 73. Wing of D. belyaevae Mostovski. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.