Scaptomyza photophilia Hardy, 1965

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Scaptomyza photophilia Hardy, 1965

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Scaptomyza photophilia Hardy, 1965: 728 .

Diagnosis. Epandrium broad, with a broad and blunt posterior lobe. Surstylus is slightly curved and broad in posterior view, large and broad in lateral view. No surstylar tooth is observed. A few large and sparse bristles are found in the ventral portion of the surstylus.

Distribution. Hawaiian Islands : Hawaiʻi, Maui.

Ecology. Unknown.

Types. The holotype male (6548, on pin) is deposited in the BPBM (not examined). Kīlauea , Hawaiʻi, Aug 1958, light trap, J. W. Beardsley col.

Material Examined. Paratype. 1 ♂ ( UHIM2015.01778 ), Kīlauea , Hawaiʻi, Aug 1958, light trap, J. W. Beardsley col., D. E. Hardy det.

Figures

FIGURE 15. Male terminalia of Scaptomyza photophilia Hardy, 1965 (specimen UHIM2015.01778 [paratype]), in posterior (A), oblique posterior (B) and left lateral (C) views. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.