Dohrniphora longisetosa, Brown & Kung, 2010

Brown, Brian V. & Kung, Giar-Ann, 2010, 2699, Zootaxa 2699, pp. 1-142 : 74-76

publication ID

1175­5334

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10239729

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF3E8785-FFC5-6B7A-06CD-FAADFC7CFE4F

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Dohrniphora longisetosa
status

sp. nov.

Dohrniphora longisetosa View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 159–160)

Species recognition. This species is recognized by the large concavity, double row of peglike setae, and the few long setae anteriorly on the hind femur.

Description. Body length: 1.72–1.94 mm. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae straight. Flagellomere 1 oval, light brown to brown, lighter mediobasally. Palpus of normal size, light brown to yellow. Thorax: Scutum light brown. Scutellum light brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta one-half length of posterior seta. Pleuron whitish-yellow. Mean costal length 0.47 wing length, range 0.45–0.48. Halter light brown. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view yellow. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa light brown. Hind coxa yellowish-brown. Hind coxal lobe brown, round. Posterior face of hind femur with elongate double row of peglike setae; more distally with large concavity; with large ventral lobe distal to concavity, with long setae on anterior face ( Figs 159–160). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 with tergite 2 yellow anteriorly and brown posteriorly; subsequent tergites with decreasing yellow areas, except tergite 6 again with anterior one-half yellow and posterior one-half brown. Venter of abdomen yellow, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia with epandrium yellowish-brown, hypandrium brown, and cercus yellow.

Distribution. Amazonian Brazil and Colombia.

Derivation of specific epithet. From Latin for “long setae”, referring to the setae of the anterior face of the hind femur.

Holotype. ♂, BRAZIL: Amazonas : Manaus, 3.13°S, 60.02°W, PDBFF Reserve 1210, 3.x.1985, B. Klein, Malaise trap, R.L.O. [ LACM ENT 236747 About LACM ] ( INPA). GoogleMaps

Paratypes. BRAZIL: Amazonas: Manaus, 3.13°S, 60.02°W, PDBFF Reserve 1210, 1♂, 3.x.1985, B. Klein, Malaise trap, R.L.O., PDBFF Reserve 1113, 1♂, 10.x.1985, B. Klein, Malaise trap R.C.O. ( INPA, LACM) GoogleMaps . COLOMBIA: Caquetá: PNN Chiribiquete, Rio Cuñare , 0.53°N, 72.63°W, 300 m, 1♂, 12– 26.xi.2000, M. Ospina, E. Gonzalez, Malaise trap, CAP-956 ( IAVH) GoogleMaps .

LACM

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

INPA

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia

IAVH

Instituto de Ivestigacion de los Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

Genus

Dohrniphora

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