laticornis Loew (1869:10 Kröber (1911: 519 Psilocephala platycera Loew (1872: 114 P. laticornis Loew 1869:10 A Revision of the New World Genera Brachylinga Irwin and Lyneborg and Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae) with the Description of a New Genus, Elcaribe Webb Webb, Donald W. Metz, Mark A. Zootaxa 2006 2006-08-14 1288 1288 1 241 396LW (Loew) Webb & Metz 2006 Loew [264,583,483,510] Insecta Therevidae Elcaribe Animalia Diptera 177 178 Arthropoda species laticornis comb. nov.      laticornis Loew (1869:10orig. desc.),  Kröber (1911: 519syn.; 1913:33 dist.) (  Psilocephala). Type locality Cuba. Holotypefemale in MCZ. New Combination.  platycera Loew (1872: 114n. name for  P. laticornis Loew 1869:10), Kröber (1911:501fem. key,  519 add. desc.; 1913:33 dist.; 1928a:7 dist., 12 fem. key) (  Psilocephala). Typelocality Cuba.  Holotypefemale in MCZ (Type Number 10675). Unjustified new name for  laticornisLoew. In 1869, Loew described  Psilocephala laticornis, then in 1872 he renamed this species  Psilocephala platycerabut gave no justification for this new name. An examination of the literature determined that  laticorniswas not a primary homonym within  Psilocephala,therefore,  Psilocephala platycerais considered an unjustified new name for  P. laticornis.  Diagnosis   Elcaribe laticornisis taxonomically associated with  E. obscurusin having an anterodorsal patch of dark, short setae on the gena; in lacking anteroventral and posteroventral macrosetae on the midfemur; in having elongate, dark macrosetae along the ventromedial margin of the gonocoxite ( Fig. 240); and the gonocoxite in ventral view ( Fig. 240) lacking a posteromedial projection.  Elcaribe laticornisdiffers from  E. obscurusin having the gonocoxite in ventral view ( Fig. 240) with the medial third moderately thick and the posteromedial corner angulate with thick medial macrosetae; the posterior margin of hypoproct (Fig. 226) truncate to slightly emarginate; and the ejaculatory apodeme ( Fig. 296) clavate, flattened dorsoventrally in cross­section.  Description of male Variation (n=10). Body length 5.0–6.2, 5.4 mm.  Head.Ommatidia smaller ventrally and laterally. Frons pruinescence yellowish brown; setae dark reddish brown. Antenna dark brown, base of first flagellomere dark yellow, pruinescence on scape and pedicel gray, dense; setae on scape dark reddish brown, grading into macrosetae. Parafacial pruinescence blackish gray. Maxillary palpus dark yellow; setae white basally, dark reddish brown apically. Genal setae white. Occipital setae whitish yellow becoming dull gold, lanceolate, appressed dorsally.  Thorax.Macrosetae 3 np, 2 sa, 1 pa, 2 dc, 2 sc. Mesonotum pruinescence dull brown; setae dark reddish brown intermixed with pale gold, lanceolate, subappressed setae. Pleuron pruinescence gray, dense; setae pale gold on propleuron, anepisternum, katepisternum, laterotergite, and metanepisternum, lanceolate on scutellum. Wing.Membrane pale gray; veins pale brown; pterostigma slightly darker than membrane; cell m 3closed, petiolate. Halter pale yellow. Legs.Femora dark brown, pruinescence white; ventral setae dark reddish brown on apical half of fore­ and midfemora; av 0–2:0:2–7, pv 0:0:1–2. Tibiae dark yellow, apex dark reddish brown. Tarsomeres 1–2 dark yellow, apex dark reddish brown; 3–5 dark reddish brown.  Abdomen.Dark reddish brown, glossy, posterior margin of tergites 2–6 pale gold; dorsal setae dark reddish brown, lanceolate, appressed with pale gold, lanceolate, appressed setae across posterior margins; lateral setae pale gold, elongate.  Terminalia(ME I 040823) dark yellow. Tergite 8, epandrium, cercus, hypoproct (Fig. 226), setae dark reddish brown; posterior margin of hypoproct emarginate; apicoventral surface flat. Sternite 8 ( Fig. 240), posterior margin slightly emarginate. Gonocoxite ventral view ( Fig. 240), basomedial lobe broad, glabrous with posterior half of gonocoxite tapered to attenuate projection, setae dark reddish brown with anterior patch of short black setae and several black, thick macrosetae along medial margin, thinner macrosetae apically; dorsal view ( Fig. 254) gonocoxal bridge large; lateral view ( Fig. 268) oval, attenuate apically; ventral lobe ( Fig. 240) with ventral spines. Gonostylus (Fig. 282), basodorsal lobe short, broadly rounded; ventral margin curved with apical area of dark yellow macrosetae, not directed apically in distinct tuft; numerous fine, short spines laterally. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme ( Fig. 296) quadrate, posterolateral margin expanded; ventral apodeme (Fig. 310) large, broad, truncate anteriorly; distiphallus dorsal view ( Fig. 296) short, thick, tapered apically to rounded point, lateral view ( Fig. 324) short, broad basally, curved ventrally at 90° angle, subapical hood absent; ejaculatory apodeme ( Fig. 296) dark yellow, anterior half bulbous, extending beyond anterior margin of dorsal apodeme, in crosssection flattened dorsoventrally with small, medial carina.  Female Similar to male except for following. Variation (n=10). Body length 4.3–7.0, 5.3 mm.  Head.Frons yellowish brown, gray ventrally; setae dark reddish brown, short.  Thorax.Macrosetae 3 np, 2 sa, 1 pa, 2 dc, 2 sc. Setae pale gold on propleuron, scutellum and dorsally on anepisternum, white on anepisternum, katepisternum, laterotergite and metanepisternum. Legs.Anteroventral macrosetae 1–3:0:2–6, pv 0:0:1–2.  Abdomen.Dark reddish brown, tergite 1 with pruinescence gray, remaining tergites glossy, posterior margin of tergites 2–3 yellow with pruinescence white, posterolateral area of tergites 4–6 dark yellow; dorsal setae dark reddish brown with white setae along posterior margin of tergites 1–3; lateral setae whitish yellow on tergite 1, dark reddish brown on remaining segments.  Terminalia(MEI 039678). Anterior margin of sternite 8 ( Fig. 338) with large triangular medial projection. Furca (Fig. 350) oval; length 0.42 mm, width 0.24 mm; anterolateral, posteromedial, and anteromedial projections short. Common duct (Fig. 350) shorter than furca. Spermathecal duct (Fig. 350) sac­like posteriorly, then becoming thread­like.   Distribution Elcaribe laticornishas been collected in Cubaand the DominicanRepublic ( Fig. 359).  Habitats and phenology Adults of  Elcaribe laticornishave been handnetted, collected in pan traps, and in Malaise traps in deciduous forest and beach scrub. Specimens have been collected from 13 July to 5 December.  Specimens examined  Type specimen.  The holotypefemale of  Psilocephala laticornisLoew( MCZ Type Number10675) is labeled "Cuba" and is in the MCZ. Other specimens.  CUBA. Baragu[21.69, ­78.63],  11.IV.1928, Scaramuzza, L. C., 1♀MEI 077645 ( MCZ), at light; San Diegode los Banos[22.65, ­83.37], date?, collector?, 1♂MEI 040251 ( USNM);  Soledad,  8.II.1925, C. Salt, 1♂MEI 077646 ( MCZ);  Cienfuegas,  22.VI.1950, 1♂MEI 040200 ( USNM).   Ciudadde la Habana. La Playa[ 23.1000, ­82.4500],  11.V.1913, Hine, J. S., 1♂MEI 040257, 1♀040258 ( OSU).   Guantanamo. Guantanamo Bay, U. S. Naval Air Station[19.91, ­75.1],  3.IX.1964, Josey, T. S., 2♂MEI 003723, 003731 ( FSCA), black light (UV).   SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Santiago, Jardin Botanico[20.05, ­76.367],  5.XII.1995, L. Masner, 2♂MEI 140816–7, 1♀140809 ( CNC),  pan trap; Peck, S., 1♀MEI 140867 ( CNC),  flight trap, scrub forest.  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. PEDERNALES.  26 kmN Cabo Rojo[18.1, ­71.633],  730 m,  13–25.VII.1990, L. Masner, J. Rawlins, C. Young, 2♀MEI 030433, 030440 ( CMNH),  flight intercept trap; 23.5 kmN Cabo Rojo[18.1, ­71.633],  540 m,  19–21.VII.1990, 5♂MEI 100162 ( INHS), 100167 (MEIC), 100232–3, (CMNH), 100234 (CIDA),  1♀100238 ( CMNH),  flight intercept trap, deciduous forest;  23.5 kmN Cabo Rojo[18.1, ­71.633],  540 m,  13.VII.1990, C. Young, J. Rawlins, S. Thompson, 1♀MEI 030432 ( CMNH);   13–25.VII.1990, L. Masner, J. Rawlins, C. Young, 2♂MEI 039679–80, 4♀039674 ( INHS), 039675 (MEIC), 039676, 039678 (CMNH),  flight intercept trap, deciduous forest; Oviedo[ 17.783, ­71.367],  5.XI.1986, W. J. Pulawski, 3♀MEI 111834–6 ( CAS).   PUERTO PLATA. Sosúa[19.75, ­70.52], 0 m,  19.VII.1986, D. Grimaldi, 3♂MEI 040822–4, 2♀039667, 040825 ( AMNH),  Malaise trap, beach scrub.  SAN CRISTOBAL.  5.VIII.1967, 1♂MEI 039721 ( CNC).   THE BAHAMAS. Grand Turk Island[21.46, ­ 71.14],  19.II.1953, Hayden, E. B., Giovannoli, L., 1♂MEI 040801 ( AMNH). 1928-04-11 MCZ Scaramuzza, L. C. Cuba The Baragu Type Number 179 180 1 1 holotype USNM Cuba Banos San Diego 179 180 1 1 holotype 1925-02-08 MCZ C. Salt Cuba Soledad 179 180 1 1 holotype 1950-06-22 USNM Cuba Cienfuegas 179 180 1 1 holotype 1913-05-11 OSU Hine, J. S. Cuba 23.1 La Playa 7 -82.45 Ciudad 179 180 2 1 1 La Habana holotype 1964-09-03 FSCA Josey, T. S. Cuba Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay 179 180 2 2 Guantanamo holotype 1995-12-05 CNC L. Masner Cuba Jardin Botanico Santiago 179 180 3 1 2 Santiago de Cuba holotype [735,1245,1163,1190] CNC Cuba Peck 179 180 1 1 Santiago de Cuba holotype 1990-07-13 1990-07-25 1990-07-13 CMNH L. Masner & J. Rawlins & C. Young Dominican Republic 730 26 km N Cabo Rojo 179 180 2 2 Pedernales holotype 1990-07-19 1990-07-21 1990-07-19 INHS Dominican Republic 540 Cabo Rojo 179 180 5 5 Pedernales holotype [374,630,1363,1390] CMNH Dominican Republic 179 180 1 1 Pedernales holotype 1990-07-13 CMNH Young & J. Rawlins & S. Thompson Dominican Republic 540 23.5 km N Cabo Rojo 179 180 1 1 Pedernales holotype 1990-07-13 1990-07-25 1990-07-13 INHS Masner & Rawlins & C. Young Dominican Republic 179 180 6 4 2 Pedernales holotype 1986-11-05 CAS W. J. Pulawski Dominican Republic 17.783 Oviedo 76 -71.367 179 180 3 3 Pedernales holotype 1986-07-19 AMNH D. Grimaldi Dominican Republic Sosua 179 180 5 2 3 Puerto Plata holotype 1967-08-05 CNC Dominican Republic SAN CRISTOBAL 179 180 1 1 San Cristobal holotype 1953-02-19 AMNH Hayden, E. B. & Giovannoli, L. Bahamas Grand Turk Island 179 180 1 1 holotype