The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503
Author
Couri, Marcia S.
Author
Pont, Adrian C.
Author
Daugeron, Christophe
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2010
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2503.1.1
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4.
Atherigona
(
Acritochaeta
)
poecilopoda
Bezzi
, new record
Atherigona poecilopoda
Bezzi, 1928: 172
.
Lectotype
male,
Fiji
: Suva, in BMNH, des.
Pont (1970: 422)
.
Diagnosis.
Presutural acrostichal setulae in 4–5 rows. Scutum conspicuously yellowish-grey dusted, with three conspicuous and well-defined brown vittae, the median one extending on to scutellum and covering most of disc. Pleura yellow and abdomen orange-yellow in ground-colour. Male hind femur with a ventral keel in apical half. Male without hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process.
Material examined:
MNHN
:
New Caledonia
:
Col d’Amieu
:
Sarraméa
,
412 m
,
21°34.407S
,
165°45.674E
,
19.xii.2007
–
11.i.2008
, piège Malaise & piège d’interception,
4 ♀
, T. Théry;
420 m
,
30.xi.1930
,
1 ♀
,
D. & L. Matile
(
Mission D.
& L.
Matile
,
xi–xii.1983
).
Col de Petchecara
:
15 km
W of Thio
,
19.ii.1978
,
1 ♀
, S.
Shinonaga. Côte Est
au sud de
Hienghène
:
Vallée de Que
,
Hava
, affluent de
La Tinpindjé
,
20 m
, forêt littorale dégradée à Cyas,
vii–ix.1993
,
10 ♀
(1
BMNH
, 1
OUMNH
), P.
Bouchet. Forêt de Thi
:
250 m
,
7.xii.1983
,
1 ♀
, bord de ruisseau, D. & L. Matile (Mission D. & L. Matile,
xi–xii.1983
). Mont Do: Bouloupari,
1022 m
,
21°45.212S
166°00.011E
, 22.xi.
xii.2008
, piège d’interception de vol,
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
, T. Théry. Nouméa: Anse Vata,
vii.1958
,
2 ♀
, J. Rageau. Rivière Bleue:
310 m
,
166°40'06''E
22°06'05''S
,
13–28.x.1986
,
1 ♀
, L.B. de L., J.C. & A.S.T. Parc 4, 302a,
08–23.i.1986
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C.; Parc 5, 166b,
19.xi–04.xii.1985
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C.; 168b,
19.xi–04.xii.1985
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C.; 228a,
25.xi–08.xii.1986
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 233b,
15–29.ix.1986
,
1 ♀
(
MNRJ
),
L.B.
dL.,
J.C.
,
A.S.
T.; 377d
,
12–25.ii.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 379a,
26.iii–09.iv.1987
,
1 ♀
(
OUMNH
),
L.B.
dL., J.C,
A.S.
T..
Parc
6, 43b
,
08–25.xii.1986
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C.; 187a,
11–27.x.1988
,
2 ♀
; 253a,
15–29.ix.1986
,
1 ♀
,
L.B.
dL.,
J.C.
,
A.S.
T. (
BMNH
); 357a
,
31.i–12.ii.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; F.D.H.S [Parc
6, 160 m
, forêt dense humide sempervirente sur alluvions], 421a,
29.vii–07.viii.1977
,
1 ♀
(
MNRJ
),
L.B.
dL.,
A.S.
T.; 417a
,
23–29.vii.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., A.S.T.; Maquis sur crête, 438,
07–13.vii.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 477a,
09–22.iv.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 447b,
1 ♀
; 450b,
21.v–08.vi.1987
,
1 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 452,
20–31.i.1987
,
2 ♀
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 375a, P5,
13–16.vi.1987
,
2 ♂
, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.
MHNG
:
New Caledonia
:
Col d’Amieu
:
Sarraméa
,
609 m
,
21°34.914S
,
165°46.376E
,
Malaise trap
,
29.iii– 24.iv.2006
,
2 ♀
, and
10.iv–21.iv.2006
,
2 ♀
,
C. Mille
.
BPBM
:
New Caledonia
:
Anse Vata
:
15.xi.1958
,
1 ♂
,
7 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce
;
2.xi.1958
,
2 ♀
.
Beach
near
La Foa
:
28.xi.1958
,
2 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce. Up Boulari
R. [Road]:
17.xi.1958
,
4 ♀
,
C.R.
Joyce. Col de Mouirance
:
200–300 m
,
5.ii.1971
,
1 ♀
,
N.L.H.
Krauss. Col de Ho
:
11.ii.1963
,
Malaise trap
,
1 ♀
,
C.M. Yoshimoto
&
N.L.H. Krauss. Col de la Pirogue
:
330 m
,
21.iii.1963
,
1 ♀
,
C.M.
Yoshimoto. Col
des Roussettes:
450–550 m
, ex fresh human excrement,
4–6.ii.1963
,
1 ♀
,
J.L.
Gressitt. La Crouen
:
150 m
,
Malaise trap
,
20–22.iii.1968
,
1 ♂
,
J.L. Gressitt
&
T.C.
Maa.
Mt.
Koghi
:
500 m
,
23–27.viii.1967
,
2 ♀
,
M.
Sedlacek. In
mts up
Boulari R.
[Road]:
3–4.xi.1958
,
13 ♀
,
C.R.
Joyce. In
mts [= mountains] above Ouaco:
20.x.1958
,
1 ♂
,
31 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce. Nouméa
: I.F.O., Anse Vata,
1.iv.1956
,
1 ♀
,
J.
Rageau. Plaine
des Lacs:
30.x.1958
,
10 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce
;
bait traps
,
5.xi.1958
,
1 ♂
,
10 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce
;
Plaine des
Lacs
area,
fly trap
(bait: human excrement),
5.xi.1958
,
49 ♀
(2 each
BMNH
&
OUMNH
),
C.R.
Joyce. Plateau de Dogny
:
20.xi.1958
,
9 ♂
(1 each
BMNH
&
OUMNH
),
66 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce. Pouebo
:
light trap
, 22 &
23.i.1964
,
2 ♀
,
R. Straatman
;
light trap
,
26–30.i.1964
,
4 ♀
,
R. Straatman
;
100 m
, excreta,
27.i.1964
,
3 ♀
,
R. Straatman
;
10 km
S,
400 m
,
light trap
,
24.i.1964
,
1 ♀
,
R. Straatman. Robinson
: near
Nouméa
,
20–100 m
,
11.xii.1983
,
1 ♂
,
N.L.H. Krauss. Tao
:
8–10.ii.1963
,
Malaise trap
,
1 ♀
,
C.M. Yoshimoto
&
N.L.H. Krauss. Thio
:
11.xi.1958
,
1 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce. Yahoue
:
20.ii.1963
,
1 ♂
,
C.M. Yoshimoto
&
N.L.H. Krauss
;
ii.1978
,
1 ♀
,
N.L.H. Krauss
;
60–100 m
,
ii.1980
,
2 ♀
,
N.L.H. Krauss. Yate
:
30.x.1958
,
3 ♀
,
C.R. Joyce. Yiambi
: NE,
1–50 m
,
15.x.1967
,
1 ♀
,
J. & M. Sedlacek.
Loyalty Islands
:
Lifou
:
We
,
16– 18.ii.1963
,
1 ♀
,
C.M. Yoshimoto
.
Comments.
This is the first record of the species from
New Caledonia
. This is one of the few muscid species we found among the material from MNHN collected in maquis.
Distribution.
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
(
New Caledonia
, Loyalty Is). Other Pacific records given by
Pont (1989)
are based either on misidentifications or on unlabelled specimens that had been misplaced in the BMNH collection.