Teuchophorus ornatulus Meuffels & Grootaert, 2003

Grootaert, Patrick, 2006, The Genus Teuchophorus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) In Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 59-82 : 61-62

Teuchophorus ornatulus Meuffels & Grootaert, 2003

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Meuffels & Grootaert, 2003: 150, Figs. 2-6 .

Material examined. – SINGAPORE: 6 males, 3 females, Sime forest , 24 Mar.2005 (25026, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 561) ; 9 males, 19 females, Sime forest , 15 Apr.2005 (25061, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 715) ; 30 males, 37 females, Sime forest , 2 Jul.2005 (25191, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 865) ; 1 male, Sime forest , 7 Sept.2005 (25334, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 1112) .

MALAYSIA: 9 males, 2 females, Johor, Gunung Belumut , 22 Oct.2005, sandy riverbanks in oil palm plantation (25396, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 1096) ; 7 males, 1 female, Gunung Belumut , 22 Oct.2005, sandy and rocky riverbanks in primary rain forest (25397, coll. P. Grootaert, Si 1101) .

Diagnosis. – A medium-sized metallic green species with a short antenna (shorter than wide) and wing without stigma and without “flag” (group of black bristles on hind margin of wing). Mid femur ventrally with two very long bristles near base ( Fig. 2 ). Mid tibia with a long, flattened ventral bristle beyond middle. Hind femur with only short ventral bristles.

Distribution. – Singapore, Malaysia, South-Thailand (Trang prov.).

Figures

Figs. 1-4. Teuchophorus ornatulus Meuffels & Grootaert, male: 1, antenna; 2, mid leg; 3, hind leg; 4, hypopygium lateral view.

Figs. 5-8. Teuchophorus temasek, new species: 5, female antenna; 6, male antenna; 7, hypopygium ventral view; 8, hypopygium lateral view. D: dorsal; V: ventral.