Physoconops (Gyroconops) ocellatus (Giglio-Tos)

Stuke, Jens-Hermann & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2007, The Conopidae of Costa Rica (Diptera) (Part 1: Conopinae – Conopini & Tropidomyiini), Zootaxa 1528, pp. 1-40 : 15

Physoconops (Gyroconops) ocellatus (Giglio-Tos) [status rev.] (figures 33–36, 38)

Conops ocellatus Giglio-Tos 1892: 5 .

Specimens examined: Costa Rica: Prov. Guanacaste: P.N. Rincón de la Vieja, Send. a las aguas termales, 900–1000m, 10–11. x. 2001, 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, 6–7. x. 2001, 1 ɗ, D. Briceño, L_N_ 305843 _ 392970, INB0003381316, INB0003381324, INB0003380962 ( INBC); Rincón de la Vieja, Upala, Dos Rios, San Cristobal, 600–620m, 17. v. 1998, 1 ɗ, F. A. Quesada, En Flor, L_N_ 318056 _ 383200, # 63528, INB0003341173 ( INBC); Santa Cruz, Vista del Mar, Torre COCESNA, 970m, 01.– 14 x. 2002, 1 ɗ, Y. Cardenas, Red con Aguamiel, L_N_ 235350 _ 357500, # 71641, INB0003541182 ( INBC); Santa Rosa National Park, 300m, 13–15. viii. 2001, 1 Ψ, 6–9. viii. 2001, 1 ɗ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_ 313000 _ 359800, INB0003360085, INB0003359956 ( CNC); Liberia, P. N. Santa Rosa, Est. Santa Rosa, Send. Los Lorrachos, 300m, 13.– 15. viii. 2001, 1 Ψ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_ 313000 _ 359800, # 64281, INB0003360068 ( INBC); P. N. Santa Rosa, Quebrada Costa Rica, Send. Los Putos, 300m, 06.–09. viii. 2001, 1 Ψ, D. Briceño, Libre, L_N_ 311750 _ 356933, # 64280, INB0003359955 ( ZMHB); Prov. Puntarenas: R. Priv. Karen Mogensen, Camino a Send. El Viejo Níspero, 300–500m, 8. vii. 2003, 2 ɗ, Y. Cardenas, Red con Aguamiel, L_N_ 205600 _ 420300, # 74534, INB0003738681– 2 ( CNC, ZMHB).

The identity of this species is based on the original description. The black tibiae are yellow at the base, fitting the Giglio-Tos description of Gyroconops occellatus: "tibiis omnibus medietate basali flavis".

Thompson et al. (in press) list Physoconops ocellatus as a junior synonym of Physoconops parvus . Based on the characters given in the key, Physoconops ocellatus is a distinct species and should be accepted as valid (status rev.).