Coniceromyia browni Kung

Ament, Danilo César & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of three new species from Brazil, Zootaxa 4086 (1), pp. 1-87 : 23-24

Coniceromyia browni Kung

( Figs. 49–52 , 153 , 205 , 266–267 , 319 )

Coniceromyia browni Kung, 2009: 50 , figs. 1, 5–6, 13, 23; Morphbank images 477856, 477857, 477860. Holotype ♂, Colombia, Amazonas, Matamata (IAVH; not examined).

Diagnosis (male). Foretibia swollen, laterally flatten, with posteroventral row of strong setae and three dorsal setae; foremetatarsus elongated. Circular macula on forefemur anterior face ( Fig. 319 ). M2 concave in its basal half.

Material examined. Paratype: 1♂, COLOMBIA: Amazonas: PNN Amacayacu: Matamata , 3.68ºS, 70.25ºW, 25.viii–3.ix.2001, Malaise trap, 150 m, D. Chota col. ( LACM) . New material: ECUADOR: 1♂, Sucumbios: Sacha Lodge , 0.5ºS, 76.5ºW, 14–24.v.1994, Malaise trap, 270 m, P. Hibbs col. ( LACM) ; 1♂, same data but 12–22.ii.1994 .

Hypopygium description ( Figs. 49–52 ). Hypopygium light brown. Epandrium extensively covered with microtrichia, with small proximal lateral areas bare; epandrial dorsal and left sutures present. Left epandrial process dorsally setose, with setulose subepandrially curved medial lobe and setose subepandrial elevation near base. Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with two setae. Right lobe of hypandrium bilobed, apically with thicker microtrichia.

Geographical distribution. Colombia and Ecuador.

Figures

FIGURES 49 – 52. Coniceromyia browni hypopygium, 49. Dorsal, 50. Ventral, 51. Left lateral, 52. Right lateral.

FIGURES 139 – 157. Coniceromyia male forelegs. 139. C. affinis; 140. C. anacleti; 141. C. apechoneura; 142. C. apicalis; 143. C. apioneura sp. nov.; 144. C. atricolor; 145. C. aurantia; 146. C. auristriata; 147. C. basalis; 148. C. bilineata; 149. C. blomae; 150. C. boliviana; 151. C. brandaoi; 152. C. brevivena; 153. C. browni; 154. C. caesariata; 155. C. caliga; 156. C. ciliatipes; 157. C. convergens.

FIGURES 203 – 214. Coniceromyia male wings. 203. C. brandaoi; 204. C. brevivena; 205. C. browni; 206. C. caesariata; 207. C. caliga; 208. C. ciliatipes; 209. C. convergens; 210. C. costaricana; 211. C. cristifemur; 212. C. cubensis; 213. C. diaphaniptera; 214. C. disparivena.

FIGURES 264 – 268. Coniceromyia male hind femur. 264. C. brandaoi; 265. C. brevivena; 266 – 267. C. browni (modified from Kung 2009); 268. C. caesariata.

FIGURES 318 – 324. Coniceromyia male distinctive forefemur and foretrochanter. 318. C. aurantia forefemur; 319. C. browni forefemur; 320. C. leucomacula forefemur; 321. C. stephensoni forefemur; 322. C. ciliatipes foretrochanter; 323. C. latimana foretrochanter; 324. C. pilicoxa foretrochanter.