Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield

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) : 19-20

Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield

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Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield, 1971: 395 , fig. 1. Refs.: Kung & Brown 2000 a: 3. Holotype ♂, Mexico, Chiapas, 20–25 miles north of Huixtla (CNC; not examined).

Diagnosis (male). Circular maculation at wing apical third, except for an apical band. Foretarsomeres elongated, two dorsal setae on foretibia close to each other.

Material examined. 1 ♂, MEXICO: Chiapas: Yerba Buena: 16.35 ºN, 96.07 ºW, 8.vi.1969, 1760 m, W. Mason col. (LACM).

Hypopygium description ( Figs. 41–44). 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 medially directed projection near base, a ventral lobe, subepandrial setose elevation near base ( Fig. 44, white arrow) and subepandrial transversal elevation ( Fig. 44, black arrow). Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with 2–4 setae. Right lobe of hypandrium could not be observed.

Geographical distribution. Southern Mexico.

Comments. Coniceromyia blomae , C. stephensoni , C. convergens and C. leucomacula are probably closely related, sharing an orange anterodorsal row of setae on the foretibia and a left epandrial process with digitiform, medially directed projection and a ventral lobe. The wing maculation pattern in C. blomae is very similar to that of C. stephensoni . These species can be distinguished as C. blomae does not have the white maculation on the forefemur anterior face.