Chonocephalus species H

Disney, R. H. L., 2005, Revision of Afrotropical Chonocephalus Wandolleck (Diptera: Phoridae), Journal of Natural History 39 (5), pp. 393-430 : 425-428

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930410001708680
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F6887D7-3A04-4B6C-FE3C-FA5B0486C7EA
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Chonocephalus species H
status

Treatment

( Figures 65, 66 View Figures 65, 66 )

Chonocephalus similis Collin 1912, p 105 View in CoL (part) nec Brues 1905. Misidentification.

Five males of C. modestus View in CoL were caught in the same trap. So species H is possibly the female of this species.

Material

Three females, Seychelles, Silhouette Island, 1500 ft, ex rotting jack fruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. , Moraceae ), 1908–1909 (J. E. Collin—103) ( CUMZ —8-121); female, same island, Jardin Marron, Malaise trap, 2000–2001 (J. Gerlach) ( CUMZ —8-130); four females, same locality, in fruits of Phoenicophorium borsigianum H. Wendl (Palmae) , 28 March 2002 (J. Gerlach) ( CUMZ —8-147).

Female

Length 0.8–1.2 mm. Length of eye (viewed from above) slightly longer than diameter of light brown postpedicel. Frons, thoracic notum and abdominal tergites brown. T 1+2– T 6 with dark bands at rear margins. T 3 with about two dozen hairs at hind margin. Microtrichia of frons minute and dense, those of thoracic notum longer and those of abdominal tergites even longer. Legs largely yellowish brown. Hind tarsus with ventral hair palisade on first two segments. Details of abdominal terminalia as Figures 65, 66 View Figures 65, 66 .

Natural history

Most of these females were procured from rotting jack fruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus , Moraceae ) by Collin and in fruits of Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Palmae) by Justin Gerlach. These fruits are probably the larval pabulum.