Hippaphora viklundi, DISNEY, 2015

DISNEY, R. Henry L., 2015, Three new genera of Oriental scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae), Fragmenta Faunistica 58 (2), pp. 71-77 : 72

Hippaphora viklundi sp. nov.

( Figs 1–8 )

Female. Fig. 1 depicts the whole fly from above. The head enlarged as Fig. 2 and from below as in Fig. 3 . The postpedicels as in Fig. 4 . The eyes are reduced to just a few ommatidia ( Fig. 5 ). Thorax with fine hairs, an intra-alar bristle, 3 notopleural bristles, 3 bristles on the reduced mesopleuron and some bristles on propleuron. Wing and haltere as in Fig. 6 . The abdominal hairs are fine ( Fig. 7 ). The hind femora as in Fig. 8 .

Etymology. Named after the late Bert Viklund, who sent me the specimen of the holotype.

Material. Holotype ♀, Indonesia, Sumatra, Sumatera Utara, Semangat Gunung, 1200 m, Malaise trap in jungle, 14.3.1992, Heikki Hippa ( SMNH, 20-19).

Figures

Figs 1–8. Hippaphora viklundi sp. nov. female. 1 – dorsal view; 2 – dorsal view of head; 3 – ventral view of head; 4 – postpedicel; 5 – eye; 6 – wing plus haltere (h); 7 – hairs of dorsal face of abdomen; 8 – hind femora.