Chonocephalus murallaensis, Disney, 2008

Disney, R. H. L., 2008, Review of Neotropical Chonocephalus Wandolleck (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 1772 (1), pp. 1-54 : 31-32

Chonocephalus murallaensis sp. nov.

( Figs 93–95 )

The name refers to type locality.

Male. Postpedicel longer than its greatest breadth. Left side of epandrium as Fig. 93 , left gonopod reduced to a small lobe, with a pair of bristles, and left lobe of hypandrium as Fig. 94 , right lobe of hypandrium as Fig. 95 . Wing 1.3–1.4 mm long. Costal index 0.53. Vein 3 with a terminal vesicle which extends beyond with tip of costa. All tibiae are brown.

Material. Holotype male, Honduras, Olancho, PN La Muralla, 15 km NW of La Union, 15.12 o N, 86.75 o W, flight interception trap, January 1995, R. Cordero ( LACM, 26-67) . Paratypes, 2 males as holotype except one ( CUMZ) .

Figures

FIGURES 93–95. Chonocephalus murallaensis male, details of hypopygium: (93) left side of epandrium; (94) left gonopod and left lobe of hypandrium; (95) right lobe of hypandrium. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.