11) Colocasiomyia pistilicola (Carson & Okada, 1980)

(Figs 9N, 25)

Drosophilella pistilicola Carson & Okada, 1980: 18 .

Colocasiomyia pistilicola: Okada, 1988: 36 .

Diagnosis. A pair of processes on male abdominal sternite VI basally fused to each other, forming somewhat Vshaped plate (Fig. 9N).

Supplementary description. Supracervical setae 4–5 per side. Eye with stout, dense interfacetal setulae. Cibarial, medial sensilla approximately 2 per side; posterior sensillum 1 per side. Supralateral setae outside prementum approximately 3 per side. Prescutellar acrostichal setae absent. Apical scutellar setae nearer to each other than to basal scutellar seta. Costal setae in middle row all weak, trichoid (Fig. 25A). Mid tibia with approximately 3 apical, stout setae (Fig. 25C). Epandrium pubescent except for anterior margin and anteroventral elongation, posteroventrally extended, with 0–2 setae on lateral to dorsal portion and 17–21 setae on ventral portion of each side (Fig. 25E,F). Cercus pubescent except for anterior margin and ventro-apical small lobe, with 35–39 setae (Fig. 25E,F). Oviscapt about 9 times as long as wide, with 15–16 ovisensilla (Fig. 25I).

Specimens examined. Papua New Guinea: 2♂ 2♀ paratypes, Lae, 30.viii.1977, ex Colocasia esculenta, H.L. Carson and T. Okada leg. (NSMT) .

Distribution. Papua New Guinea.