Coniceromyia truncata Kung & Brown

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) : 58

Coniceromyia truncata Kung & Brown

( Figs. 131–134 , 188 , 241 , 313– 314 )

Coniceromyia truncata Kung & Brown, 2000 a: 6 , fig. 12.

Diagnosis (male). Wing apex truncated; forefemur with long ventral thin setae.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, COSTA RICA: San Jose: 6 km North of San Gerardo, 9.55 ºN, 83.8 ºW, xi. 1992, Malaise trap, 2800 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM). Paratypes: 1 ♂, Cartago: 4 km NE Canon, 9.71 ºN, 83.94 ºW, vi. 1995, Malaise trap, 2350 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, same data but vii. 1996; 1 ♂, Villa Mills, 9.57 ºN, 83.73 ºW, xi–xii. 1989, Malaise trap, 3000 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, San José: 20km S Empalme, 9.63 ºN, 83.85 ºW, viii. 1988, Malaise trap, 2800m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Puntarenas: Las Alturas, 8.95 ºN, 82.83 ºW, iii–v. 1995, Malaise trap, 2100m, P. Hanson col. (LACM).

Hypopygium description ( Figs. 131–134 ). Hypopygium light brown. Epandrium covered with microtrichia mostly dorsally, proximal lateral areas bare; epandrial dorsal suture present, left suture absent. Left epandrial process dorsally and apically setose, short, ventrally curved and with a medial setulose projection near hypoproct. Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with 2–3 setae. Right lobe of hypandrium without lateral projection.

Geographical distribution. Presently known from four midelevation sites in Costa Rica.

Figures

FIGURES 131 – 134. Coniceromyia truncata hypopygium, 131. Dorsal, 132. Ventral, 133. Left lateral, 134. Right lateral.

FIGURES 174 – 190. Coniceromyia male forelegs. 174. C. mexicana; 175. C. neofusca, sp. nov.; 176. C. parvicornis; 177. C. pilicoxa; 178. C. pilipleura; 179. C. piricornis; 180. C. plaumanni; 181. C. reina; 182. C. sakaii; 183. C. sanctaetheresae; 184. C. setitarsalis; 185. C. stephensoni; 186. C. striativena; 187. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 188. C. truncata; 189. C. valdesi; 190. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 239 – 243. Coniceromyia male wings. 239. C. striativena; 240. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 241. C. truncata; 242. C. valdesi; 243. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 312 – 317. Coniceromyia male hind femur. 312. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 313 – 314. C. truncata; 315 – 316. C. valdesi (modified from Kung 2009); 317. C. vespertilio.