Coniceromyia auristriata Borgmeier

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) : 13-16

Coniceromyia auristriata Borgmeier

( Figs. 27–30, 146, 198, 257)

Coniceromyia auristriata Borgmeier, 1963 b: 458 , figs. 6, 15.

Diagnosis (male). Wing vein M 1 curved anteriorly at apex, M 2 with two sinuousities along its length. Left epandrial process without conspicuous projections, except for a subepandrial elevation bearing large setae and a subepandrial transversal elevation.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, MEXICO: Jalapa: Vera Cruz, 1–6.viii. 1961, R.K. Dreisbach col. (USNM). Paratypes: 2 ♂, same data as holotype. New material: COLOMBIA: 4 ♂, Valle de Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali. Anchicaya, 3.43 °N, 76.80 °W, 900 m, 21.xi– 19.xii. 2000, Malaise trap, S. Sarria col. (LACM); COSTA RICA: 1 ♂, Puntarenas: 3km SW Rincon, 8.68 ºN, 83.48 ºW, vii-ix. 1990, Malaise trap, 10 m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Alajuela: R.B. San Ramón, 10.22 ºN, 84.62 ºW, 23.xi. 1994 – 27.i. 1995, Malaise trap, 800m, G. Carballo col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Limón: 7km SW Bribri, 9.58 ºN, 82.88 ºW, xii. 1989 – ii. 1990, Malaise trap, 50m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, San José: Zurquí de Moravia, 10.05 ºN, 84.02 ºW, iv–v. 1993, Malaise trap, 1600m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Cartago: La Cangreja, 9.8 ºN, 83.97 ºW, vii. 1991, Malaise trap, 1950m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Guanacaste: Estación Pitilla, 11 ºN, 85.43 ºW, v. 1989, Malaise trap, 600m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Heredia: La Selva Biol. Stn., 10.43 ºN, 84.02 ºW, 6–11.vii. 1993, Malaise trap, B. Brown & D. Feener col. (LACM); HONDURAS: 1 ♂, El Paraleo Yuscaran: Cerro Monteserrat, 23.v. 1993, R. Cave col. (LACM); MEXICO: 1 ♂, Veracruz: Los Tuxtlas, 18.50 ºN, 95.17 ºW, 17–22.vi. 1997, Malaise trap, L. Wilson & J. Wooley col. (LACM); PANAMA: 4 ♂, Canal Zone, Barro Colorado Is., 9.17 °N, 79.83 °W, 20–27.iv. 1994, Malaise trap, J. Pickering col. (LACM); 1 ♂, San Blas Nusagandi Reserve, 9.33 ºN, 79.0ºW, 9–16.vii. 1994, Malaise trap, J. Pickering col. (LACM).

Redescription. Male. Body length, 1.8 –2.0 mm. Head. Frons dark brown, sparsely setulose, with welldefined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 brown, pubescent, conical to conical-elongate. Arista apical, pubescent, longer than flagellomere 1. Palpus light brown; two genal setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum and pleural regions brown; anepisternum setulose dorsally. Legs yellowish-brown. Foretibia with two to three dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus with anteroapical setulose process, anterior excavation, long seta on excavation base and seta on the base of the anteroapical process ( Fig. 146). Hind femur not swollen (height/ length ratio, 0.33), with posteroventral group of tiny blunt setulae with semicircular distribution, tapering toward ventral margin—dorsal setulae thicker ( Figs. 257). Hind tibia with one dorsal seta. Wing ( Fig. 198). Costa swollen, 0.4 of wing length; M 1 almost entirely straight, curved anteriorly at apex; M 2 with two sinuousities along its length, antero-posterior distance between M 2 and CuA 1 at CuA 1 apex about 0.6 times the distance between M 1 and M 2 at same level; CuA 1 concave. Halter white. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with lighter posterior band. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 27–30). Epandrium covered with microtrichia mostly dorsally, proximal lateral areas bare; epandrial dorsal and left sutures present. Left epandrial process dorsally setose, subepandrial transversal elevation connected to process bearing six long setae. Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with two to three setae. Hypandrium without projections.

Geographical distribution. Mexico to Colombia.

Comments. A possible synonym of this species with C. arizonensis has been discussed in this latter species comments.