Myriophora luteizona (Borgmeier)

Hash, John M. & Brown, Brian V., 2015, Revision of the New World Species of the Millipede-Parasitic Genus Myriophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae), Zootaxa 4035 (1), pp. 1-79 : 34-35

Myriophora luteizona (Borgmeier)

(Figs 5.7, 12.4, 18.5, 21.8, 21.13, 21.23, 22.10)

Aphiochaeta luteizona Borgmeier, 1925: 142 .

Plastophora luteizona: Borgmeier 1961: 90 (new combination). Megaselia luteizona: Disney 1978: 318 (new combination). Myriophora luteizona: Brown 1992: 78 (new combination).

Diagnosis. Female. Myriophora luteizona differs from other species of Myriophora with darkly-colored abdominal T1 and T2 and lightly-colored T3 and T4 (Fig. 5.7) by having a combination of strong setae on the posterolateral margins of T5 and an almost uniformly dark brown T6 that is 4– 6 x wider on the anterior margin than the posterior margin (Fig. 21.23).

Distribution. Known from across much of South America.

Host. Myriophora luteizona has been collected on injured Spirostreptida .

Material examined. Paratype: ♀, BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Petropolis, 11.iii.1924, C. Prade ( MCZC). ARGENTINA: Misiones: Loreto, Ruinas Jesuiticas, 27.32°S, 55.53°W, 1♀, 24.viii.2000, P. Fidalgo, yellow pan traps, Reserva Vida Silvestre Urugua-í, 25.97°S, 54.11°W, 400m, 1♀, 10–12.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #6, 6♀, 17.xii.2003, L. Gonzalez, injured millipedes, 3♀, 8.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, injured millipede. BOLIVIA: La Paz: Cumbre Alto Beni, 40 km N Caranavi, 15.83°S, 67.56°W, 1600m, 1♀, 15–19.iv.2003, Brown, Marcotte, Zumbado, Malaise trap, 1♀, 15–21.iv.2004, S. Gaimari, M. Hauser, Malaise trap. BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: near Desengano State Park, site #1, 21.87°S, 41.8°W, 200m, 1♀, 5–8.v.1999, B.V. Brown, Malaise trap #3, forest near edge; Roraima: Pacaraima, 4.47°N, 61.14°W, 1♀, 27.viii.1987, J. Raphael, Malaise trap; Sâo Paulo: Ipiranga Park, Sao Paulo, 23.59°S, 46.61°W, 2♀, 29.iv.1999, B.V. Brown, injured millipede. COLOMBIA: Magdalena: PNN Tayrona, Pueblito , 11.33°N, 74.03°W, 225m, 1♀, 29.vi–14.vii.2000, R. Henriquez, CAP-277, Malaise trap, PNN Tayrona, Zaino , 11.33°N, 74.03°W, 50m, 1♀, 28.vii–14.viii.2000, R. Henriquez, CAP-567, Malaise trap. FRENCH GUIANA: Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: Boeuf Morte, 3.65°N, 53.22°W, 10♀, 28.iv.1996, A. Berkov, ex. dead millipede.