Neophilopota brevirostris Schlinger

Schlinger, Evert I., Gillung, Jessica P. & Borkent, Christopher J., 2013, New spider flies from the Neotropical Region (Diptera, Acroceridae) with a key to New World genera, ZooKeys 270, pp. 59-93 : 69-70

Neophilopota brevirostris Schlinger sp. n. Figs 6-1024

Material examined.

Holotype male: Top label "Fortin de las / Flores, Ver., / Mex.". "Doyen and / Foster Collec.". “USNM”. Middle label bright green "Acroceridae / E.I. Schlinger / Specimen / 004294". Bottom label: red "HOLOTYPE ♂ / Neophilopota/ brevirostris/ Schlinger" (USNM).

Paratype male: "Rio Metlac, MEX. / Fortin de las Flores / Veracruz / VIII-17-1965 / L.R. Gillogly". "E.I. Schlinger / Collection". red label "Genitalia / Dissection No. 78-6-22k. / by E.I. Schlinger". bright green label "Acroceridae / E.I. Schlinger / Specimen / 004293". Bottom label: yellow "Paratype ♂ / Neophilopota / brevirostris / Schlinger" (CAS). Genitalia dissected and placed in glycerin in glass microvial on pin with specimen.

Description.

Male with medium body size (male body: 9.5-12.3 (holotype) mm; n = 2) and wing longer than the body (male wing: 10.8-15.1 (holotype) mm; n = 2). Head. (Figs 8, 9) Ocellar tubercle brown; antennae brown (Fig. 6), longer than frons; postocular ridge brown, wider than clypeus; face black; clypeus brown, shorter than antennae and bare. Thorax. (Fig. 7) Brown with dark brown markings; legs elongate; coxae brown; femora brown with apex light brown; tibia brown; tarsi brown; lower calypter brown with dark brown margin. Wing. (Fig. 10) Infuscate, without markings; wing veins brown. Abdomen. Tergite I entirely brown; tergites II-VI brown with lateral margin yellow; sternites yellow.

Comments.

The proboscis in the holotype is broken (Fig. 6), but in the paratype it is longer than the head height and shorter than the body length.

Etymology.

The species epithet is derived from the Latin: brevis (short) and rostris (beak), in reference to the short length of proboscis in comparison to species of Philopota .