Pipinnipons kampmeierae, Shaun L., Winterton, 2011

Shaun L., Winterton, 2011, Revision of the stiletto fly genera Acupalpa Kroeber and Pipinnipons Winterton (Diptera, Therevidae, Agapophytinae) using cybertaxonomic methods, with a key to Australasian genera, ZooKeys 95, pp. 29-79 : 57

Pipinnipons kampmeierae sp. n. Fig. 27

Type material.

Holotypemale, AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Jimmy’s Scrub State Forest, nr. Goomeri, 22.xi.1985, M. De Baar (MEI165194) (QM). Paratype. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: male, Bribie Island, DPI Fisheries site, [-27.055°, 153.193°], 7.x.1997, S. L. Winterton, N. Power, D. White, heathland- Acacia regrowth, Malaise trap (MEI090764) (QM).

Diagnosis.

Wing mostly hyaline; pleuron black; coxae, femora and tibia orange; abdomen black, segments 2-3 orange with dark medial patch.

Description.

Body length= 6.0-7.0 mm. Head. Frons narrower than ocellar tubercle, profile rounded above antenna, surface texture smooth, glabrous; gena with pale setae; parafacial overlain with silver pubescence; palpus brown-black; occiput glabrous, glossy black; antennal base raised; antennal length approximately equal to head; scape orange-yellow, much shorter than flagellum, scape with sparse dark setae dorsally; flagellum orange-yellow, base of flagellum without setae. Thorax. Scutum glossy black, overlain with sparse yellow setae, grey pubescence laterally; scutellum overlain with sparse grey pubescence; pleuron black, overlain with sparse silver-grey pubescence; wing largely hyaline, faint band midway; haltere knob white; coxae, femora and tibia orange; tarsi white, fore-basitarsus dark, rest of basitarsi orange. Scutal chaetotaxy: np, 5; sa, 1-2; pa, 1; dc, 2; sc, 1. Abdomen. Segments 2-3 orange with black medial patch, remaining segments black; terminalia pale.

Comments.

Pipinnipons kampmeierae sp. n. is very similar to Pipinnipons kroeberi , but can be differentiated based on coxae and abdomen colouration. The wings are only weakly infuscate rather than strongly banded infuscate as in most other species of Pipinnipons and Acupalpa . The female is unknown for this species.

Etymology.

This species is named in honour of Gail Kampmeier, in recognition of her excellent work on Therevidae bioinformatics.