Bothroprosopa, Schmitz, 1939

Ament, Danilo César, 2017, Phylogeny of Phorinae sensu latu (Diptera: Phoridae) inferred from a morphological analysis with comprehensive taxon sampling and an uncommon method of character coding, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181 (1), pp. 151-188 : 184

Bothroprosopa -group

The re-delimitation of the Bothroprosopa -group according to the present phylogeny includes Wharia , Minicosta , a new genus from New Caledonia, Palpocrates , Ceratoplatus , Ceratusa , Cyphometopis , Tonnoirina , Tarsocrates and Bothroprosopa . All, besides Ceratusa and Cyphometopis , are from New Zealand or nearby localities. The main advancements made in this work were the recognition that Wharia , Minicosta , Ceratusa and Cyphometopis are part of this group and the identification of synapomorphies of the Bothroposopa -group and characters that indicate its close relationship to Gymnoptera , Tapantia and other genera. The group is characterized by having elongated aristomeres, projected gena and epandria that come into contact under the hypoproct, although some members do not possess all of these characteristics.

Within the Bothroprosopa -group, there is an interesting series of frontal modifications, which are possibly related. These include the shortening of the frontal height, loss of fronto-orbital setae in some taxa, and projection of the first flagellomere over the frons in Ceratoplatus + Ceratusa + Cyphometopis .