taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A54345C638724BBC688F1837D7F964.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Postpedicel rounded distally; scutellum without setulae, dorsally subshiny, covered with fine pubescence; lower calypter with very short lobe, scarcely larger than area of axillary lobe (McAlpine, 2001).	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
03A54345C638724BBF5689823371FDA6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: two orbital setae; face without medial carina; arista micropubescent; scutellum bare; mid tibia with one large terminal ventral spur, longer than tibial diameter, any additional spurs very small; stem vein setose dorsally on base of Rs before level of humeral; cua cell bare or with a microtrichose only along anterior margin and distally; lower calypter reduced, not or only slightly larger than that of alula; female with abdominal tergite 3 much longer than tergites 4 – 5 (McAlpine, 2001, 2015).	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
03A54345C6387249BC688E4B3056F89F.taxon	description	Head: (Figs. 1 a-c) frons rectangular, longer than wider, dark brown; two orbital setae, of same size, inner vertical seta convergent, outer vertical seta divergent; ocellar setae reduced, divergent; postocellar setae reduced, erect; silver pruinescence on fronto-orbital plate, parafacialia, and postgena; pedicel dark brown; postpedicel 2.5 times height of pedicel, covered by whitish microtrichia; arista longer than face, micropubescent; face dark brown; gena about 1 / 5 height of eye; clypeus dark brown, short, about height of pedicel; palpus dark brown; proboscis dark brown. Thorax: (Figs.: 1 a – 1 b, and 1 d) scutum with dark blue-green metallic luster, with lateral borders dark brown; one postpronotal seta; two notopleural setae; one supra-alar seta; one intra-alar seta; one postalar seta; one prescutellar acrostichal seta; one prescutellar dorsocentral seta; scutellum dark brown, flat, V-shaped in dorsal view; three scutellar setae, of same size; one anepisternal seta. Legs: coxae yellowish; femora yellowish; tibiae and tarsi dark brown; fore coxa with four setae at distal border of ventral surface; fore femur with row of long setae on distal half ventrally; mid coxa with five setae on ventral surface; mid tibia with one apical spur; hind coxa with two setae on posterior surface, and one seta on anterior surface. Wings (Fig. 1 d): hyaline; costal stripe broad, dark brown, covering the cells sc, r 1, r 2 + 3, and r 4 + 5, with one hyaline triangular mark at r-m level, and one hyaline band on cell r 4 + 5; one light brown band on apex of discal cell, covering dm-m; Sc straight, incomplete but ending near C; R 1 straight; R 2 + 3 sinuous at r-m level; second segment of M 1 sinuous; Rs with fine microtrichia dorsally; R 1 and R 4 + 5 setulose dorsally; lower calypter reduced to linear fringe; halter with base of rod brown, apical part and knob pale yellow. Abdomen: (Fig. 1 e) oval; dark brown, with metallic blue green luster; sparsely covered by whitish microtrichia; female with tergite 3 longer than tergites 4 – 5; male tergite 5 with three lateral marginal setae. Male terminalia: (Figs. 2 a-d) in lateral view, epandrium round, covered by setae (Fig. 2 a); cercus globose, covered by setae; lateral as long as epandrium, with setae at apex; inner surstylus shorter than lateral surstylus; one apical prensiseta, fang like in ventral view (Fig. 2 b); cercus bilobate; ejaculatory apodeme fanlike (Fig. 2 c); aedeagus cylindrical; preglans reduced; glans well developed, half as wide as long, without process or lobe; terminal filaments Y-shaped, unequal size, the longer one about the same width of glans; (Fig. 2 d). Female terminalia: (Fig. 2 e) oviscape conical, length and width similar; taenia longer than oviscape; eversible membrane with scale-like denticles; sternite 8 narrow and pointed; cercus fused, with two setae; three (2 + 1) spermathecae, drop-like, atrium reduced, basal disc absent. Sexual dimorphism Substantial sexual dimorphism was not observed in the specimens studied.	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
03A54345C6387249BC688E4B3056F89F.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material: Holotype female and six paratypes, two males and four females, all deposited at the Natural History Museum, London. Holotype. (1): Stn. No. | 78; (2): NEW GUINEA: | Madang Dist., | Finisterre Mts. | Moro C 5550 ft. 30. x- 15. xi. 1964; (3): M. E. Bacchus. | B. M. 1965 - 120; (4): NHMUK 013444736 | Qr code; (5): Bama | dichroma | det. J. P. V. Rodrigues, 2023; (6): HOLOTYPE (female). Paratypes with same data as holotype, except: (4) NHMUK 013444733, and (6) PARATYPE (female); (4) NHMUK 013444734, and (6) PARATYPE (female); (4) NHMUK 013444735, and (6) PARATYPE (female); (4) NHMUK 013444737, and (6) PARATYPE (male); (4) NHMUK 013444738, and (6) PARATYPE (female); (4) NHMUK 013444740, and (6) PARATYPE (male).	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
03A54345C6387249BC688E4B3056F89F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Finisterre Mountains (Fig. 3).	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
03A54345C6387249BC688E4B3056F89F.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The epithet dichroma is formed from the union of di = two and chroma = color, Greek, an allusion of the wing pattern, half wing dark brown and half hyaline. Gender neutral.	en	Rodrigues, João Paulo Vinicios, Mello, Ramon Luciano, Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de (2024): A new species of Bama McAlpine (Diptera, Platystomatidae) from New Guinea. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240032) 68 (3): 1-5, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0032, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0032
