Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield

Ament, Danilo César & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of three new species from Brazil, Zootaxa 4086 (1), pp. 1-87 : 19-20

Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield

( Figs. 41–44 , 149 , 201 , 261 )

Coniceromyia blomae Peterson & Arntfield, 1971: 395 , fig. 1. Refs.: Kung & Brown 2000a: 3. Holotype ♂, Mexico, Chiapas, 20–25 miles north of Huixtla (CNC; not examined).

Diagnosis (male). Circular maculation at wing apical third, except for an apical band. Foretarsomeres elongated, two dorsal setae on foretibia close to each other.

Material examined. 1♂, MEXICO: Chiapas: Yerba Buena: 16.35ºN, 96.07ºW, 8.vi.1969, 1760 m, W. Mason col. ( LACM) .

Hypopygium description ( Figs. 41–44 ). Hypopygium light brown. Epandrium extensively covered with microtrichia, with small proximal lateral areas bare; epandrial dorsal and left sutures present. Left epandrial process dorsally setose, with medially directed projection near base, a ventral lobe, subepandrial setose elevation near base ( Fig. 44 , white arrow) and subepandrial transversal elevation ( Fig. 44 , black arrow). Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with 2–4 setae. Right lobe of hypandrium could not be observed.

Geographical distribution. Southern Mexico.

Comments. Coniceromyia blomae , C. stephensoni , C. convergens and C. leucomacula are probably closely related, sharing an orange anterodorsal row of setae on the foretibia and a left epandrial process with digitiform, medially directed projection and a ventral lobe. The wing maculation pattern in C. blomae is very similar to that of C. stephensoni . These species can be distinguished as C. blomae does not have the white maculation on the forefemur anterior face.

Figures

FIGURES 41 – 44. Coniceromyia blomae hypopygium, 41. Dorsal, 42. Ventral, 43. Left lateral, 44. Right lateral.

FIGURES 139 – 157. Coniceromyia male forelegs. 139. C. affinis; 140. C. anacleti; 141. C. apechoneura; 142. C. apicalis; 143. C. apioneura sp. nov.; 144. C. atricolor; 145. C. aurantia; 146. C. auristriata; 147. C. basalis; 148. C. bilineata; 149. C. blomae; 150. C. boliviana; 151. C. brandaoi; 152. C. brevivena; 153. C. browni; 154. C. caesariata; 155. C. caliga; 156. C. ciliatipes; 157. C. convergens.

FIGURES 191 – 202. Coniceromyia male wings. 191. C. affinis; 192. C. anacleti; 193. C. apechoneura; 194. C. apicalis; 195. C. apioneura sp. nov.; 196. C. atricolor; 197. C. aurantia; 198. C. auristriata; 199. C. basalis; 200. C. bilineata; 201. C. blomae; 202. C. boliviana.

FIGURES 258 – 263. Coniceromyia male hind femur. 258. C. basalis; 259 – 260. C. bilineata; 261. C. blomae; 262 – 263. C. boliviana.