Atherigona (Atherigona) bidens Hennig, 1973

Couri, Marcia S., Pont, Adrian C. & Daugeron, Christophe, 2010, The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503, Zootaxa 2503 (1), pp. 1-61 : 15

1. Atherigona (Atherigona) bidens Hennig , new record

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Atherigona tridens ssp. bidens Hennig, 1952: 67 . Holotype male, Endeh, Flores Island, Indonesia, in DEI (type seen by Pont, 1986b: 37).

Diagnosis. Frontal vitta dark. Palpus yellow. Male fore femur yellow or weakly darkened; fore tarsomeres 2–4 with short to moderately long anterior to anterodorsal hairs (Figs 148–149 in Pont, 1986b). Male hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process as in Figs 1–4 (see also Figs 150–159 in Pont, 1986b). Female tergite 8 and sternite 7 as in Pont (1986b: Figs 160–164); sternite 6 2.0–2.5 times as long as broad. See also Pont & Magpayo (1995).

Material examined: BPBM: New Caledonia: Gomen : 23.i.1969, 2 ♂, N.L.H. Krauss. Nouméa: viiviii.1940, 1 ♂, no collector named; 7.iv.1945, 1 ♀, H.E. Milliron; 15.v.1945, 8 ♀, H.E. Milliron; beaten ex lantana, 21.vii.1940, 2 ♀, F.X. Williams; hills behind Nouméa, 17.vii.1940, 2 ♀, F.X.Williams .

Comments. This is the first record of this species from New Caledonia. For a full description and illustrations, see Pont (1986b). See also Pont & Magpayo (1995) for further notes and illustrations.

Distribution. Australia (ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, WA), Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara), Norfolk Island, PNG ( PNG); Oriental Region.

Figures

FIGURES 1–16. 1–4. Atherigona bidens Hennig, male terminalia. 1. Hypopygial prominence, dorsal view. 2. Male hypopygial prominence, lateral view. 3. Male trifoliate process, posterior view. 4. Male trifoliate process, lateral view. 5– 8. Atherigona oryzae Malloch, male terminal. 5. Hypopygial prominence, dorsal view. 6. Hypopygial prominence, lateral view. 7. Trifoliate process, posterior view. 8. Trifoliate process, lateral view. 9–12. Atherigona simplex (Thomson), male terminalia. 9. Hypopygial prominence, dorsal view. 10. Hypopygial prominence, lateral view. 11. Trifoliate process, posterior view. 12. Trifoliate process, lateral view. 13–16. Atherigona tibiseta Malloch, male terminalia. 13. Hypopygial prominence, dorsal view. 14. Hypopygial prominence, lateral view. 15. Trifoliate process, posterior view. 16. Trifoliate process, lateral view. Scale bar: 0.1mm