Coniceromyia litopoda, Ament & Kung & Brown, 2020

Ament, Danilo César, Kung, Giar-Ann & Brown, Brian V., 2020, Forty-one new species of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), an identification key, and new distributional records for the species of the genus, Zootaxa 4830 (1), pp. 1-61 : 26

Coniceromyia litopoda sp. nov.

( Figs. 4C , 8U , 14I , 20 C–D, 24V, 27K)

Diagnosis (male). Anepisternum dorsally setulose, foremetatarsus short, not excavated, without differentiated setae ( Fig. 8U ).

Material examined. Holotype ♂, COLOMBIA: Putumayo: PNN La Paya: Cabaña Viviano , 0.12ºN, 74.93ºW, 1–15.xi.2001, Malaise trap, 320m, R. Cobete col. ( IAVH) [LACM ENT 180737] . Paratypes: 4♂, same data as holotype ; 3♂, same but 15–30.x.2001; 5♂, same but 30.xi–15.xii.2001, E. Lozano col. BRAZIL: 1♂, Amapá: Serra do Navio: Ig. Cachaço , 0°52’ 49.8°N 52°01’05.6”W, 20.xi.2014, J.A. Rafael & F.F. Xavier Filho col. ( INPA) ; 1♂, Amazonas: Tefé: Várzea , 3°19’45”S 64°41’13”W, 3–17.xii.2016, Malaise trap, J.A. Oliveira, D.M.M. Mendes & J.A. Rafael col. ( INPA) ; 1♂, Rondônia: Porto Velho: Área caiçara, 9°26’S 64°49’W, 29.iii–6.iv.2012, R.R. Silva & E.Z. Albuquerque col. ( MZUSP) ; 2♂, Rondônia: Guajará-Mirim: Rio Ouro Preto: Bananal , 10°58’23”S 65°05’39”W, 20–27.x.1995, Malaise trap, J.A. Rafael & A.L. Henriques col. ( INPA) .

Description. Male. Body length, 1.7 mm. Head. Frons brown, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, conical slightly elongate. Arista apical, slightly longer than flagellomere 1. Palpus light brown. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum, and pleural regions brown; anepisternum dorsally setulose. Legs yellowish-brown. Foretibia with two to three dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus short, not excavated, with anteroapical setulose process and no differentiated setae ( Fig. 8U ). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.47. Hind femur with two basoventral bands of tiny blunt setulae, dorsal band setulae stronger and thicker ( Figs. 20 C–D). Hind femur height/length ratio, 0.4. Hind tibia with one dorsal seta in basal half. Wing ( Fig. 14I ). Costa swollen, 0.36 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent; M 1 concave, curved posteriorly at apex; M 2 slightly sinuous at basal half, slightly concave at distal half, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.8; CuA 1 sinuous. Halter white.

Abdomen. Tergites brown, with shining pubescence. Hypopygium relatively large, light brown ( Figs. 24V ). Left epandrial process dorsally setose, curved medially near apex, with ventral lobe and subepandrial group of setae near its base. Margin of right lobe of hypandrium without lateral projection. Hypoproct with two setae.

Distribution. Widespread in Amazonia ( Fig. 27K ).

Etymology. Name derived from the Greek roots litos (plain, simple) and podos (foot), referring to the foremetatarsus of this species.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Habitus of the holotypes of new species of Coniceromyia, continuation (scale bars=1mm). A. C. inflata, B. C. leia, C. C. litopoda, D. C. luna, E. C. maculata, F. C. megalosoma.

FIGURE 8. Male foremetatarsus of new species of Coniceromyia (scale bars=0.1mm). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda, G. C. camptoneura, H. C. chrysopa, I. C. circulata, J. C. cladopyga, K. C. crassivena, L. C. dasypoda, M. C. deltopoda, N. C. diadela, O. C. diffusa, P. C. dolichopoda, Q. C. hadrochaeta, R. C. hirtipenna, S. C. inflata, T. C. leia, U. C. litopoda, V. C. luna, W. C. maculata, X. C. megalosoma, Y. C. memorialis, Z. C. niemeyeri, A’. C. numerosa, B’. C. ochyrosticha, C’. C. parallela, D’. C. pectinella.

FIGURE 14. Wings of the males of Coniceromyia new species, continuation. A. C. deltopoda, B. C. diadela, C. C. diffusa, D. C. dolichopoda, E. C. hadrochaeta, F. C. hirtipenna, G. C. inflata, H. C. leia, I. C. litopoda, J. C. luna, K. C. maculata, L. C. megalosoma.

FIGURE 20. Hind femora of the males of Coniceromyia new species, continuation (scale bars on figures of the entire femur=0.3 mm, on figures of ventrobasal part of the femur=0.1 mm). A–B. C. leia, C–D. C. litopoda, E–F. C. luna, G–H. C. maculata, I. C. megalosoma, J. C. memorialis

FIGURE 24. Hypopygia of Coniceromyia new species in right lateral view (except figure J which is left lateral view). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. anisocrossa, C. C. balbiae, D. C. bellatula, E. C. bisetosa, F. C. brachypoda, G. C. camptoneura, H. C. chrysopa, I. C. circulata, J. C. cladopyga in left lateral view, K. C. cladopyga in right lateral view, L. C. crassivena, M. C. dasypoda, N. C. deltopoda, O. C. diadela, P. C. diffusa, Q. C. dolichopoda, R. C. hadrochaeta, S. C. hirtipenna, T. C. inflata, U. C. leia, V. C. litopoda, W. C. luna, X. C. maculata.

FIGURE 27. Distributional records of Coniceromyia new species (species known from a single or close localities were not illustrated. Squares=holotype, circles=other specimens). A. C. amazonensis, B. C. bellatula, C. C. bisetosa, D. C. brachypoda, E. C. cladopyga, F. C. dasypoda, G. C. deltopoda, H. C. diffusa, I. C. hadrochaeta, J. C. hirtipenna, K. C. litopoda, L. C. luna, M. C. maculata.