Eibesfeldtphora inornata Uribe & Brown

Uribe, Soraya, Brown, Brian V., Bragança, Marcos A. L., Queiroz, Jarbas M. & Nogueira, Carlos A., 2014, New species of Eibesfeldtphora Disney (Diptera: Phoridae) and a new key to the genus, Zootaxa 3814 (3), pp. 443-450 : 444

Eibesfeldtphora inornata Uribe & Brown new species

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Diagnosis. This species differs from others in lacking lateral lobes of the oviscape, and in having a greatly enlarged stylet. Also, like E. mexicanae , it lacks the dorsal foretibial palisade.

Description. Female. Body length 1.9 – 2.1mm. Apex of foretarsomere 5 not narrowed. Foretibia without dorsal longitudinal row of enlarged setulae (palisade). Costa 0.38–0.41 wing length. Oviscape without lateral lobes. Stylet greatly enlarged, heavily sclerotized.

Derivation of specific epithet. The name refers to the oviscape without ornaments (lobes).

Material examined. Holotype. ♀, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Viçosa, 20.75°S, 42.88°W, xi.2011, M. Bragança, over Atta sexdens [ LACM ENT 305116] ( MZSP). Paratypes. 2 ♀, same data as holotype ( LACM); 1♀, Brazil,Amazonas, Pres. Figueiredo, REBio Uatumã, Fora, 1.7895°S, 59.2737°W, 22.x.2008, C. A. Nogueira, over Atta sexdens ( INPA).

Field observations. Holotype and paratypes was captured flying over and attacking workers of Atta sexdens .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 2. Eibesfeldtphora female terminalia. 1. Eibesfeldtphora trifurcata n. sp., oviscape, left lateral; 2. Eibesfeldtphora inornata n. sp., oviscape and stylet, dorsal.