Coniceromyia parallela sp. nov.

(Figs. 5E, 8 C’, 15E, 21F–G, 25F, 28D)

Diagnosis (male). Wing vein M 1 approximately straight, directed posteriorly; M 2 mostly concave, ending close to M 1 (Fig. 15E).

Material examined. Holotype ♂, COLOMBIA: Amazonas: Amacayacu NP: Mocagua, 3.82ºS, 70.26ºW, 14–21.viii.2000, Malaise trap, A. Parente col. (IAVH) [LACM ENT 134014] . Paratypes: 2♂, same as holotype but 27.viii–2.ix.1997, M. Sharkey col.; 1♂, same but 3–5.ix.1997; 1♂, same but 3.68°S, 70.25°W, 150m, 1–10.iii.2004, T. Pape col.; 1♂, Meta: PNN Macarena: Caño Curía, 3.35°N, 73.93°W, 13–30.ix.2004, Malaise trap, 493m, W. Villalba col . COSTA RICA: 4♂, Puntarenas: Coopemarti, 8.63°N, 83.47°W, ii.1991, Malaise trap, 30m, P. Hanson col. GUYANA: 2♂, Rupununi: Kurupukari, 4.07°N, 58.67°W, 11–16.x.1990, Malaise trap, 200m, L. Coote, B. Hubley col.

Description. Male. Body length, 2.5 mm. Head. Frons brown, sparsely setulose, with well-defined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 orange, conical-elongate. Arista apical, slightly longer than flagellomere 1. Palpus yellowish-brown. Gena with two setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum and pleural regions yellowish-brown; anepisternum dorsally setulose. Legs yellowish-brown. Foretibia with two small dorsal setae and anterodorsal row of strong setulae. Foremetatarsus with anterior subtle excavation, anteroapical setulose process, and seta at base of excavation (Fig. 8 C’). Foremetatarsus ratio 0.3. Posterior face of hind femur with broad basoventral group of tiny blunt setulae, dorsal setulae thicker (Fig. 21 F–G). Hind femur height/length ratio 0.36. Hind tibia with two dorsal setae in basal half. Wing (Fig. 15E). Costa swollen, 0.48 of the wing length; R 2+3 absent; M 1 approximately straight, directed posteriorly; M 2 mostly concave, ending close to M 1, CuA 1 -M 2 /M 2 -M 1 ratio 1.94; CuA 1 approximately straight. Halter yellowish-brown. Abdomen. Tergite 1 yellowish brown; tergites two to five dark brown, lighter medially and posteriorly; tergite 6 dark brown, lighter posteriorly. Hypopygium yellowish-brown (Figs. 25F). Left epandrial process dorsally setose, with a group of subepandrial setae close to hypoproct, without conspicuous processes. Margin of right lobe of hypandrium without lateral projection. Hypoproct with two setae.

Distribution. Costa Rica to West and North of Amazonia (Fig. 28D).

Etymology. Name derived from the Greek root parallelos (side by side equidistantly), referring to the relative position of wing veins M 1 and M 2.