Coniceromyia valdesi Kung

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) : 58-59

Coniceromyia valdesi Kung

( Figs. 135–138 , 189 , 242 , 315– 316 )

Coniceromyia valdesi Kung, 2009: 54 , figs. 4, 11–12, 16, 19 –22, 26; Morphbank images 477868, 477869, 477870. Holotype ♂, Colombia, Putumayo, PNN La Paya (IAVH; not examined).

Diagnosis (male). Vein M 2 interrupted midway of its extension; oval patch of dense microtrichia posterior to M 2; CuA 1 concave along its entire extension.

Material examined. Paratypes: 4 ♂, COLOMBIA: Putumayo: PNN LA Paya: Cab. Viviano, 0.12 ºS, 74.93 ºW, 30.xi– 15.xii. 2001, Malaise trap, 320m, E. Lozano col. (LACM). New material: COLOMBIA: 2 ♂, Amazonas: Amacayacu Mocagua, 3.82 ºS, 70.26 ºW, 14–21.viii. 2000, Malaise trap, A. Parente col. (LACM); 1 ♂, Vaupés: Est. Biol. Mosiro-Itajura (Caparú) Igapo, 1.07 ºN, 69.52 ºW, 1–9.ii. 2003, Malaise trap, 60m, J. Pinzón col. (LACM); 2 ♂, Vichada: PNN El Tuparro: Pie Cerro Tomas, 5.35 ºN, 67.85 ºW, 1–12.v. 2001, Malaise trap, 250m, W. Villalba col. (LACM); ECUADOR: 1 ♂, Napo: Yasuni NP: Puce Station, 0.63 ºS, 76.6 ºW, 3–20.xi. 1998, Malaise trap, T. Pape & B. Viklund col. (LACM).

Geographical distribution. Colombia and Ecuador.

Comments. The hypopygium of Coniceromyia valdesi ( Figs. 135–138 ) is nearly identical to that of C. piricornis , so it is not described here.

Figures

FIGURES 135 – 138. Coniceromyia valdesi hypopygium, 135. Dorsal, 136. Ventral, 137. Left lateral, 138. Right lateral.

FIGURES 174 – 190. Coniceromyia male forelegs. 174. C. mexicana; 175. C. neofusca, sp. nov.; 176. C. parvicornis; 177. C. pilicoxa; 178. C. pilipleura; 179. C. piricornis; 180. C. plaumanni; 181. C. reina; 182. C. sakaii; 183. C. sanctaetheresae; 184. C. setitarsalis; 185. C. stephensoni; 186. C. striativena; 187. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 188. C. truncata; 189. C. valdesi; 190. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 239 – 243. Coniceromyia male wings. 239. C. striativena; 240. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 241. C. truncata; 242. C. valdesi; 243. C. vespertilio.

FIGURES 312 – 317. Coniceromyia male hind femur. 312. C. tanycrossa sp. nov.; 313 – 314. C. truncata; 315 – 316. C. valdesi (modified from Kung 2009); 317. C. vespertilio.