Udamochiras, Enderlein, 1912

Brown, Brian V., 2004, Revision of the subgenus Udamochiras of Melaloncha beekilling flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Metopininae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140 (1), pp. 1-42 : 13

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00086.x

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10545545

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1C4A482B-3E38-4F08-FD48-3CDBFE2BFAE2

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Carolina

scientific name

Udamochiras
status

 

REVISION OF UDAMOCHIRAS BEE-KILLING FLIES 13

seta most evident on tergite 2. Venter of abdomen whitish-yellow. Ovipositor relatively tubular, with dorsomedial carina, relatively straight. In dorsal view, lateral setae of ovipositor large, relatively fine, widely spaced. Ventrally, ovipositor with short, fine, sparse setae. Surface of ovipositor with faint, irregular, reticulate sculpturing.

Geographical distribution. Costa Rica.

Etymology. Latin adjective, referring to the relatively short carina compared to M. carinata .

Holotype. ♀, COSTA RICA: San José: Zurquí de Moravia , ix.1991, P. Hanson, Malaise trap, 1600 m [ LACM ENT 093434 View Materials ]( LACM).

Paratypes. COSTA RICA: San José: Zurquí de Moravia , 1♀, iv.1991, 1♀, vi.1992, P. Hanson, Malaise trap, 1600 m ( INBC, LACM) .

LACM

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

INBC

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

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