Atherigona (Acritochaeta) poecilopoda Bezzi, 1928

Couri, Marcia S., Pont, Adrian C. & Daugeron, Christophe, 2010, The Muscidae (Diptera) of New Caledonia 2503, Zootaxa 2503 (1), pp. 1-61 : 17-18

4. Atherigona (Acritochaeta) poecilopoda Bezzi , new record

Atherigona poecilopoda Bezzi, 1928: 172 . Lectotype male, Fiji: Suva, in BMNH, des. Pont (1970: 422).

Diagnosis. Presutural acrostichal setulae in 4–5 rows. Scutum conspicuously yellowish-grey dusted, with three conspicuous and well-defined brown vittae, the median one extending on to scutellum and covering most of disc. Pleura yellow and abdomen orange-yellow in ground-colour. Male hind femur with a ventral keel in apical half. Male without hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process.

Material examined: MNHN: New Caledonia: Col d’Amieu: Sarraméa, 412 m, 21°34.407S, 165°45.674E , 19.xii.2007 – 11.i.2008, piège Malaise & piège d’interception, 4 ♀, T. Théry; 420 m, 30.xi.1930, 1 ♀, D. & L. Matile (Mission D. & L. Matile , xi–xii.1983). Col de Petchecara: 15 km W of Thio , 19.ii.1978, 1 ♀, S. Shinonaga. Côte Est au sud de Hienghène: Vallée de Que , Hava, affluent de La Tinpindjé, 20 m , forêt littorale dégradée à Cyas, vii–ix.1993, 10 ♀ (1 BMNH, 1 OUMNH), P. Bouchet. Forêt de Thi : 250 m , 7.xii.1983, 1 ♀, bord de ruisseau, D. & L. Matile (Mission D. & L. Matile, xi–xii.1983). Mont Do: Bouloupari, 1022 m, 21°45.212S 166°00.011E, 22.xi. xii.2008, piège d’interception de vol, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, T. Théry. Nouméa: Anse Vata, vii.1958, 2 ♀, J. Rageau. Rivière Bleue: 310 m, 166°40'06''E 22°06'05''S, 13–28.x.1986, 1 ♀, L.B. de L., J.C. & A.S.T. Parc 4, 302a, 08–23.i.1986, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C.; Parc 5, 166b, 19.xi–04.xii.1985, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C.; 168b, 19.xi–04.xii.1985, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C.; 228a, 25.xi–08.xii.1986, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 233b, 15–29.ix.1986, 1 ♀ ( MNRJ), L.B. dL., J.C., A.S. T.; 377d , 12–25.ii.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 379a, 26.iii–09.iv.1987, 1 ♀ ( OUMNH), L.B. dL., J.C, A.S. T.. Parc 6, 43b , 08–25.xii.1986, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C.; 187a, 11–27.x.1988, 2 ♀; 253a, 15–29.ix.1986, 1 ♀, L.B. dL., J.C., A.S. T. ( BMNH); 357a , 31.i–12.ii.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; F.D.H.S [Parc 6, 160 m, forêt dense humide sempervirente sur alluvions], 421a, 29.vii–07.viii.1977, 1 ♀ ( MNRJ), L.B. dL., A.S. T.; 417a , 23–29.vii.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., A.S.T.; Maquis sur crête, 438, 07–13.vii.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 477a, 09–22.iv.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 447b, 1 ♀; 450b, 21.v–08.vi.1987, 1 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 452, 20–31.i.1987, 2 ♀, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.; 375a, P5, 13–16.vi.1987, 2 ♂, L.B.dL., J.C., A.S.T.

MHNG: New Caledonia: Col d’Amieu : Sarraméa, 609 m, 21°34.914S, 165°46.376E, Malaise trap, 29.iii– 24.iv.2006, 2 ♀, and 10.iv–21.iv.2006, 2 ♀, C. Mille .

BPBM: New Caledonia: Anse Vata: 15.xi.1958, 1 ♂, 7 ♀, C.R. Joyce; 2.xi.1958, 2 ♀. Beach near La Foa: 28.xi.1958, 2 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Up Boulari R. [Road]: 17.xi.1958, 4 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Col de Mouirance: 200–300 m, 5.ii.1971, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Col de Ho : 11.ii.1963, Malaise trap, 1 ♀, C.M. Yoshimoto & N.L.H. Krauss. Col de la Pirogue: 330 m, 21.iii.1963, 1 ♀, C.M. Yoshimoto. Col des Roussettes: 450–550 m, ex fresh human excrement, 4–6.ii.1963, 1 ♀, J.L. Gressitt. La Crouen : 150 m, Malaise trap, 20–22.iii.1968, 1 ♂, J.L. Gressitt & T.C. Maa. Mt. Koghi: 500 m, 23–27.viii.1967, 2 ♀, M. Sedlacek. In mts up Boulari R. [Road]: 3–4.xi.1958, 13 ♀, C.R. Joyce. In mts [= mountains] above Ouaco: 20.x.1958, 1 ♂, 31 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Nouméa: I.F.O., Anse Vata, 1.iv.1956, 1 ♀, J. Rageau. Plaine des Lacs: 30.x.1958, 10 ♀, C.R. Joyce; bait traps, 5.xi.1958, 1 ♂, 10 ♀, C.R. Joyce; Plaine des Lacs area, fly trap (bait: human excrement), 5.xi.1958, 49 ♀ (2 each BMNH & OUMNH), C.R. Joyce. Plateau de Dogny : 20.xi.1958, 9 ♂ (1 each BMNH & OUMNH), 66 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Pouebo: light trap, 22 & 23.i.1964, 2 ♀, R. Straatman; light trap, 26–30.i.1964, 4 ♀, R. Straatman; 100 m, excreta, 27.i.1964, 3 ♀, R. Straatman; 10 km S, 400 m, light trap, 24.i.1964, 1 ♀, R. Straatman. Robinson: near Nouméa, 20–100 m, 11.xii.1983, 1 ♂, N.L.H. Krauss. Tao: 8–10.ii.1963, Malaise trap, 1 ♀, C.M. Yoshimoto & N.L.H. Krauss. Thio: 11.xi.1958, 1 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Yahoue: 20.ii.1963, 1 ♂, C.M. Yoshimoto & N.L.H. Krauss; ii.1978, 1 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss; 60–100 m, ii.1980, 2 ♀, N.L.H. Krauss. Yate: 30.x.1958, 3 ♀, C.R. Joyce. Yiambi: NE, 1–50 m, 15.x.1967, 1 ♀, J. & M. Sedlacek. Loyalty Islands: Lifou: We, 16– 18.ii.1963, 1 ♀, C.M. Yoshimoto .

Comments. This is the first record of the species from New Caledonia. This is one of the few muscid species we found among the material from MNHN collected in maquis.

Distribution. Fiji, New Caledonia ( New Caledonia, Loyalty Is). Other Pacific records given by Pont (1989) are based either on misidentifications or on unlabelled specimens that had been misplaced in the BMNH collection.