Apotropina conopsea (Duda, 1934)

Ang, Yuchen, Lumbers, James & Riccardi, Paula R., 2023, A conspectus of Australian Apotropina (Diptera, Chloropidae) with the description of two new species, ZooKeys 1187, pp. 261-299 : 261

Apotropina conopsea (Duda, 1934)

Fig. 9A-D

Parahippelates conopseus Duda, 1934: 45.

Lasiopleura (Lasiopleura) conopsea : Malloch 1936: 23; 1940: 273.

Type locality and distribution.

Australia: Queensland (Cairns).

Examined material.

Syntype ♀ Label transcription: “”Holotypus”.

Taxonomic notes.

This testaceous species is distinctive for its deep gena, relatively small eyes, long dark geniculate proboscis (Fig. 9A, B ) and strongly projected frons (Fig. 9C ). Originally described in detail by Duda (1934) based on five specimens (2♂, 3♀), with Malloch (1936) adding more details. Chaetotaxy as observed: no vibrissae; 3 strong proclinate interfrontal setae; 2 postpronotal setae; 2 scapular setae; 1+1 notopleural setae; weak biseriate divergent acrostichal row; 1+3 dorsocentral setae; 1+1 supra-alar setae; postalar and intrapostalar setae present; scutellum with 1 discal setula; katepisternal seta missing/indistinct. Note that Malloch (1940) stated the type locality (being N. Territory: Darwin) in error, which should be Queensland instead. Original description and subsequent taxonomic notes in Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 9. Apotropina conopsea (Duda) syntype ♀ (5 c 8591) A habitus, right lateral view B habitus, left lateral view C habitus, dorsal view D specimen labels.