Dohrniphora taura, Brown & Kung, 2010

Brown, Brian V. & Kung, Giar-Ann, 2010, 2699, Zootaxa 2699, pp. 1-142 : 15

Dohrniphora taura sp. n.

( Figs 13–14, 331–332)

Species recognition. This species is most similar to D. filaris , D. sinuicoxa , and D. berezovskiyi , but differs from all by the two-pronged hypandrial process.

Description. Body length: 1.88–2.63 mm. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae slightly concave. Flagellomere 1 rounded-oval, brown. Palpus of normal size, orange. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta three-quarters length of posterior seta. Pleuron brown. Mean costal length 0.5 wing length, range 0.49–0.51. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown, except hind femur darker posterodorsally. Forecoxa in lateral view yellowish-brown. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa dark brown. Hind coxa whitish-yellow. Hind coxal lobe yellow, only slightly developed. Posterior face of hind femur with narrow, freely-ending ventral process; near base of process with few ventrally-pointed, strongly curved setulae; more basally with toothlike process; near mid-depth with five ventrally-pointed setulae ( Figs 13–14). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 dark brown, tergites 2–6 dark brown. Venter of abdomen gray, with few longer setae on segment 5. Male terminalia dark brown, except cercus yellow; right lobe of hypandrium with bifurcate process ( Figs 331–332).

Distribution. Lowlands of Central American and northwestern South America.

Derivation of specific epithet. Feminine version of the Latin taurus for bull, referring to the hornlike processes of the hypandrium.

Holotype. ♂, COSTA RICA: Heredia: La Selva Biological Station , 23–26.v.1988, B.V. Brown, Malaise trap, SSO 50, 40m, primary forest [ LACM ENT 095282 ] ( LACM).

Paratypes. COSTA RICA: Heredia: La Selva Biological Station , 4♂, 23–26.v.1988, B.V. Brown, Malaise trap, SSO 50, 40m, primary forest ( LACM, MCZC, MUCR, USNM) , 2♂, 1.xii.1993, ALAS, Malaise trap M/ 15/289 ( INBC) . PANAMA: Zone, Barro Colorado Island , 9.17°N, 79.83°W, 2♂, 17–24.vii.1996, J. Pickering, Malaise trap #6711 ( MIUP) .

Other material examined. 205♂ specimens from the following localities: COLOMBIA: Cauca: PNN Gorgona; Chocó: PNN Utría; Valle de Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste: Estación Pitilla; Heredia: La Selva Biological Station; Puntarenas: 24 km W Piedras Blancas [= 24 km W Chacarita], 3 km SW Rincon, Sirena ; San José: Braulio Carrillo NP. ECUADOR: Carchi: Chical. PANAMA: Canal Zone: Barro Colorado Island .