Dohrniphora bugenitalis, Brown & Kung, 2010

Brown, Brian V. & Kung, Giar-Ann, 2010, 2699, Zootaxa 2699, pp. 1-142 : 28-30

publication ID

1175­5334

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10239452

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF3E8785-FF97-6B2C-06CD-FA67FCD3FEEF

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Dohrniphora bugenitalis
status

sp. nov.

Dohrniphora bugenitalis View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 45–46)

Species recognition. This species differs from the similar D. megobscena by the pattern of peglike setae on the posterior face of the hind femur, which is a ventral line and more distal group.

Description. Body length: 1.2 mm. Head: Frons brown, second row of setae straight. Flagellomere 1 rounded-oval, light brown. Palpus of normal size, yellow. Thorax: Scutum light brown. Scutellum light brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta one-third length of posterior seta. Pleuron light brown to yellowishbrown ventrally. Costa 0.55 wing length. Halter light brown. Legs mostly yellow. Forecoxa in lateral view yellow. Foretibia with 3 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres 1–4 enlarged, flattened. Midcoxa yellow. Hind coxa yellow. Hind coxal lobe light brown, round, elongate. Posterior face of hind femur with well-spaced, relatively long peglike setae in single ventral row and scattered, more dorsal loose group ( Figs 45–46). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 brown, with tergites 2 and 6 light brown anteriorly. Venter of abdomen whitish-yellow, with sparse setae. Male terminalia with epandrium light brown to yellow, hypandrium brown, cercus yellow.

Distribution. Known from a single site in Amazonian South America.

Derivation of specific epithet. From Latin words for large (bu -) and genitalia, referring to the enlarged male genitalia.

Holotype. ♂, COLOMBIA: Amazonas : Amacayacu NP, Matamata, 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 27.iii–3.iv.2000, A. Parente, Malaise trap CAP-78 [ LACM ENT 073400 View Materials ] ( IAVH). GoogleMaps

LACM

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

IAVH

Instituto de Ivestigacion de los Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

Genus

Dohrniphora

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