Ostracocoelia mirabilis Giglio-Tos 1893: 11
Ceratitoedaspis palpalis Aczél 1953: 111
Ostracocoelia palpalis : Foote 1980: 39
Ceratitoedaspis palpalis Aczél
O. mirabilis Giglio-Tos. Among
New genera, species and host plant records of Nearctic and Neotropical Tephritidae (Diptera) 2398
Norrbom, Allen L.
Sutton, Bruce D.
Steck, Gary J.
Monzón, José
Zootaxa
2010
2010-03-12
2398
1
65
6TD6H
Giglio-Tos
Giglio-Tos. Among
1893
[151,568,1701,1727]
Insecta
Tephritidae
Ostracocoelia
Animalia
Diptera
27
28
Arthropoda
species
mirabilis
Ostracocoelia mirabilis Giglio-Tos 1893: 11( Type ♀(IMZ), Mexico; not examined). Ceratitoedaspis palpalis Aczél 1953: 111( Holotype ♂(USNM), Guatemala: Yepocapa; examined). New synonymy. Ostracocoelia palpalis: Foote 1980: 39. Ceratitoedaspis palpalisAczélis here considered a new junior synonym of O. mirabilisGiglio-Tos. Amongthe examined specimens there is variation in the size of the nonmicrotrichose shiny area on the anepisternum (generally smaller in Mexican specimens), the color of the anepisternal setulae (paler in some Mexican specimens), the size of the subapical marginal hyaline spot in cell r 2+3, and the subapical hyaline markings of cell
r 4+5(usually absent or minute; longer and isolated in the two Chiapas specimens; connected to marginal spot in cell r 2+ 3in one femalefrom Zurquí, Costa Rica, which also has a tiny apical marginal spot in r 4+5), but all of these characters intergrade and all of the specimens examined appear to be conspecific.
Biology.One male was reared from an elongate, tapered stem gall on Ageratina mairetiana(DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.( Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) at Angangueo, Michoacán, Mexicoand a similar gall from which an adult had already eclosed was found near Huitzilac, Morelos. Noel Krauss also reared two adultsof this species from stem galls on an undetermined plant in Morelos.
Material examined. COSTA RICA: [unspecified locality], 1920, P. Serre, 1♀( MNHNP). Guanacaste: Parque Nacional Guanacaste, SW side Volcan Cacao, Estación Cacao, LN 323300 375700, 1000–1400 m, Sep 1989, R. Blanco& C. Chaves, 1♂(INBio INBioCRI000027227); W side Volcan Orosi, Estación Maritza, LN 326900 373000, 600 m, Aug 1990, 1♂(INBio INBioCRI000253548); 9 kmS of Santa Cecilia, Estación Pitilla, LN 330200 380200, 700 m, 24 Aug–11 Sep 1992, P. Rios, 1♀(INBio INBioCRI000831958); 6 kmS Santa Cecilia, Finca Laoiciga, LN 332400 380400, 500 m, 6–28 Jan 1992, P. Rios, 1♂(INBio INBioCRI001111267); Río Naranjo, 3 kmSE of [ 10°40'N 85°4'W], 16–31 Aug 1993, F. D. Parker, 1♀( USU USNMENT00213119); same, 20–29 Nov. 1991, 1♀( USU USNMENT00213120). San José: Zurquí de Moravia, 10°3'N 84°1'W, 1600 m, Malaise trap, May 1992, P. Hanson, 2♂ 1♀( USNM USNMENT00213282–84); same, Aug 1995, 2♀( USNM USNMENT00048618, USNMENT00048629), 1♂ 1♀( UCRSJ USNMENT00048623, USNMENT00048630); same, Dec 1995, 1♀(INBio). GUATEMALA: Chimaltenango: Yepocapa, Aug 1949, H. T. Dalmat, ♂ holotypeof Ceratitoedaspis palpalis( USNM USNMENT00213109); Huehuetenango: Sierralos Cuchumatanes, Aquacatán, ~ 3.75 kmNE of, 15.36845°N 91.28866°W, 2210 m, oak forest, ovipositing on possibly Ageratinasp., 6–8 Jun 2009, G. J. Steck, B. D. Sutton& J. Monzón, 1♀( FSCA). MEXICO: Chiapas: Teopisca, 10 mi.E of, 2 May 1969, J. E. H. Martin, 1♂( CNC USNMENT00213117); Tuxtla Gutierrez, 1000ft., 3 May 1959, H. E. Evans, 1♂( CUI USNMENT00212829). Chihuahua: Sierra Madre Occidental, La Bufa, 4 Jul 1972, D. Giuliani, 1♂( CAS USNMENT00213110). Distrito Federal: Mexico City, May 1917, R. Muller, 1♂( USNM USNMENT00213112). Michoacán: Angangueo[ 19°37'N 100°18'W], 2–4 kmN of, emerged 20 Apr 1992reared ex elongate stem gall on Ageratina mairetiana(91M40) coll. 4–5 Sep 1991, A. L. Norrbom, 1♂with gall ( USNM USNMENT00213118). Morelos: Amecuzac, 5 kmSW of, 1030 m, 21 Jun 1979, J. Butze, 1♂( CNC USNMENT00213115); Cuernavaca, Jun 1945, N. L. H. Krauss348, 1♀with puparium ( USNM USNMENT00213114); same, emerged May 1945ex stem gall on undetermined plant collected Oct 1944, N. L. H. Krauss276, 1♂with puparium in opened gall ( USNM USNMENT00213113); Rt.95 (libre), junction of road to Huitzilac(near Km65) [ 19°0'N 99°15'30"W], ex elongate stem gall on Ageratina mairetiana(91M19), 24 Sep 1991, A. L. Norrbom, 1 puparium in gall ( USNM USNMENT00213108). Oaxaca: Tejocates, Rt.190, Km491, 4 Aug 1965, Flint& Ortiz, 1♀( USNM USNMENT00213116). Sinaloa: 36.6 mi.NE of Villa Union, near La Capilla Detaxte, 2 Jul 1982, 1♂( USNM USNMENT00213111).
[412,625,1768,1791]
IMZ
Mexico
Mexico
27
28
1
1
[455,1279,419,445]
MNHNP
Serre
Costa Rica
COSTA RICA
28
29
1
1
Parque Nacional
Costa Rica
Guanacaste
28
29
1
Guanacaste
LN 323300
1989-09
Blanco & Chaves
Costa Rica
1200
Estacion Cacao
Volcan Cacao
28
29
1
1
Guanacaste
LN 326900
1990-08
Costa Rica
373000600
Estacion Maritza
Volcan Orosi
28
29
1
1
LN 330200
1992-08-24
1992-09-11
1992-08-24
Rios
Costa Rica
380200700
Estacion Pitilla
28
29
1
1
LN 332400
1992-01-06
1992-01-28
1992-01-06
Rios
Costa Rica
380400500
Finca Laoiciga
28
29
1
1
1993-08-16
1993-08-31
1993-08-16
USU
F. D. Parker
Costa Rica
10.666667
Rio Naranjo
1297
-85.066666
28
29
USNMENT00213119
1
1
[434,1114,680,706]
1991-11-20
1991-11-29
1991-11-20
USU
Costa Rica
28
29
USNMENT00213120
1
1
1992-05
USNM
P. Hanson
Costa Rica
1600
10.05
Zurqui de Moravia
1298
-84.01667
San Jose
28
29
USNMENT00213282-84
3
1
2
[151,1177,755,781]
1995-08
USNM
Costa Rica
28
29
USNMENT00048618, USNMENT00048629
2
2
1995-08
UCRSJ
Costa Rica
true
28
29
USNMENT00048623, USNMENT00048630
2
1
1
1949-08
USNM
H. T. Dalmat
Guatemala
Yepocapa
28
29
USNMENT00213109
1
1
Chimaltenango
holotype
2009-06-06
2009-06-08
2009-06-06
FSCA
G. J. Steck & B. D. Sutton & J. Monzon
Guatemala
Sierra
2210
15.36845
Aquacatan
1
-91.28866
Cuchumatanes
28
29
1
1
Huehuetenango
holotype
1969-05-02
CNC
J. E. H. Martin
Mexico
Teopisca
28
29
USNMENT00213117
1
1
Chiapas
holotype
1959-05-03
CUI
Evans
Mexico
305
28
29
USNMENT00212829
1
1
holotype
1972-07-04
CAS
Sierra Madre Occidental & La Bufa & Giuliani
Mexico
Chihuahua
28
29
USNMENT00213110
1
1
Chihuahua
holotype
1917-05
USNM
R. Muller
Mexico
Mexico City
28
29
USNMENT00213112
1
1
Distrito Federal
holotype
1991-09-04
1992-04-20
1991-09-04
USNM
A. L. Norrbom
Mexico
19.616667
Angangueo
1271
-100.3
28
29
USNMENT00213118
1
1
Michoacan de Ocampo
holotype
1979-06-21
CNC
Butze
Mexico
1030
Amecuzac
28
29
USNMENT00213115
1
1
Morelos
holotype
1945-06
USNM
N. L. H. Krauss
Mexico
Cuernavaca
28
29
USNMENT00213114
1
1
holotype
1944-10
1945-05
1944-10
USNM
Krauss
Mexico
28
29
USNMENT00213113
1
1
holotype
1991-09-24
USNM
A. L. Norrbom
Mexico
Rt.
19.0
Km
925
-99.25833
Huitzilac
28
29
USNMENT00213108
1
holotype
1965-08-04
USNM
Tejocates, Rt. & Flint & Ortiz
Mexico
Km
28
29
USNMENT00213116
1
1
Oaxaca
holotype
1982-07-02
USNM
La Capilla Detaxte
Mexico
36.6 mi. NE of Villa Union
28
29
USNMENT00213111
1
1
Sinaloa
holotype