Taxonomic revision of Coniceromyia Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of three new species from Brazil Author Ament, Danilo César Author Amorim, Dalton De Souza text Zootaxa 2016 2016-03-07 4086 1 1 87 journal article 51613 10.11646/zootaxa.4086.1.1 8a8e4192-9016-40bd-b2e7-819f5da9613a 1175-5326 399681 A1241F64-6186-495B-B3E6-B1683C17A154 Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier ( Figs. 63–66 , 158 , 210 , 272 ) Coniceromyia costaricana Borgmeier, 1950 : 295 , textfig. 15, plate xviii, fig. 1. Diagnosis (male). Foremetatarsus expanded anteriorly, without long seta on excavation base; foretibia with two dorsal setae at proximal half. Male terminalia with left epandrial process without conspicuous external projections except a subepandrial elevation bearing about six pointed teeth. Material examined . Holotype ♂ , COSTA RICA , San José , H. Schmitz col., 1940 (in alcohol, MZSP ) ; 1 ♂ paratype , same data as holotype. New material: COLOMBIA : 3♂ , Bolivar : SFF Los Colorados : El Mirador , 9.90ºN , 75.12ºW , 3–18.viii.2001 , Malaise trap , 400 m , E. Deulufeut col. ( LACM ) ; 2♂ , Vichada : PNN El Tuparro : Pie Cerro Tomas , 5.35ºN , 67.85ºW , 12–22.v.2001 , Malaise trap , 250m , I. Gil. col. ( LACM ) ; Magdalena : PNN Tayrona : Palangana , 10.33ºN , 74.03ºW , 18–31.x.2001 , Malaise trap , 30m , R. Henriquez col. ( LACM ); COSTA RICA : 1♂ , Guanacaste : Santa Rosa National Park , 10.95ºN , 85.62ºW , 6–17.ix.1986 , Malaise trap , 300 m , I. Gauld & D. Janzen col. ( LACM ); GUYANA : 1♂ , Berbice : Dubulay Ranch , 5.68ºN , 57.86ºW , 13.iii.1999 , Malaise trap , B. Brown & M. Sharkey col. ( LACM ) ; PANAMA : 1♂ , Darien Cruce de Mono, 7.92ºN , 77.62ºW , 6.ii–4.iii.1993 , Malaise trap , R. Cambra & J. Coronado col. ( LACM ); TRINIDAD : 1♂ , Arima Vly.: Simla Stn. , 2–10.vi.1977 , Malaise trap , P. Feinsinger col. ( LACM ) ; 1♂ , Chacachacare Island , 10.68ºN , 61.75ºW , 27.xi–4.xii.1999 , Malaise trap , 120m , R. Snelling col. ( LACM ); VENEZUELA : 1♂ , Aragua : Puerto de Cata , 10–11.vi.1976 , A.S. Menke & D. Vincent col. ( LACM ). Redescription . Male . Body length, 1.8–2.0 mm. Head . Frons dark brown, sparsely setulose, with welldefined median furrow. Flagellomere 1 brown, pubescent, conical-elongated. Arista apical, pubescent, slightly shorter than flagellomere 1. Palpus yellowish-brown; two genal setae. Thorax . Scutum, scutellum and pleural regions brown; anepisternum bare. Legs yellowish-brown, except hind femur apex, brown. Forethrocanther apex with three slightly strong setae. Forefemur with anteroventral row of strong setae at basal third. Foretibia with two dorsal setae (one at basal quarter and other at basal half) or three, and anterodorsal row of strong setulae ( Fig. 158 ). Foremetatarsus expanded anteriorly, with anteroapical setulose process, anterior excavation and seta on the base of the anteroapical process. Hind femur not swollen (height/length ratio, 0.35), with narrow posteroventral group of tiny blunt setulae adjacent to ventral margin—dorsal setulae thicker ( Figs. 272 ). Hind tibia with one dorsal seta. Wing ( Fig. 210 ). Costa not swollen, 0.37 of the wing length; M1 concave, curved posteriorly at apex; M2 concave; antero-posterior distance between M2 and CuA1 at CuA1 apex about 1.7 distance between M1 and M2 at the same level; CuA1 sinuous. Halter white. Abdomen . Tergites brown, with lighter posterior band. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 63–66 ). Epandrium covered with microtrichia mostly dorsally, proximal lateral areas bare; epandrium left suture present. Left epandrial process with subepandrial elevation bearing six pointed projections. Right epandrial projection with subepandrial group of setulae. Hypoproct with two to three setae. Hypandrium without lateral projections. Geographical distribution . Costa Rica , Trinidad , Venezuela , Colombia , Guyana and Panama .