Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of Colombia, with description of two new species
Author
Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany
0000-0002-3193-6659
Universidad de la Amazonia, Grupo de Investigación en Entomología Universidad de la Amazonia - GIEU-, Laboratório de Entomologia, Av, 11 5 - 69 Juan XXIII, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia. ya. ramos @ udla. edu. co; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3193 - 6659 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
ya.ramos@udla.edu.co
Author
Rafael, José Albertino
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Zootaxa
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Tomosvaryella mexicanensis
Ale-Rocha & Rafael, 1995
Figs 53–62
,
132
Tomosvaryella mexicanensis
Ale-Rocha & Rafael, 1995: 416
, figs 29–35;
De Meyer, 1996: 90
;
Rafael & Ale-Rocha, 2004: 16
;
Rodriguez & Rafael, 2012: 33
.
Diagnosis.
Male. Postcranium black, dorsally brownish-pruinose, ventrally grayish-pruinose (
Fig. 53
). Frontal triangle pale-yellowish pruinose. Hind trochanter with somewhat acute protuberance (
Figs 56–57
). Tergites and sternites 6 and 7 as in
Fig. 55
. Surstyli similar in shape, with hooked-tip, right surstylus slightly shorter (
Figs 58–59
), both surstyli with tips downward-directed when examined in lateral view (
Figs 58–59
). Apex of phallic guide short with stout dorsal spine, angled at about 25 degrees (
Fig. 60
). Phallus branches with central branch bearing row of small spines, one of the lateral branches with one small spine (
Fig. 60
). Ejaculatory apodeme sandal-shaped with apex rounded (
Fig. 61
). Gonopods subsymmetrical, apexes acute, right gonopod slightly longer (
Fig. 62
).
Material examined.
COLOMBIA
,
Magdalena
, PNN[Parque Nacional Natural]
Tayrona
,
Neguanje
,
11º20’N
/
74º02’W
,
10 m
[eters],
Malaise
,
17–27.ix.2001
,
R. Henriquez
leg, “M2136” (
1♂
, IAvH); “
idem,
(
1♂
,
LEUA
)”; “
idem,
(
1♂
,
INPA
)”; “
idem,
28.vii–18.viii.2001
, “M2019” (
2♂
, IAvH)” (photographed specimen); “
idem,
(
1♂
,
LEUA
)”; “
idem,
(
1♂
,
INPA
)”; “
idem,
01–16.xii.2001
, “M2754” (
1♂
, IAvH)”; “
idem,
1–14.vii.2001
, “M1928” (
1♂
, IAvH)”
.
Geographical distribution.
Bahamas
;
Brazil
;
Costa Rica
;
Cuba
;
Haiti
;
Jamaica
;
Mexico
;
Nicaragua
;
Peru
;
Dominican Republic
(
Rodriguez & Rafael 2012
);
Colombia
(new record) (
Fig. 132
).
Habitat.
The specimens were collected with Malaise traps at ground level at the reserve Parque Nacional Natrual Tayrona. This area has mainly thorny bushes and dry tropical forest typical of the Caribbean region of
Colombia
.
Comments.
The analyzed specimens are larger and have the protuberance of the hind trochanter acuter apically compared to the
holotype
specimen illustrated by
Ale-Rocha & Rafael (1995)
.