Revision of New World Leptocera Olivier (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)
FIGURES 2–6. Leptocera heads and antennae. Heads of (2) L. argentinica sp.n. (Argentina); (3) L. fulva (Costa Rica). Arista and first flagellomeres of (4) L. aequilimbata (Peru); (5) L. neocurvinervis (Chile); (6) L. caenosa (U.S.A.). ad s—additional setulae on orbit, l or—lower orbital bristle, u or—upper orbital bristle.
FIGURES 7–9. Leptocera thoraces: (7) L. cymatonota sp.n. (Guatemala); (8) L. hexadike sp.n. (Costa Rica); (9) L. fulva (Belize). ad sc—additional scutellar bristles.
FIGURES 10–15. Leptocera wings: (10) L. fulva (Belize); (11–12) L. ellipsipennis, showing variation (Juan Fernández Is.); (13) L. cultellipennis (Juan Fernández Is.); (14) L. parallelipennis sp.n., normal wing venation (Juan Fernández Is.); (15) ditto, aberrant venation. Scale bar 0.1 mm. Cs—costal sector.
FIGURES 230–231. Leptocera fulva, males (Costa Rica).
FIGURES 239–245. Leptocera fulva (Belize, except 244: U.S.A.). Male terminalia (phallus and postgonites omitted): (239) lateral, cercus omitted; (240) posterior; (241) ventral, cerci omitted; (242) sternite 5. Female terminalia: (243) dorsal; (244) spermathecae; (245) ventral. ce—cercus.
FIGURES 267–272. Postgonites and aedeagal complex of Leptocera fulva group. Postgonites of (267) L. dicrofulva sp.n. (Ecuador), (268) L. prolixofulva sp.n. (Venezuela). Aedeagal complex of L. fulva (Belize): (269) posterior; (270) anterior; (271) lateral; (272) dorsal. bcp—basal connection between postgonites, bp—basiphallus, dp—distiphallus, ea—ejaculatory apodeme, pa—phallapodeme, pg—postgonites.
Broward Co. & Big Cypress Indian Reserve
Domain Dudos & Petit Bourg & Castarei & Forest
Braulio Carrillo Natl. Pk. & El Ceibo Biol. Stn.
Hitoy Cerere Biol. Res. & Hitoy Cerere Biol. Stn.
Carara Biol. Res. & Quebrada Bonita Biol. Stn.
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk. & Portochuelo Pass
Henri Pittier Natl. Pk. & Hwy Maracay-Choroni
Tiputini Biodiv. Stn. & Yasuni Natl. Pk.