A systematic study of Ichneumonosoma de Meijere, Pelmatops Enderlein Pseudopelmatops Shiraki and Soita Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae) Author Chen, Xiao-Lin Author Norrbom, Allen Author Freidberg, Amnon Author Chesters, Douglas Author Islam, Md Sajedul Author Zhu, Chao-Dong text Zootaxa 2015 4013 3 301 347 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4013.3.1 e7416841-2ca1-47c8-88a9-d4be5b454ddd 1175-5326 254396 4216034C-3119-4FF8-B8DF-A90AA82AFF72 Soita psiloides Walker, 1865 ( Figs.143–150 ) Soita psiloides Walker, 1865 : 136 ; Hardy, 1959: 197; Hardy, 1983 : 204 ; Hardy and Foote, 1989: 522; Permkam and Hancock, 1995 : 1140 –1142. Type-locality: Indonesia . Salawati I., Irian Jaya. (HT ♂ BMNH). Diagnosis. Head ( Figs. 148–149 ) entirely yellow to brown, usually lacking dark spots on occiput, frons or face, but 3 of Papua New Guinea specimens with a vague medial dark mark on frons; 1 pair of strong and strap like orbital setae and 2–3 pairs of small frontal setae. Thorax ( Fig. 145 ) entirely yellow to yellow-brown; postpronotal, postalar, dorsocentral, anterior supra-alar, and presutural setae dark brown to black; notopleural, anepisternal, anepimeral and katepisternal setae yellow to yellow-brown. Mid tibia with 3 ventral setae at apex, 2 moderately long, 1 short. Scutellum with 1 pair of setae. Anepisternum and katepisternum without row of short black spines. Wing ( Fig. 144 ) almost hyaline except pterostigma brownish yellow apically and slight infuscation bordering apices of veins R2+3, R4+5 and Cu l. Abdomen ( Fig. 147 ) entirely fulvous. Female with oviscape short, scarcely longer than wide. Aculeus short and thick, with 4 sharp toothlike points at apex, and minute serrations on apical margins ( Fig. 150 ). Three elongate spermathecae. Male genitalia with surstyli short and thick, covered with fine, pale hairs ( Fig. 146 ). Distribution : Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , Australia (northeast Queensland). Specimens examined : AUSTRALIA : Queensland: Silkwood, nr Innisfail, 30 December 1958 , D.K. McAlpine, 1♂ ( AMS , No.264547, dissected). PAPUA NEW GUINEA : SE Mamai Pltn., E of port Glasgow, 150m , 10 February 1965 , R. Straatman, Light Trap, 1♀ 1 ♂ ( BPBM, both dissected); Central P., Lomaricr, 20 September 1981 , J.W. Ismay, rainforest 1♀ ( BPBM, dissected); East Sepik Province: Amboin patrol Post, Karawari Lodge, February 1983 , A. C. Messer, 1 ♂ ( USNM ).