Revision of the Afrotropical species of Dohrniphora DAHL (Diptera: Phoridae)
Author
Disney, R. Henry L.
text
Zootaxa
2003
196
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.156866
9b3da648-15c5-4f12-be3c-340a9cbee03a
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156866
Dohrniphora stuckenbergi
sp. nov.
(
Figs 2021
)
The name refers to the collector of the
holotype
(see below).
Male
Frons brown, a little wider than long, the dense microsetae reduced, and with 4274 hairs. Antials further apart than either is from an anterolateral bristle, which is very slightly higher on frons. Preocellars further apart than either is from a mediolateral, which is slightly lower on frons. Postpedicels yellowish brown and subglobose. Palps yellow and as
Fig. 20
. Pale brown labrum slightly narrower than palp. Labella pale. Thorax brown on top but more orange on sides. Scutellum with an anterior pair of hairs (only as strong as nearest hairs at rear of scutum) and a posterior pair of bristles. Abdominal tergites brown except for yellow anterior third to half of T1, T2 and T6, and with sparse small hairs except at rear of T6. Venter straw yellow, with hairs below segments 35 and a pair of bristles at rear of 5. Legs yellow apart from brown dorsal edge to hind femur. With 45 neardorsal spines on front tibia. Mid tibia, apart from basal pair of bristles, with a preapical anterior bristle, 12 small spines above this and four spines beyond hair palisade, which extends about 0.6x length.
Hind
tibia lacks preapical isolated bristles. Base of hind femur as
Fig. 21
. Wings
1.92.1 mm
long. Costal index 0.500.51. Costal ratios 6.08.1: 1.92.6: 1. Costal cilia
0.050.06 mm
long. Hair at base of vein 3 subequal to costal cilia of section 1. Veins brownish yellow except 7 only discernible with critical lighting. Membrane only very faintly tinged grey. Haltere pale yellow.
Material
HOLOTYPE
male,
Malawi
, Zomba,
1100 m
, at light,
2427 November 1980
, J. Londt & B. Stuckenberg (
Natal
Museum – 1535Ad – 5107).
PARATYPE
male, Kasungu National Park, Lifupa Camp,
1000 m
,
910 December 1980
, J. Londt & B. Stuckenberg (
Natal
Museum – 1333Aa – 5110).