<p class = " HeadingRunIn " align = " left "> <strong> Generic classification of the Archiborborinae (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), with a revision of <em> Antrops </ em> Enderlein, <em> Coloantrops </ em> gen. nov., <em> Maculantrops </ em> gen. nov., <em> Photoantrops </ em> gen. nov., and <em> Poecilantrops </ em> gen. nov. </ strong> </ p>
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KITS, JOEL H.
Author
MARSHALL, STEPHEN A.
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Zootaxa
2013
2013-09-02
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3704.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3704.1.1
1175-5326
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Antrops cotopaxi
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 92–96
,
214
)
Description.
Male postabdomen: Sternite 5 as described for the species group. Surstylus with medial ridge broad, flat, ventral tooth broad at base, narrow distally, anteroventral corner narrowly rounded (
Fig. 93
). Pregonite indistinct, fully fused with postgonite. Postgonite with lobes barely separated, anterior lobe quadrate, posterior lobe pointed, long. Basiphallus narrow, with long epiphallus and preepiphallus. Distiphallus with broad, setose dorsal knob (
Fig. 92
).
FIGURES 85–91.
Antrops
terminalia.
A. cochabamba
: (85) male, phallus, postgonite, and phallapodeme, lateral view, (86) male, surstylus, anterior view, (87) female, tergite 8, epiproct, cerci, (88) female, sternite 8, hypoproct, (89) female, spermathecae;
A. cochinoca
: (90) male, phallus, postgonite, and phallapodeme, lateral view, (91) male, surstylus, anterior view. ad, anterodorsal corner of surstylus; mr, medial ridge of surstylus; pc, posterior cleft of surstylus; vt, ventral tooth of surstylus; cr, cercus; ep, epiproct; hp, hypoproct; s, sternite; t, tergite.
Female postabdomen: Tergites 6–7 and sternites 6–7 wider than long, moderately sclerotized, covered with microtomentum. Tergites with 3 posterior strips, sternites with 2 posterior strips. Tergite 8 shiny, widest anteriorly, posterior margin emarginated medially, anterior corners nearly meeting sternite 8 laterally. Epiproct with short anterior arms, covered with microtomentum except arms, with 1 pair of setae (
Fig. 94
). Cerci narrow. Sclerites of sternite 8 narrow anteriorly, parallel-sided for posterior two-thirds, microtomentum covering posterior quarter, apices with a hook-like structure, apical seta inserted at base of hook. Hypoproct depressed antero-medially, with a small proturberance in depression (
Fig. 95
). Spermathecae round, deep apical invagination meeting basal invagination, sclerotized duct about half as long as spermatheca (
Fig. 96
).
FIGURES 92–101.
Antrops
terminalia.
A. cotopaxi
: (92) male, phallus, postgonite, and phallapodeme, lateral view, (93) male, surstylus, anterior view, (94) female, tergite 8, epiproct, cerci, (95) female, sternite 8, hypoproct, (96) female, spermathecae;
A. eurus
: (97) male, phallus, postgonite, and phallapodeme, lateral view, (98) male, surstylus, anterior view, (99) female, tergite 8, epiproct, cerci, (100) female, sternite 8, hypoproct, (101) female, spermathecae.
Type material.
Holotype
♂
:
ECUADOR
:
Pichincha
:
Cotopaxi
Natl. Pk.
,
Quebrada Mishahuaicu
,
3600 m
, along stream,
pan traps
,
26 Oct–8 Nov 1999
,
S.A. Marshall
, debu00139220 (
QCAZ
)
.
Paratypes
: same data as holotype (
12 ♂
,
DEBU
,
QCAZ
)
;
Cotopaxi
Natl. Pk.
,
Lago Limpiopungo
,
3800 m
, páramo, shrub litter,
25 Oct 1999
,
R. Anderson
(
1 ♂
,
DEBU
)
;
as above but shore,
pan traps
,
25 Oct–8 Nov 1999
, S.A.
Marshall
(
3 ♂
,
DEBU
)
;
Quito–Baeza
pass,
6 km
W, pans/ dung,
4–8 Nov 1999
,
S.A. Marshall
(
2 ♂
,
DEBU
)
;
Azuay
:
Cerro Tinajillas
,
3100 m
,
18–21 Mar 1965
, L.E.
Peña
(
4 ♂
,
6 ♀
,
CNCI
)
;
as above but
3200 m
,
15 Mar 1965
(
2 ♀
,
CNCI
)
;
Carchi
:
Cerro Chiles
,
3200–3300 m
,
26–27 Jun 1965
, L.E.
Peña
(
4 ♂
,
CNCI
)
;
Páramo
El Ángel
,
17.3 km
NW El Ángel
,
3400 m
,
pan traps
among
Espeletia
,
1–3 Nov 1999
, S.A.
Marshall
(
1 ♀
,
DEBU
)
;
Páramo
El Ángel
,
18.8 km
NW El Ángel
,
3300 m
, pan in
Polylepis
litter,
3 Nov 1999
, S.A.
Marshall
(
1 ♂
,
DEBU
)
;
Cotopaxi
:
Latacunga
,
45 km
NNE,
3700 m
, shrub grass páramo,
carrion traps
,
19–25 Jul 1985
, S. & J.
Peck
(
3 ♂
,
3 ♀
,
DEBU
)
;
Mt.
Cotopaxi
, NW slope,
3500 m
,
26 Jul–5 Aug 1969
, P. & B.
Wygodzinsky
(
1 ♂
,
AMNH
)
;
Napo
:
Papallacta
,
4 km
W,
18 Jan 1978
,
W.N. Mathis
(
1 ♂
,
USNM
)
;
Quito - Baeza
pass,
4000 m
, elfin forest,
dung trap
,
Mar 1979
,
S.A. Marshall
(
2 ♂
,
DEBU
)
;
[no locality],
3800 m
, elfin forest,
1 Mar 1979
, W.R.M.
Mason
(
1 ♂
,
CNCI
)
.
Comments.
The species name is derived from the volcano
Cotopaxi
, one of the localities where this species occurs and a dominant geographical feature. The name should be treated as a noun in apposition.