Revision of the New World Species of the Millipede-Parasitic Genus Myriophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae)
Author
Hash, John M.
Author
Brown, Brian V.
text
Zootaxa
2015
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Myriophora sinesplendida
sp. nov.
(Figs 8.1, 14.1, 19.11)
Diagnosis.
Female.
Myriophora sinesplendida
is distinguished by the combination of a bare anepisternum, very short anterior scutellar setae, and the weakly sclerotized, dull oviscape sclerites (Fig. 19.11).
Description.
Female (Fig. 8.1). Body length
1.47–2.07 mm
.
Head
: Frons brown, with 2 pairs of supraantennal setae; length of lower supra-antennal setae less than 1/2 of the length of upper pair; upper supra-antennals originate even with lower interfrontal setae. First flagellomere brown, rounded under arista. Palpus yellow, normal sized. Labrum prominent, enlarged. Labellum normal sized.
Thorax
: Scutum light brown. Scutellum light brown. Anterior scutellar setae less than 1/2 length of posterior pair. Pleuron dusky yellow; anepisternum bare. Forefemur dusky yellow. Midfemur dusky yellow.
Hind
femur dusky yellow. Wing length
1.40–2.21 mm
(Fig. 14.1); costal vein normal; costal length
0.84–1.33 mm
; mean costal ratio 0.60. Knob of halter light brown.
Abdomen
: Tergites 1 and 2 brown; tergite 2 with strong, distinct setae on lateral margin. Tergite 5 brown; posterior setae on tergite 5 short. Tergite 6 greatly narrowed posteriorly; posterodorsal setae on segment 6 of equal length to posteroventral setae. Venter of abdomen with sparse, long setae. Oviscape (Fig. 19.11) sclerites dark brown; membrane brown; weakly laterally compressed to nearly tube-like; sclerites dull.
Distribution.
Costa Rica
to
Bolivia
.
Host.
Unknown.
Etymology.
An adjective from Latin meaning "without sheen" referring to the matte appearance of the oviscape tergites.
Holotype
.
♀,
COLOMBIA
: Cundinamarca:
PNN Chingaza, Bosque Palacio,
4.52°N
,
73.75°W
,
2930m
,
28.ix–13.x.2000
, E. Raigoso, Malaise trap, CAP-803 [
LACM
ENT
165695] (
IAVH
).
Paratypes
.
BOLIVIA
: La Paz:
Cumbre Alto Beni,
40 km
N Caranavi,
15.83°S
,
67.56°W
,
1600m
, 1♀,
7– 14.iv.2004
, B. Brown, E. Zumbado, Malaise trap [
LACM
ENT
194074].
COLOMBIA
: Cauca:
El Saman, PNN Gorgona,
2.97°N
,
78.18°W
,
5m
, 1♀,
13.iv–7.v.2001
, H. Torres, CAP-1648, Malaise trap [
LACM
ENT
230907
];
Valle de Cauca:
PNN Farallones de Cali, Alto Anchicaya,
3.43°N
,
76.8°W
,
650m
, 1♀,
21.xi–19.xii.2000
, S. Sarria, Malaise trap CAP-1541 [
LACM
ENT
238803], PNN Farallones de Cali, La Meseta,
3.57°N
,
76.67°W
,
2080m
, 1♀,
27.viii–10.ix.2003
, S. Sarria, CAP-4570, Malaise trap [
LACM
ENT
234804].
COSTA RICA
: San José:
San Antonio de Escazu,
9.90°N
,
84.15°W
,
1300m
, 1♀,
vii–viii.1998
, W. Eberhard, Malaise trap [
LACM
ENT
219152].
ECUADOR
: Sucumbios:
Sacha Lodge,
0.5°S
,
76.5°W
,
270m
, 1♀,
3–13.iv.1994
, P. Hibbs, Malaise trap [
LACM
ENT
035720].