Caledophora (Diptera: Phoridae), a new genus from New Caledonia Author Ament, Danilo César Author Brown, Brian Victor text Journal of Natural History 2017 J. Nat. Hist. 2017-11-13 51 45 - 46 2711 2719 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1390176 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2017.1390176 1464-5262 5183928 F6263E01-F2EF-4204-89D6-55BFD7A7AC00 Caledophora webbi sp. nov. ( Figures 1 (d–f) and 5) Material examined Holotype male, NEW CALEDONIA : Prov. Nord., 5 km southwest Puébo Mount Mandjelia , 20.38°S 164.53°E , 9–15 December 2000 , Malaise trap , 780 m , M. Irwin col. ( INHS ) Paratypes : one male , same data as holotype ; two males , same but 20.40°S 164.53°E , 750 m ( LACM ). Diagnosis Anepisternum light brown dorsally and yellowish-white ventrally; phallus with no conspicuous apically filamentous plate; epiphallus with large scales. Description Male. Body length, 1.27 mm ( Figure 1 (d)). Head. Frons dark brown ( Figure 1 (e)). First flagellomere globose, basal half light brown, apical half brown. Palpus yellowish-brown, with four setae. Five genal setae. Thorax. Scutum, scutellum and dorsal part of anepisternum brown, other pleural regions and legs yellowish-brown. Fore tibia with one dorsal seta and anterodorsal row of setae at apical two-thirds. Hind femur height/length ratio, 0.29. Fore metatarsus width/length ratio, 0.18. Hind tibia with one anterodorsal seta at basal third, one anterodorsal pre-apical seta and two large ventral apical setae. Wing ( Figure 1 (f)). With no conspicuous differences from that of C. irwini except the smaller size (length 1.27 mm ). Haltere light brown. Abdomen. Hypopygial external capsule (epandrium + hypandrium) with no conspicuous differences from that of C. irwini . Phallus ( Figure 5 ). Basiphallus and dorsal core plate as in C. irwini . Epiphallus membranous, with large scales. The rest of the distiphallus is extremely complex, with sclerotized projections sustaining the membranous parts; distiphallus without apically filamentous plate. Etymology Named for Don Webb, who sent us this material to study.