Taxonomic revision of the genus Neopleurophora Brown (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of thirty seven new species Author Ament, Danilo Cesar danament@gmail.com Author Amorim, Dalton De Souza text Zootaxa 2013 2013-05-22 3657 1 1 93 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3657.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3657.1.1 1175-5326 5265587 D3E95FDE-9836-474B-89E5-3575C82DD307 Neopleurophora prionotopyga , sp. nov. ( Figs. 28–31 , 165 , 201 , 262–263 ) Diagnosis (males). Epandrial medial process not bifurcated, thin, tapered apically; hypandrium left lobe large, dorsally serrated. Material examined . Holotype ♂ , COSTA RICA : Limón : 16km W Guapiles , 10.15ºN , 83.92ºW , v–vi.1990 , Malaise trap , 400 m , P. Hanson col. ( LACM ) . Paratypes : NICARAGUA : 1♂ , Zelaya : R. Waspuk , Rapidos Waula Kombas , 14.35ºN , 84.60ºW , ix.1996 , Malaise trap , 75 m , J. Maes & J. Hernandez col. ( LACM ) ; COLOMBIA : 1♂ , Valle de Cauca : PNN Farallones de Cali Alto Anchicaya , 3.43ºN , 76.80ºW , 30.i–13.ii.2001 , Malaise trap , 900 m , S. Sarria col. ( LACM ) . Description . Male . Body length, 2.6 mm . Head . Frons dark brown, pubescent, without median furrow. Flagellomere 1 light brown, pubescent, oval. Arista pre-apical, pubescent. Palpus yellowish-brown; one upper genal seta. Thorax . Scutum and pleural sclerites brown; anepisternum setulose dorsally, with one long seta; scutellum dark brown, with medial and posterior areas brown. Legs light brown, except foretibia and foretarsus, yellowish-brown. Forefemur with ventral row of medium size setae along its entire extension. Foretibia with one dorsal seta at basal third and an anterodorsal row of strong setae. Foremetatarsus short (length/width ratio, 3.2). Midtibia with one anterodorsal and 2–3 posterodorsal setae ( Fig. 165 ). Hind femur not swollen (height/length ratio, 0.38), without ventral strong setae. Hind tibia with two anterodorsal and 4–5 posterodorsal setae ( Fig. 201 ). Wing . Costa 0.5 of the wing length, other wing features as for the genus. Halter gray, with a rounded, apical black maculation. Abdomen . Tergites dark brown, with lighter posterior band and dense microtrichia producing a silvery sheen. Hypopygium light brown ( Figs. 28–31 ). Epandrial medial process not bifurcated, thin, tapered apically. Epandrial right posterior margin ventral apex sclerotized, projected medio-posteriorly, without subepandrial process. Hypandrium left lobe large, dorsally serrated; right lobe small, thin. Hypoproct with five setae. Phallus ( Figs. 262–263 ). Basiphallus without dorsal process. Core plate membranous, short. Epiphallus short, ending free, covered with thin, transparent scales. Ventral plate restricted to right side, apically bifurcated. Female . Unknown. Geographic distribution . Costa Rica , Nicaragua and Colombia west of the Andes. Etymology . The specific epithet prionotopyga refers to the dorsal margin of the hypandrium left lobe serrated and is derived from the Greek roots prionotos (serrated) and pyge (rump, buttocks).