Revision of the subgenus Udamochiras of Melaloncha beekilling flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Metopininae)
Author
Brown, Brian V.
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2004
2004-01-31
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REVISION OF
UDAMOCHIRAS
BEE-KILLING FLIES 13
Figures 28–33.
M. carinata
-group. Figs 28–30: ovipositors, dorsal. Figs 31–33: ovipositors, left lateral.
seta most evident on tergite 2. Venter of abdomen whitish-yellow. Ovipositor relatively tubular, with dorsomedial carina, relatively straight. In dorsal view, lateral setae of ovipositor large, relatively fine, widely spaced. Ventrally, ovipositor with short, fine, sparse setae. Surface of ovipositor with faint, irregular, reticulate sculpturing.
Geographical distribution.
Costa Rica
.
Etymology.
Latin adjective, referring to the relatively short carina compared to
M. carinata
.
Holotype
.
♀
,
COSTA RICA
:
San José
:
Zurquí
de Moravia
,
ix.1991
,
P. Hanson
,
Malaise trap
,
1600 m
[
LACM
ENT 093434
](
LACM
).
Paratypes
.
COSTA RICA
:
San José
:
Zurquí
de Moravia
,
1♀
,
iv.1991
,
1♀
,
vi.1992
,
P. Hanson
,
Malaise trap
,
1600 m
(
INBC
,
LACM
)
.