2699
Author
Brown, Brian V.
Author
Kung, Giar-Ann
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-12-03
2699
1
142
journal article
11755334
Dohrniphora parvilobata
sp. n.
(
Figs 149–150
,
288
)
Species recognition. This species is recognized by the shape of the basal lobe of the hind femur, which is rounded and bulging ventrally, and the virtually non-existent hind coxal lobe.
Description. Body length:
1.69–2.31 mm
. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae slightly concave. Flagellomere 1 oval, brown. Palpus of normal size, light brown. Thorax: Scutum light brown. Scutellum dark brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta two-thirds length of posterior seta. Pleuron with anepisternum and proepisternum brown, rest of pleuron light brown. Mean costal length 0.48 wing length, range 0.46–0.49. Halter light brown. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view yellowish-brown. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa light brown. Hind coxa yellowish-brown. Hind coxal lobe light brown, only slightly developed. Posterior face of hind femur with small group of about 14 peglike setae on rounded, bulging basal lobe; ventral concavity short, round, filled with spinuli; white membranous area oval (
Figs 149–150
,
288
). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 brown (with narrow anterior and posterior yellow margins). Venter of abdomen whitish-gray, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia brown, hypandrium darker, cercus yellow.
Distribution. Amazonian
Brazil
.
Derivation of specific epithet. From Latin for “small lobed”, referring to the extremely small hind coxal lobe.
Holotype
.
♂
,
BRAZIL
:
Amazonas
:
Manaus
,
3.13°S
,
60.02°W
, PDBFF Reserve 1301,
16.x.1985
,
B. Klein
,
Malaise trap
R.C.S [
LACM
ENT 234182
] (
INPA
).
Paratypes
.
6♂
, same data as holotype, except
2♂
,
2.x.1985
, R.C.S.1, R.C.S.2,
1♂
, Res. 1210,
3.x.1985
, R.L.O.,
1♂
,
13.xi.1985
, R.C.S.1,
2♂
,
27.xi.1985
, R.C.S.1 (INPA, LACM).