2699
Author
Brown, Brian V.
Author
Kung, Giar-Ann
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-12-03
2699
1
142
journal article
11755334
Dohrniphora brevisimplex
sp. n.
(
Figs 77–78
,
279
)
Species recognition. This species is most similar to
D. simplex
, but the ventral line is shorter and
D. simplex
lacks clear areas on the hind femur.
Description. Body length:
1.81–2.09 mm
. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae slightly concave. Flagellomere 1 round, yellow. Palpus of normal size, orange. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta one-half length of posterior seta. Pleuron yellowish-brown (brown dorsally). Mean costal length 0.54 wing length, range 0.52–0.55. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view yellowish-brown. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa brown. Hind coxa yellowish-brown. Hind coxal lobe light brown, round. Posterior face of hind femur with short basal line and short ascending double row of peglike setae; ventral margin with clear areas at line and below apex of group (
Fig. 279
); without strong depression (
Figs 77–78
). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 dark brown. Venter of abdomen whitish-yellow, segments 3–6 brown laterally, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia with epandrium yellowish-brown, hypandrium brown, and cercus yellow.
Distribution. Amazonian
Colombia
.
Derivation of specific epithet. From Latin for short, referring to the shorter line of peglike setae than in the similar
D. simplex
.
Holotype
.
♂
,
COLOMBIA
:
Amazonas
:
Amacayacu NP
,
San Martin
,
3.82°S
,
70.26°W
,
5–19.xi.2001
,
D. Chota
,
Malaise trap
CAP-2763 [
LACM
ENT 172481
] (
IAVH
).
Paratypes
.
COLOMBIA
:
Amazonas
:
Amacayacu NP
,
Mocagua
,
3.82°S
,
70.26°W
,
1♂
,
19–31.vii.2000
,
A. Parente
,
Malaise trap
, CAP-676,
San Martin
,
1♂
,
22–30.iv.2000
,
1♂
,
29.v–6.vi.2000
,
1♂
,
7–15.ii.2001
,
B. Amado
,
D. Chota
,
Malaise trap
, CAP-90, 692, 2038
;
Caquetá
: PNN
Chiribiquete
,
Rio Cuñare
,
0.53°N
,
72.63°W
,
1♂
,
10–14.xi.2000
,
E. Gonzalez
,
M. Ospina
,
Malaise trap
, CAP-960 (
LACM
,
IAVH
)
.