The Asteioinea of Fiji (Insecta: Diptera: Periscelididae, Asteiidae, Xenasteiidae)
Author
Grimaldi, David A.
text
American Museum Novitates
2009
2009-11-30
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/685.1
journal article
10.1206/685.1
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Cyamops fiji
Baptista and Mathis
Figures 1
,
2
,
15
C. fiji
Baptista and Mathis, 2000: 493
.
DIAGNOSIS: Separated from other species of the genus as based on details of male terminalia and female described in
Baptista and Mathis (2000)
: unique shape of right surstylus, sternites VI+VII incompletely fused, 4 spermathecae. Also: peristomal setae on face, face with slight vertical ridge; arista without bifurcate branches; distal halves of femora dark brown; forefemur without ctenidium; mesocoxa without comb of setae; male terminalia with left surstylus short, length 3.3X greatest width, as figured.
DESCRIPTION: A detailed description is provided in
Baptista and Mathis (2000)
.
MATERIAL EXAMINED:
According
to the original description,
18 males
and
18 females
were collected by
N.H.L. Krauss
,
March 1981
on
Viti
Levu
,
0–200 m
, in
Lami
(immediately west of
Suva
).
Several
specimens from the
type
series were examined for this study. Other specimens examined:
Viti
Levu
: Nakobalevu Mtn., 12.
III
–24.
III
.03,
340 m
, FJ40D,
Irwin
,
Schlinger
,
Tokota’a
(
1 male
, dissected: no. 61); ibid. FJ-40 FBA026387 (
1 male
).
Naitasiri Prov.
,
4.8 km
N Veisari Stlmt.
, log rd to
Waivudawa
,
300 m
, 12.XI–3.I.03,
Malaise
1,
Schlinger
and
Tokota’a
,
18.075
°
S
,
178.362
°
E
, FBA 178241 (
1 male
);
Naitasiri Prov.
,
Nakabalevu
logging road,
17.III– 9.IV.2003
,
Malaise trap
no. 1,
E. Schlinger
and
M. Tokota’a
, FBA210869 (male)
.