2699
Author
Brown, Brian V.
Author
Kung, Giar-Ann
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-12-03
2699
1
142
journal article
11755334
Dohrniphora dimorpha
sp. n.
(
Figs 163–164
)
Species recognition. The shape of the ventral concavity of the hind femur, especially the straight basal margin, is distinctive for this species.
Description. Body length:
2.10–2.19 mm
. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae slightly concave. Flagellomere 1 rounded-oval, brown, lighter mediobasally. Palpus of normal size, yellow. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum dark brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta two-thirds length of posterior seta. Pleuron dark brown. Mean costal length 0.48 wing length, range 0.46–0.49. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown. Forecoxa in lateral view yellow. Foretibia with 4 dorsal setae. Foretarsomeres slender, elongate. Midcoxa dark brown. Hind coxa yellowish-brown. Hind coxal lobe light brown, short, truncate. Posterior face of hind femur with transverse, short basal group of peglike setae; setae vary in size, thinner basally, thicker distally; more distally with relatively shallow concavity with straight basal margin (
Figs 163–164
). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 brown, tergites 2–6 dark brown. Venter of abdomen gray, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia dark brown, except cercus yellow.
Distribution. Known from a single site in Amazonian
Brazil
.
Derivation of specific epithet. From Latin for “two forms”, referring to the varied shape of the peglike setae.
Holotype
.
♂
,
BRAZIL
:
Amazonas
:
Manaus
,
3.13°S
,
60.02°W
, PDBFF Reserve 1210,
10.x.1985
,
B. Klein
,
Malaise trap
, R.L.E. [
LACM
ENT 233935
] (
INPA
).
Paratype
.
BRAZIL
:
Amazonas
:
Manaus
,
3.13°S
,
60.02°W
, PDBFF
Reserve
1301,
1♂
,
2.x.1985
,
B. Klein
,
Malaise trap
R.L.S.2 (
LACM
)
.