2699
Author
Brown, Brian V.
Author
Kung, Giar-Ann
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-12-03
2699
1
142
journal article
11755334
Dohrniphora subacuta
sp. n.
(
Figs 241–242
)
Species recognition. See Species Recognition for
D. preacuta
.
Description. Body length:
2.38–2.44 mm
. Head: Frons dark brown, second row of setae slightly concave. Flagellomere 1 rounded-oval, slightly pointed, brown. Palpus of normal size, brown. Thorax: Scutum brown. Scutellum dark brown, with 2 pairs of setae; anterior seta three-quarters length of posterior seta. Pleuron with proepisternum and dorsum of anepisternum brown, rest of pleuron yellowish-brown. Mean costal length 0.47 wing length, range 0.44–0.48. Halter yellow. Legs yellowish-brown, except apex of hind femur dark 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 basal group of three straight rows of peglike setae on short process; more distally with two short pointed toothlike processes and elongate distally-tapering concavity (
Figs 241–242
). Abdomen: Abdominal tergite 1 yellow, with faint brown transverse marking, tergites 2–6 dark brown, with yellow anterior and posterior margins (except tergite 6 lacking yellow posterior margin). Venter of abdomen whitish-gray, with few setae, larger on posterior margin of segment 5. Male terminalia dark brown, except cercus yellow.
Distribution.
Venezuela
.
Derivation of specific epithet. Named for its resemblance to
D. acuta
.
Holotype
.
♂
,
VENEZUELA
:
Yacambo
,
10.v.1981
,
H. K. Townes
,
Malaise trap
,
1200 m
[
LACM
ENT 268276
] (
LACM
).
Paratypes
.
1♂
, same data as holotype (
DEBU
).
VENEZUELA
:
Aragua
:
Pico Guacamayo
,
Pittier NP
, app.
10.44°N
,
67.56°W
,
2♂
,
15–30.xi.1997
,
T. Pape
,
Malaise trap
,
1830 m
(
LACM
)
.