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<mods:title>A revision of the new world species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Facitrichophora, new genus (Diptera, Ephydridae)</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B0A80F11-799A-4DA1-8984-F5FAB45FD8B7" class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora barba" order="Diptera" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barba">Polytrichophora barba</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="27" pageNumber="28">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Figs 43-47
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora orbitalis" order="Diptera" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbitalis">Polytrichophora orbitalis</taxonomicName>
of authors, not Loew [misidentification].
<bibRefCitation author="Woodley, NE" journalOrPublisher="Contributions of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" pagination="1 - 64" title="The Diptera of Bermuda." volume="28" year="1994">Woodley and Hilburn 1994</bibRefCitation>
: 31 [list, Bermuda].
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">This species is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: Small to moderately small shore flies, body length 1.65-2.10 mm.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Head: Frons largely dull to faintly subshiny, moderately microtomentose, mostly grayish to brown, extreme anterior portion yellowish orange. Antenna mostly yellow to yellowish orange, arista with 5 dorsal rays. Face at narrowest point about equal to combined length of pedicel and basal flagellomere; face densely microtomentose, microtomentum with faint shiny to pearly luster, mostly yellow to faintly whitish yellow; parafacial and gena becoming slightly more whitish than face; parafacial becoming much wider ventrally with moderate ventral dilation; gena moderately short, height less than combined length of pedicel and basal flagellomere; gena-to-eye ratio 0.16-0.17.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Thorax: Mesonotum mostly dull to faintly subshiny, densely microtomentose, mostly tan to brown, becoming gray laterally and anteriorly; pleural area mostly gray. Anterior margin of wing lacking spine-like setae; costal vein ratio 0.48-0.68; M vein ratio 0.47-0.60. Forefemur lacking a row of 9-10 short, stout setulae along apical half of anteroventral surface; forefemur with a row of 4-5, of moderately well-developed, evenly spaced posteroventral setae on apical half, each seta less than width of femur; tibiae mostly gray, only apices yellowish; basal tarsomeres yellow, apical 1-2 becoming slightly darker, mostly tannish yellow.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Abdomen: Tergites widely subshiny gray medially, laterally tan to tannish gray. Male terminalia (Figs 43-47): Epandrium in posterior view (Fig. 43) moderately broadly rounded dorsally, thereafter tapered ventrally to narrowly rounded ventral apex, in lateral view (Fig. 43) with posterior margin curved with slight prominence at ventral fourth that bears a more dense tuft of setulae, anterior margin irregularly straight; cerci moderately sized, relatively narrowly fused with epandrium; aedeagus in lateral view (Fig. 47) elongate, narrow, folded back on itself, basiphallus shallowly curved, parallel sided, distiphallus twisted, deeply recurved subapically; phallapodeme in lateral view rod-like, oriented almost perpendicular to general plane of terminalia, keel barely evident at hypandrial end, almost parallel sided, very shallowly angular, in ventral view (Fig. 46) as a small rounded structure with short dorsal and ventral knobs; gonite in lateral view (Fig. 47) narrow, elongate, nearly straight, rod-like, in ventral view (Fig. 46) slightly asymmetrical, elongate, more curved toward hypandrial end; hypandrium in lateral view (Fig. 47) nearly flat, very narrow and elongate, margins irregularly sinuous, in ventral view (Fig. 47) slightly asymmetrically H-shaped with bar situated much closer to posterior portion, anterior arms slightly longer than bar, pointed apically, posterior short, about half length of bar and slightly flared laterally.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="type material">
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Type material.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
The holotype male is labeled &quot;CUBA. Sanc[ti].Spiritus[,] Topes de Collantes[,]
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="21.906666">21°54.4'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.02333">80°01.4'W</geoCoordinate>
, 670m, 9-11Dec1994[,] Wayne N. Mathis/HOLOTYPE ♂
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora barba" order="Diptera" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barba">Polytrichophora barba</taxonomicName>
Mathis &amp; Zatwarnicki, USNM [red]/USNM ENT 00133322 [plastic bar code label].&quot; The holotype is double mounted (minuten pin in a block of plastic), is in excellent condition, and is deposited in the USNM. Twenty-six paratypes (14♂, 12♀; USNM) bear the same label data as the holotype. Other paratypes are as follows: CUBA. Cienfuegos: Topes de Collantes (5 km WNW;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="21.941668">21°56.5'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.03833">80°2.3'W</geoCoordinate>
; 600 m), 11 Dec 1994, W. N. Mathis (2♀; USNM).Havana: Ojo de Agua (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="22.91">22°54.6'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-82.485">82°29.1'W</geoCoordinate>
), 8 Dec 1994, W. N. Mathis (3♀; USNM). Pinar del Rio: Soroa (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="22.795">22°47.7'N</geoCoordinate>
, 83°W), 4-6 Dec 1994, W. N. Mathis (4♂, 3♀; USNM).Sancti Spiritus: Playa
<normalizedToken originalValue="Ancón">Ancon</normalizedToken>
(
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="21.735">21°44.1'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-79.99834">79°59.9'W</geoCoordinate>
), 12 Dec 1994, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="type locality">
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Type locality.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
Cuba. Sancti Spiritus: Topes de Collantes (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="21.906666">21°54.4'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.02333">80°01.4'W</geoCoordinate>
, 670 m).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection lastPageId="29" lastPageNumber="30" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="other specimens examined">
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Other specimens examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
Nearctic. BERMUDA. Devonshire: Devonshire Marsh (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="32.3">32°18'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-64.75">64°45'W</geoCoordinate>
), 30 May 1991, W. N. Mathis (2♂, 2♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
Neotropical. ARGENTINA.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Tucumán">Tucuman</normalizedToken>
: Padre Monti, Burruyacu (
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="-26.483334">26°29'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-64.96667">64°58'W</geoCoordinate>
), 17 Jan 1948, R. Golbach (1♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
BARBADOS. St. Andrew: Belleplaine (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="13.246667">13°14.8'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.56">59°33.6'W</geoCoordinate>
), 21 May-1 Sep 1996, 1997, D. and W. N. Mathis, H. B. Williams (7♂, 3♀; USNM); Walkers Bridge (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="13.25">13°15'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.575">59°34.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 11 Sep 1996, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM). St. Joseph: Joes River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="13.213333">13°12.8'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.538334">59°32.3'W</geoCoordinate>
), 10 Sep 1996, W. N. Mathis (2♂; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
BOLIVIA. Beni: Mission Cavinas (
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-12.53">12°31.8'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-66.916664">66°55'W</geoCoordinate>
), Jan, W. M Mann (1♂; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
COLOMBIA. Valle de Cauca:
<normalizedToken originalValue="Río">Rio</normalizedToken>
Raposo (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="3.7166667">3°43'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-77.13333">77°08'W</geoCoordinate>
; light trap),
<normalizedToken originalValue="AprJul">Apr-Jul</normalizedToken>
1964, V. H. Lee (2♂, 2♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Barahona: Cortico, La Mina (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.111666">18°06.7'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-71.223335">71°13.4'W</geoCoordinate>
; 1300 m), 21 Mar 1999, W. N. Mathis (4♂; USNM). Distrito Nacional: Santo Domingo (
<normalizedToken originalValue="Jardín">Jardin</normalizedToken>
Botanico;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.541666">18°32.5'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-69.95">69°57'W</geoCoordinate>
), 26 Mar 1999, D. and W. N. Mathis (1♂, 1♀; USNM). El Seibo: El Seibo (5 km E;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="18.7455">18°44.73'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-68.986664">68°59.2'W</geoCoordinate>
; 120 m), 12 May 1995, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM);
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rincón">Rincon</normalizedToken>
(near;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.755">18°45.3'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-68.92834">68°55.7'W</geoCoordinate>
), 12 May 1995, W. N. Mathis (3♂, 2♀; USNM). La
<normalizedToken originalValue="Altagracía">Altagracia</normalizedToken>
: Bayahibe (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.371666">18°22.3'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-68.84">68°50.4'W</geoCoordinate>
), 13 May 1994, W. N. Mathis (2♂, 1♀; USNM). La Romana: Isla Saona, Catuano (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.195">18°11.7'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-68.78">68°46.8'W</geoCoordinate>
), 13 May 1995, W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM). La Vega: Constanza (ca. 16 km SE;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.843334">18°50.6'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-70.67834">70°40.7'W</geoCoordinate>
; 1580 m), 15 May 1998, D. and W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM). Pedernales: Rio Mulito (21 km N Pedernales;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.155">18°09.3'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-71.76">71°45.6'W</geoCoordinate>
; 270 m), 18-20 Mar 1999, W. N. Mathis (2♂; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="29" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
ECUADOR. El Oro: Pasaje (6 km E;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-3.3016667">3°18.1'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-79.785">79°47.1'W</geoCoordinate>
), 13 Jan 1978, W. N. Mathis (6♂, 4♀; USNM). Guayas: Boliche (14.5 km S;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-2.175">2°10.5'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-79.60833">79°36.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 14 Jan 1978, W. N. Mathis (2♂, 3♀; USNM). Manabi: Bahia de Caraquez (35.6 km E;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-0.59666663">0°35.8'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.225">80°13.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 8-9 Jan 1978, W. N. Mathis (4♂, 5♀; USNM); Chone (
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-0.695">0°41.7'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.08833">80°05.3'W</geoCoordinate>
), 9 Jan 1978, W. N. Mathis (2♂, 2♀; USNM); Chone (12 km W; Arabia;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-0.7133333">0°42.8'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.17167">80°10.3'W</geoCoordinate>
), 8 Jan 1978, W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM)
<pageBreakToken pageId="28" pageNumber="29" start="start">.</pageBreakToken>
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
GUYANA. Dubulay Ranch, Aramatani Creek (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="5.681667">5°40.9'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-57.858334">57°51.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 9-11 Apr 1994, W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM); Dubulay Ranch, Berbice River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="5.681667">5°40.9'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-57.858334">57°51.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 9-11 Apr 1994, W. N. Mathis (7♂, 11♀; USNM); Karanambo (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="3.7516665">3°45.1'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.31">59°18.6'W</geoCoordinate>
), 31 Mar 1994, W. N. Mathis (4♂, 8♀; USNM); Karanambo, Rupununi River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="3.75">3°45'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.291668">59°17.5'W</geoCoordinate>
; 85 m; sand bank), 2 Dec 2010, W. N. Mathis (2♂; USNM); Karanambo, Rupununi River (ox bow;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="3.7516665">3°45.1'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.31">59°18.6'W</geoCoordinate>
), 2 Apr-13 Dec 1994, 2010, W. N. Mathis (10♂, 8♀; USNM); Kumu River and Falls (25 km SE Lethem in Kanuku Mountains;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="3.2649999">3°15.9'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.726665">59°43.6'W</geoCoordinate>
), 28-30 Apr 1995, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM); Paramakatoi (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="4.7">04°42'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.713333">59°42.8'W</geoCoordinate>
), 24-25 Aug 1995, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM); Pirara Ranch and River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="3.5349998">03°32.1'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.675">59°40.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 24-25 Apr 1995, W. N. Mathis (8♂, 4♀; USNM); Pirara Ranch, Cashew Lake (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="3.6116667">3°36.7'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-59.675">59°40.5'W</geoCoordinate>
), 23-27 Apr 1995, W. N. Mathis (2♂; USNM); Wiruni River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="5.7766666">5°46.6'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-58.016666">58°01'W</geoCoordinate>
), 11 Apr 1994, W. N. Mathis (3♂, 7♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<pageBreakToken pageId="29" pageNumber="30" start="start">JAMAICA</pageBreakToken>
. St. Elizabeth: Black River (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.023333">18°01.4'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-77.85167">77°51.1'W</geoCoordinate>
), 11 May 1996, D. and W. N. Mathis, H. B. Williams (1♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
PERU. Cuzco: Paucartambo, Atalaya (
<normalizedToken originalValue="Río">Rio</normalizedToken>
Alto Madre de Dios;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-12.885">12°53.1'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-71.36">71°21.6'W</geoCoordinate>
; 600 m), 4 Sep 1988, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM). Loreto: Rio Itaya (25 km S Iquitos;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-4.1883335">04°11.3'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-73.25">73°15'W</geoCoordinate>
), 22 Feb 1984, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM); Granja UNAP, near Iquitos (
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="-3.7">03°42'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-73.22833">73°13.7'W</geoCoordinate>
), 23 Feb 1984, W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM). Madre de Dios: Diamante (
<normalizedToken originalValue="Río">Rio</normalizedToken>
Alto Madre de Dios;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-12.331667">12°19.9'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-70.958336">70°57.5'W</geoCoordinate>
; 400 m), 7 Sep 1988, W. N. Mathis (2♀; USNM); Quebrada Romero (near; Rio Manu;
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="-12.116667">12°07'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-70.96667">70°58'W</geoCoordinate>
), 8 Sep 1988, W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM); Rio Manu, Pakitza (
<geoCoordinate direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="-11.943334">11°56.6'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-71.28167">71°16.9'W</geoCoordinate>
; 250 m), 9-23 Sep 1988, W. N. Mathis (19♂, 14♀; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
PUERTO RICO. Laguna Cartagena (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="18.011667">18°0.7'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-67.10667">67°06.4'W</geoCoordinate>
), 20 Jan 1954, J. Maldonado Capriles (1♂; USNM).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO. Trinidad. Caroni: Talparo (2 km N,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="10.516666">10°31'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-61.283333">61°17'W</geoCoordinate>
), 22 Jun 1993, W. N. Mathis (1♂, 1♀; USNM). St. Patrick: Pitch Lake (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="10.233334">10°14'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-61.633335">61°38'W</geoCoordinate>
), 24 Jun 1993, W. N. Mathis (1♀; USNM). Victoria: Basse Terre (7 km E;
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="10.116667">10°07'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-61.233334">61°14'W</geoCoordinate>
), 27 Jun 1993, W. N. Mathis (3♂; USNM).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Distribution</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
(Fig. 47). Nearctic: Bermuda. Neotropical: Argentina (
<normalizedToken originalValue="Tucumán">Tucuman</normalizedToken>
), Bolivia (Beni), Colombia (Valle de Cauca), Ecuador (El Oro, Guayas, Manabi), Guyana, Peru (Cuzco, Loreto, Madre de Dios), Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies (Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">The species epithet, barba, is Latin word for beard and refers to the distinctive tuft of setulae, the beard, on the ventral portion of the epandrium of this species.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="30" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
This species is similar to and has been confused with
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora orbitalis" order="Diptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbitalis">Polytrichophora orbitalis</taxonomicName>
(see synonymy). Structures of the male terminalia are very distinctive, however, especially the tuft of short, setulae, which is apparently an autapomorphy, on the ventral portion of the epandrium (Figs 43-44). This tuft can often be seen in preserved specimens without dissection.
</paragraph>
<caption pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
Figures 43-46. Illustration of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora barba" order="Diptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barba">Polytrichophora barba</taxonomicName>
sp. n. (male) (Peru. Loreto: Granja UNAP, near Iquitos) 43 epandrium and cerci, posterior view 44 same, lateral view 45 internal structures of male terminalia (aedeagus [shaded], phallapodeme, gonite, hypandrium), ventral view 46 same, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
Figure 47. Distribution of
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora barba" order="Diptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barba">Polytrichophora barba</taxonomicName>
sp. n.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
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