Griphophanes conversus Naglis & Grootaert, 2012, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Naglis, Stefan
name: Grootaert, Patrick
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Griphophanes
Griphophanes conversus

description: Griphophanes conversus sp. nov.
(Figs. 2 A–B)
Material examined. SRI LANKA. HOLOTYPE 3: “ Ceylon, Centr. Prov., Mudduk, Alt. 5500 ft., 5 mls NW Nuwara-Eliya, 4.III.62, Loc. 117”; “Swept above surface of small stream” (ZMLU). PARATYPES: 1 3, same data as holotype. 1 3, “ Ceylon, Sabaragamuwa Prov., Maratenna, at 4500 ft, 7 mls N Balangoda, 22.II.62, Loc. 98”; “swept in the vegt. at small stream”; 1 3, “ Ceylon, Centr. Prov., Diyagama East at 6000 ft, 9 mls SSE Nuwara- Eliya, 19.III.62, Loc. 161”, “Swept above surface of small stream” (all ZMLU).
Additional material. 2 ♀, “ Ceylon, Centr. Prov., Diyagama East at 6000 ft, 9 mls SSE Nuwara-Eliya, 19.III.62, Loc. 161”, “Swept above surface of small stream”; 1 ♀, “ Ceylon, Centr. Prov., Mudduk, Alt. 5500 ft., 5 mls NW Nuwara-Eliya, 4.III.62, Loc. 117”; “Swept above surface of small stream”; 1 ♀, “ Ceylon, Centr. Prov., Pidurutalagala Alt. 6400 ft, 2 mls NW Nuwara-Eliya, 4.III.62, Loc. 116:II” (all ZMLU).
Diagnosis. Ac not present; legs and halter black; male fore tarsomere 5 compressed dorsoventrally, with a prolonged and re-curved claw; hind tibia in males with hook-like apical spine posteriorly.
Description. Male: Length (holotype): body 1.4 mm, wing 1.8 mm. Head: Frons and face dark brown, with dense brownish pruinosity; eyes converging below antennae and almost contiguous; palpus dark brown with short, black apical seta; antenna dark brown, first flagellomere triangular, as long as high; lower postoculars brownish. Thorax: Mesonotum and scutellum dark metallic green, with dense brownish pruinosity; 5 strong dc, anteriormost distinctly shorter; ac not present; scutellum with 2 strong marginal setae and 2 smaller lateral setae; pleura dark brown shining. Legs: Coxae and remainder of legs dark brown to black. Fore leg: Coxa with brownish-yellow anterior setae; femur bare of major setae; tibia slightly swollen, without setae; tarsomere 5 distinctly compressed, and anterior claw prolonged and re-curved (MSSC); relative podomere ratios: 65, 60, 23/12/8 /6/15. Mid leg: Coxa with some anterior setae; femur with several long pale ventral setae on basal half, as long as diameter of femur; tibia with ad/pd setal pair at 1/4; relative podomere ratios: 70, 78, 34/14/11 /8/10. Hind leg: Coxa with 1 strong lateral seta; femur bare of major setae; tibia with 1 strong dorsoapical seta and small hook-like apical spine posteriorly (MSSC); relative podomere ratios: 80, 90, 18/ 30/19/12 /13. Wing: Hyaline; R4+5 and M subparallel in distal half; CuAx ratio: 0.5; RMx ratio: 1.4; lower calypter pale brown with fan of brownish setae; halter dark brown. Abdomen: Dark metallic green, with dense brownish pruinosity; epandrium, cercus and surstylus dark brown. Hypopygium (Figs. 2 A–B): hypandrium symmetrical, broad, with apical incision; epandrial lobe rectangular, with 4 strong subapical setae; surstylus not divided into dorsal and ventral lobes, narrow, with small setulae apically; postgonite slender, curved, with small setulae; cercus narrow and prolonged. Female: Similar to male, but face broader and lacking MSSC.
Etymology. The name refers to the recurved claw on fore tarsomere 5 in males.
description: Published as part of Naglis, Stefan & Grootaert, Patrick, 2012, Review of the genus Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), with the description of ten new species from Sri Lanka, pp. 51-64 in Zootaxa 3525 on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.211573