Chaetocnemistoptera trichopoda Ament, 2014, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Ament, Danilo César
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Phoridae
Chaetocnemistoptera
Chaetocnemistoptera trichopoda

description: Chaetocnemistoptera trichopoda, sp. nov.
(Figs 9, 30, 41–42, 67–70)
Diagnosis (male). Hind femur with ventral setulose lobe near base (Figs. 41–42); right epandrial margin ventral part not projected posteriorly.
Material examined. Holotype ♂, COLOMBIA: Chocó: PNN Utria Boroboro, 6.03ºN 77.32ºW, 4–19.vii.2000, Malaise trap, 10m, J. Pérez col. (IAVH). Paratypes: COLOMBIA: 1♂, Huila: PNN Cueva de los Guácharos Mirador, 1.62ºN 76.1ºW, 18.ii–7.iii.2002, Malaise trap, 1980m, F. Quevedo col. (LACM); 1♂, Valle de Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali Anchicaya, 3.48ºN 76.80ºW, 27.ii–27.iii.2001, Malaise trap, 730m, S. Sarria col. (LACM); ECUADOR: 1♂, Esmeraldas: Bilsa Biol. Station, 0.34ºN 79.71ºW, 7–19.vii.1996, Malaise trap, 500m, P. Hibbs col. (LACM); VENEZUELA: 1♂, Aragua Rancho Grande Stn, 10.35ºN 67.59ºW, 1–8.iii.1995, pan traps, 1250m, S. Marshal col. (LACM); COSTA RICA: 1♂, Puntarenas: Las Alturas, 8.95ºN 82.83ºW, i.1992, Malaise trap, 1500m, P. Hanson col. (LACM); PANAMA: 1♂, Parque Nacional Campana, 8.68ºN 79.92ºW, 7.xi.1992, yellow pans, D. Quintero col. (LACM). Additional material: COLOMBIA: 1♂, Cundinamarca: PNN Chingaza: Bosque Palacio, 4.52ºN 73.75ºW, 28.ix–13.x.2000, Malaise trap, 2930m, E. Raigoso col. (LACM); 1♂, Amazonas: PNN Amacayacu: Matamata, 3.82ºS 70.26ºW, 17.ix–1.x.2001, Malaise trap, 150m, D. Chota col. (LACM).
Description. Male. Body length, 2.2–2.8 mm. Head. Frons brown, except yellow ventral margin, pubescent, without median furrow. Ventral fronto-orbital setae close to the eye margin, ventral interfrontal setae about midway between eye margin and frons midline. Flagellomere 1 light brown, pubescent, oval. Arista pre-apical, pubescent. Palpus yellowish-brown. Thorax. Scutum and dorsal part of anepisternum brown; other pleural regions yellowishbrown (Fig. 9); anepisternum dorsally setulose; scutellum brown. Legs yellowish-brown, hind femur brown at apex. Foretibia with one dorsal seta at basal quarter and anterodorsal row of strong setae. Midtibia with two basal transverse combs of setae, one anterodorsal setae, two posterodorsal large setae and 2–3 small posterodorsal setae between the two large ones. Hind femur swollen (height/length ratio: 0.43), with ventral setulose lobe near base (Figs. 41–42). Hind tibia with one anterodorsal and 4–6 posterodorsal setae and 13 transversal combs of setae. Wing. (Fig. 30) Costa 0.45 of the wing length, R2+3 absent or vestigial, other characteristics as described for the genus. Halter yellowish-brown. Abdomen. Tergites dark brown, with yellow posterior band. Hypopygium yellowish-brown (Figs. 67–70). Left epandrial process large, ventrally concave, with two apical lobes and subepandrial setose process. Right epandrial margin ventral part not projected posteriorly. Hypandrium bilobed, laterally microtrichose. Hypoproct with two setae.
Female. Unknown.
Geographic distribution. Central America and northern South America (Fig. 72).
Etymology. The specific epithet trichopoda refers to the species hind femur setulose lobe and is derived from the Greek roots trichos (hair) and podos (foot).
Comments. Some of the specimens examined have yellowish-brown pleural regions and scutum or only the posterior part of the scutum brown, differing from the holotype.
description: Published as part of Ament, Danilo César, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the genus Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier (Diptera: Phoridae), with the description of five new species, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 3753 (4) on pages 317-319, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/250942