Opeatocerata stubbsi Smith 1989
Creators: name: Câmara, J. T.
name: Rafael, J. A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Empididae
Opeatocerata
Opeatocerata stubbsi

description: Opeatocerata stubbsi Smith, 1989
(Figs 170–184)
Opeatocerata stubbsi Smith, 1989: 514; Yang et al., 2007: 146 (cat.); Câmara & Rafael, 2011: 37 (cit.).
Diagnosis. Dark yellow species; tergites 3–6 with paramedian subrectangular black spots (Figs 170, 173); anterior cercus of male terminalia with descendant plate slightly protruding laterally in posterior view (Fig. 176); phallus narrow at base, wide medially and narrow apically, short, not extending beyond apex of the hypandrium (Fig. 178); genital fork wider at base; arms as long as base and separated at apex (Fig. 183); tergite 10 undivided (Fig. 182)
Re-description. Male (Fig. 170). Head: Face slightly divergent toward the proboscis, dark brown to black, about 4X longer than lower width. Ocellar tubercle dark brown to black with brown pruinescence; ocelli light brown. Antennae pale yellow with black bristles; postpedicel about 2X longer than pedicel; stylus about 2.5X longer than postpedicel. Proboscis yellow shorter than head height. Thorax dark yellow, shiny (Fig. 170). Legs yellow except hind tibia with brown apical ring and all tarsomeres 4–5 lack, mid, hind tibia and hind tarsi with anterodorsal and posterodorsal rows of longer bristles. Wing (Fig. 171) hyaline; pterostigma brown, conspicuous; pterostigma about 2.5X longer than wide. Halter yellow. Abdomen yellow, shiny; tergites 3–6 with paramedian subrectangular black spots (Figs 170, 173); tergite 8 divided in two subrectangular plates; sternite 8 divided in two trapezoidal plates. Terminalia: Anterior cercus with proclinate dorsal projection in lateral view (Figs 172, 174); with median protuberance on posterior margin in dorsal view (Fig. 175); descendant plate slightly protruding laterally in posterior view (Fig. 176). Posterior cercus with rounded apex in lateral view (Fig. 174) with dorsal projections, one pointed subbasal and other subapical subtriagular in dorsal view (Fig. 175). Hypoproct rounded in lateral view (Fig. 174) and comma-shaped in posterior view. Epandrial ventral lobe rounded at apex; spiniform bristles mesially and longer bristles distally (Fig. 174). Hypandrium longer than wide (Fig. 178), with rounded apex, without long bristles. Phallus narrow at base, wide medially and narrow apically (Fig. 178), short, not extending beyond apex of the hypandrium. Subepandrial sclerite wider than long, U-shaped (Fig. 177). Bacilliform sclerite folded and longer than subepandrial sclerite (Fig. 177). Specimen length: 3.0 mm (Smith 1989); wing length: 3.2 mm. Female (Fig. 179). similar to male, except frons dark brown to black, shiny, wider than the face. Face about 3X longer than wide. Stylus brown. Wing (Fig. 180) more infuscated at apex. Terminalia: Tergite 8 subrectangular (Fig. 182), base wider and concave, and apex slightly convex (Fig. 182). Genital fork wider at base, arms as long as base and separated at apex (Fig. 183). Tergite 10 undivided, about half the length of tergite 8 (Figs 181, 182). Sternite 10 with straight base and slightly bilobed apex (Fig. 182). Receptacle of spermatheca hemispheric (Fig. 184). Specimen length: 3.0 mm; wing length: 3.4 mm.
Geographical distribution. Trinidad and Brazil (Amazonas) new record.
Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: Trinidad, S[aint] George, Aripo Valley. 500’[ft]. 29.i.1976. A. E. Stubbs (BMNH). Paratypes: Trinidad. S[aint] Andrew, Plum, 300’[ft], 28.i.1976, A.E. Stubbs (1 ♀, BMNH). S[aint] George, Areno Reserve, 2.ii.1976, A.E. Stubbs (1 ♀, BHNM).
Additional material. Brazil, Amazonas. Barcelos, Rio Padauari, Com. Ararinha, 00º30’18’’N 64º03’30’’W, 5–8.vi.2010, Malaise, R. Machado, P. Dias, J. A. Rafael (1 ♂, 3 ♀, INPA). Barcelos, Rio Aracá, Boca do Rio Curuduri 00º05’50.2’’N; 63º17’22.3’’W, 15–19.vi.2010, Varredura, S.S. Oliveira, J.T. Câmara, V. Linard, J.A. Rafael (3 ♂, 7 ♀, MZUSP). Barcelos, 00º28’36’’N 63º28’18’’W, Malaise em campina, vi–vii.2007, A.S. Filho & T. Krolow (3 ♂, INPA). Barcelos, Rio Aracá, Com. Bacuquara, 00º09’17.5’’N 63º10’35.2’’W, 12–14.vi.2010, Varredura, S.S. Oliveira, J.T. Câmara, J.A. Rafael, V. Linard (2 ♂, 3 ♀, MPEG). Querari (Pelotão), 01º05’N 69º51’W, 6.iv.–15.v.1993, J. Vidal (4 ♂, INPA). Reserva Campina, 02º35.3’S 60º02’W, 80 m, 8.v.2010, D. & W.N. Mathis (1 ♂, INPA). Manaus, C. Univ., ii.1979, J.A. Rafael, Armadilha de Malaise (2 ♂, INPA).
Holotype condition. Right wing on microslide and abdomen in microtube with glycerin.
Variation. Body ranging from 2.5 mm to 3.4 mm.
Remarks. Opeatocerata stubbsi is similar to O. hadrophallus sp. nov. by the short phallus, not extending beyond the hypandrium apex (Figs 98, 178) and posterior cercus with pointed dorsal projection in dorsal view (Figs 85, 175). Differs from the latter by tergites with paramedian subrectangular spots (Fig. 173), posterior cercus with dorsal subapical subtriangular projection in dorsal view (Fig. 175) and hypoproct rounded in lateral view (Fig. 174). Opeatocerata hadrophallus sp. nov. has tergites with paramedian subtriagular spots (Fig. 93), posterior cercus without dorsal subapical projection (Fig. 95) and hypoproct subtriangular in lateral view (Fig. 94).
description: Published as part of Câmara, J. T. & Rafael, J. A., 2014, Revision of Opeatocerata Melander, 1928 (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), pp. 502-546 in Zootaxa 3846 (4) on page 537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/252519