Scipopus (Parascipopus) manifestus Lindsay & Marshall 2023, subgen. et comb. nov.
Creators: name: Lindsay, Kate
name: Marshall, Stephen A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Micropezidae
Scipopus
Scipopus manifestus

description: Scipopus (Parascipopus) manifestus (Wulp, 1897) subgen. et comb. nov.
Figs 39–40
Calobata manifesta Wulp, 1897: 370, Tab. IX, fig. 20.
Calobata manifesta – Hennig 1934a: 67 (species inquirenda); 1934b: 323 (“in the next issue”); 1935: 27.
Scipopus manifestus – Enderlein 1922: 208 (key to species). — Steyskal 1967: 80.
Differential diagnosis
Scipopus (Parascipopus) manifestus resembles S. (Pa.) savegre sp. nov. in having a mostly black body but the first fore tarsomere is at least partially white.
Type material examined
Holotype (examined and photographed at BMNH, 2014)
COSTA RICA • 1 ♀; Volcan de Irazu; 6–7000 ft a.s.l.; H. Rogers leg.; BMNH.
Other material examined
COSTA RICA • 1 ♀; Prov. San José, Moravia, Zurquí de Moravia, Creek 1 north; 84°00′57″ W, 10°02′58″ N; 1600 m a.s.l.; 16 Jun. 2013; Projecto ZADBI; hand collected; ZADBI-858; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 2–5 Aug. 2013; mixed methods; ZADBI-1076; MNCR (photographed, Fig. 39A) • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; North pasture; 16 Apr. 2013; ZADBI-663; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 24–31 May 2013; ZADBI-787; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 16 Apr. 2013; ZADBI-663; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 17 Mar. 2013; ZADBI-604; MNCR • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; Tower path; 26 Apr.–3 May 2013; Malaise trap #1; ZADBI-728; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 28 Jun.–5 Jul. 2013; emergence trap, over vegetation 50 m; ZADBI-904; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 5–12 Jul. 2013; ZADBI-909; MNCR • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1–7 Jun. 2013; ZADBI-810; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 7–14 Jun. 2013; ZADBI-853; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 24–31 May 2013; ZADBI-785; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; Creek 2 north; 17 Mar. 2013; Malaise trap #2; ZADBI-604; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 3–10 May 2013; ZADBI-716 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1–7 Jun. 2013; ZADBI-811; MNCR • 1 ♀; Cartago, Tapanti Natl. Pk; 1650–1750 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct. 1999; Marshall and Buck leg.; DEBU _0074/ DEBU0074 sequenced for CO1; DEBU • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; DEBU (photographed, Fig. 39C, F) • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Prov. Punt., Res. Biol. Monteverde, Est. La Casona; 1520 m a.s.l.; Apr. 1993; N. Obando leg.; L-N-253250, 449700; MNCR (♂ dissected and photographed, Fig. 39B, D) • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; Mar. 1992; K. Flores leg.; MNCR • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Prov. Cartago, Paraíso, P.N. Tapantí; 83°46′3″ W, 9°43′21″ N; 1600 m a.s.l.; 28 Apr.–5 May 2013; Proyecto ZADBI; Malaise trap; ZADBI-806; MNCR • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 30 Mar.–7 Apr. 2013; ZADBI-802; MNCR • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 12–19 May 2013; ZADBI-808; MNCR • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 24–30 Mar. 2013; ZADBI-801; MNCR • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 19–26 May 2013; ZADBI-809; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 29 Sep.–6 Oct. 2013; ZADBI-1262; MNCR • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 21–28 Apr. 2013; ZADBI-805; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 2–9 Jun. 2013; ZADBI-1245; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 11–18 Aug. 2013; ZDBI-1255; MNCR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 7 –14 Apr. 2013; ZADBI-803; MNCR • 1 ♂; San Rafael HDIA, C. Chompipe; 2100 m a.s.l.; 31 Jul. 1993; M.A. Zumbad leg.; MNCR • 1 ♀; Prov. Puntarenas, Monteverde; 1700 m a.s.l.; 1 Jun. 1988; B.V. Brown leg.; clearcut edge; Malaise; CMNH • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1–5 May 1988; cloud forest; CMNH (dissected and photographed, Fig. 39E) • 1 ♀; Prov. Puntarenas, Coto Brus, Send Cerro Echandi, Orilla R. Vellavista, 1 er Campamento; 1900 m a.s.l.; 16 May 2000; M. Alfaro leg.; manual; L_S_326500_591700; MNCR • 1 ♀; Prov. Cartago, Paraíso, P.N. Tapanti-Macizo de la Muerte; 1410 m a.s.l.; 19 May 2000; C. Hanson and D. Rubi leg.; Malaise; L_N_188550_561800; MNCR • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 1500 m a.s.l.; 13 May 2000; C. Hanson and D. Rubi leg.; Malaise; L_N_187400_561600; MNCR.
Description
LENGTH. 10–14 mm.
HEAD. Antenna dark orange and/or black. Palpus dark brown or black, silvery microtrichose and black setulose on entire surface, broad (length 3.0× height). Clypeus black, width ~1.7× height, silvery microtrichose on entire surface, denser in posterolateral corners. Frontal vitta dull, orange and/or black or dark brown microtrichose, posterior apex strongly tapered into a point (Fig. 39C). Orbital plate shiny, black or brown, bare and clearly delineated. Epicephalon shiny, bare, wide (width> ⅔ of upper frontal vittal width at inner verticals), clearly delineated from upper frontal vitta. Paracephalon dark brown or black, slightly convex on posterolateral portions. One lower fronto-orbital seta; all other head chaetotaxy well-developed.
THORAX. Scutum dark brown or black, microtrichose with broad median blue sheen (Fig. 39C). Female cervical sclerite convex. Postpronotal lobe black, densely setulose. Notopleuron black. Pleuron black, white microtrichose, denser anteriorly and posteriorly, forming posterior transverse band (Fig. 40). Legs dark brown or black, first fore tarsomere almost entirely white, hind tarsomere 1 pale brown or white on inner basolateral ½. Wing brown-black infuscate on r 1, distal ½ and apex, three hyaline window-like spots in m
1, r
2+3, r
3+4 (Fig. 39F). Apical scutellar seta present.
ABDOMEN (J+ ♀). Tergites dark brown or black, short black setulose. T1 with fine, long dark brown or black setae. Pleuron pale grey or cream-coloured, P1, upper half of P2–6 dark brown or black in males, same for females but lower third of P3–6 also dark grey.
FEMALE ABDOMEN. T1+2 ~2.3 × length of T3. Oviscape dark brown or black, white microtrichose on anterior ½, ~4.0–5.0× length of T6. Combined spermathecal duct length short; common duct short, ¼ of entire duct length. Paired spermathecal duct long (~6.0× length of paired spermathecae), narrow, slightly swollen apically, relatively parallel-sided. Paired spermathecal stems sinuate, long, ending in cup-like paired spermathecae with large apical indentation. Single spermathecal duct arising from base of paired duct, narrow, ½ the diameter and length of paired duct, swollen apically. Single spermatheca elongate, wider distally, inornate.
MALE ABDOMEN. T1+2 ~2.8× length of T3. T6 short, genital fork 2.0 × as long as T6, with arms converging, inner basal process angled inwards, ¹/5 the length of arm. Epandrium elongate, length ~2.0 × height, taller posteriorly; long setose on posteroventral margin. Basiphallus small, crescent-shaped. Basal distiphallus long (≈ length to epandrium), broad, ending in small, short, irregular phallic bulb. Distal distiphallus narrow, expanded and funnel-like apically, ½ the length of epandrium. Phallapodeme slightly expanded apically (not apparent in Fig. 39D), length 2.0 × height.
Distribution
Costa Rica.
description: Published as part of Lindsay, Kate & Marshall, Stephen A., 2023, A revision of Scipopus Enderlein including the subgenera Scipopus s. str., Phaeopterina Frey and Parascipopus subgen. nov. (Diptera, Micropezidae, Taeniapterinae), pp. 1-189 in European Journal of Taxonomy 904 on pages 94-98, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.904.2323, http://zenodo.org/record/10123238