Tomosvaryella prostata Hardy 1963
Creators: name: Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Pipunculidae
Tomosvaryella
Tomosvaryella prostata

description: Tomosvaryella prostata Hardy, 1963
Figs 63–72, 132
Tomosvaryella prostata Hardy, 1963: 261, figs 1 e–h; 1965a: 240; 1965b: 63, figs 24 d, e; 1966: 8; Ale-Rocha, 1996: 181, figs 123–129; Ale-Rocha & Souza, 2011: 296, figs 25, 80, 81; Rodriguez & Rafael, 2012: 27; Rafael & Amat, 2014: 25; Rafael & Rodriguez, 2016: 454, 455.
Diagnosis. Male. Postcranium with lower half grayish-pruinose, upper half brownish-pruinose (Fig. 63). Hind trochanter with long brown protuberance, usually with one fine lateral seta and setulose at apex (Fig. 64). Tergites and sternites 6 and 7 as in Fig. 65. Surstyli somewhat similar in shape, with distinct basal lobe, hooked-tips, right surstylus slightly shorter (Figs 66–67), both surstyli with tips slightly downward-directed when seen in lateral view (Figs 68–69). Apex of phallic guide conical, ventrally serrated, angled at about 25 degrees (Fig. 70). Phallus with one ejaculatory duct with three stout spines, the other two ducts without spines (Fig. 70). Ejaculatory apodeme sandal-shaped, darker near base (Fig. 71). Gonopods subsymmetrical, apexes somewhat rounded (Fig. 72).
Material examined. COLOMBIA, Boyacá, SFF[Santuario de Fauna y Flora] Iguaque, 5º25’12’’N / 73º27’24’’W, 2855 m [eters], Malaise 4, 01–19.iv.2000, P. Reina, (1♂, IAvH); “ idem, 25.Jun[vi]–13.Jul[vii].2000. (2♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, (1♂, LEUA)”; “ idem, (1♂, INPA)”; “ idem, Cab.[Cabaña] Chaina, 5º25’N / 73º27’W, 2550 m [eters], 01–14.feb[ii].2001, A. Roberto, “M1271” (4♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, (1♂, LEUA)”; “ idem, 2600 m [eters], 16– 30.xi.2001, P. Reina leg, “M2583” (1♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, 31.viii–16.ix.2001, A. Roberto leg, “M2066” (1♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, La Planada, 5º25’12’’N / 73º27’24’’W, 2975 m [eters], Malaise 8, 09–24.ii.2003, W. Villalba leg, “M3524” (1♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, 01–19.iv.2000, P. Reina (1♂, INPA)”; “ idem, Cab.[Cabaña] Mamaramos, 05º25’N / 73º25’W, 2855 m [eters], Sep[ix]23–Oct[x]11.2000, P. Reina leg, (3♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, Aug[xii]01–17.2000, (1♂, IAvH)” (photographed specimen); “ idem, 17.viii.–01.ix.2000, (2♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, Norte de Santander, PNN[Parque Nacional Natural] Tamá, Mun.[Municipio] Toledo, Vda.[Vereda] La Camacha, Pozo Negro, 7º21’N / 72º28’W, 2203 m [eters], Malaise, 23.x.–2.xi.2003, C. Leal leg, “M4030” (2♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, (1♂, LEUA)”; “ idem, (1♂, INPA)”; “ idem, 2213 m [eters], “M4029” (1♂, IAvH)”; “ idem, 2–5.xi.2003, “M4031” (1♂, IAvH)”.
Geographical distribution. Colombia, Boyacá, Santuario de Fauna y Flora Iguaque; Cundinamarca (Rafael & Rodriguez 2016); Norte de Santander, Parque Nacional Natural Tamá (Fig. 132).
Habitat. Specimens were collected with Malaise traps at ground level at preserve areas that mainly have dry forests of the Andean region mountain range and temperate zones of the Northeast region of Colombia.
Comments. The studied specimens are similar to the holotype illustrated by Ale-Rocha (1996), differing only by being smaller than the holotype by about 0.66 mm. The ejaculatory apodeme, lost in the holotype, is here illustrated based on non-type specimen.
description: Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Rafael, José Albertino, 2021, Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of Colombia, with description of two new species, pp. 37-68 in Zootaxa 4985 (1) on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4929647