Cipomyia Norrbom & Prado, new species
Creators: name: Norrbom, Allen L.
name: Prado, Paulo Inácio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tephritidae
Cipomyia

description: Cipomyia Norrbom & Prado, new genus
“ Acrotaeniini gen. 2 ”: Prado et al. 2002: 1012. Type species. C. totofusca, new species
Diagnosis
This genus differs from all other Neotropical genera of Tephritidae by its entirely dark brown wing pattern and in having rows of teeth­like spines on the base of the phallus (Figs. 5, 6). It runs to the “Platensinini” in the key of Foote (1980) but differs from all of the genera included there by its wing pattern. It clearly belongs to the Tephritinae, but within this group its relationships are unclear. It may be closest to Acrotaenia and related genera based on its chaetotaxy (nonsetulose frons, acuminate lateral vertical seta, setulose R4+5), head shape, and venation (lobe of cell bcu moderately large).
Description
Head: In lateral view higher than long, nearly oval, frons and face curving together without distinct angle or at strongly obtuse angle. Lunule large, length subequal to width. Frons nonsetulose medially, with 3 frontal setae and 2 acuminate reclinate orbital setae. Medial vertical seta yellow, acuminate, well developed; lateral vertical seta paler yellow, sometimes slightly lanceolate, half to 2/3 as long as medial vertical seta. Postocellar and postvertical setae well developed, white, lanceolate. Postocular setae mixed small, dark acuminate and large, white, lanceolate.
Thorax: Postpronotal, anterior and posterior notopleural, presutual and postsutural supra­alar, intra­alar, postalar, dorsocentral, acrostichal, 2 scutellar, 1–2 anepisternal, anepimeral, and katepisternal setae well developed, yellow to pale brown, acuminate. Dorsocentral seta closer to transverse suture than level of postsutural supra­alar seta. Apical scutellar seta 2/3 as long as basal seta, longer than scutellum.
Legs: Hind femur with anterodorsal and posterodorsal preapical setae.
Wing (Fig. 1): Entirely brown, including basal cells, alula, and anal lobe. Without bullae or argents (spots due to microtrichia color). Costal setulae at subcostal break short, no more than 2 times as long as other costal setulae. Vein R1 dorsally without gap in setulae near bend in vein Sc. Vein R4+5 dorsally evenly setulose to level of apex of R2+3, ventrally setulose to beyond level of r­m. Pterostigma 2.0–2.3 times as long as wide. Lobe of cell bcu subequal in length to width of cell.
Male terminalia: Lateral surstylus simple, without posterodorsal lobe. Medial surstylus with 2 stout prensisetae. Base of phallus (Figs. 5–6) swollen and with two rows of tooth­like spines.
Female terminalia: Eversible membrane similar dorsally and ventrally, with short taenia 1/3 length of membrane, and single broad oval area of moderate sized triangular spicules, largest subbasally, gradually tapering distally. Aculeus tip simple. 2 spermathecae.
description: Published as part of Norrbom, Allen L. & Prado, Paulo Inácio, 2006, New genera and host plant records of Asteraceae­feeding Tephritidae (Diptera) from Brazil, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 1139 on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172038