Apocephalus aztecae Borgmeier 1961

Apocephalus (Apocephalus) aztecae Borgmeier

Apocephalus (Apocephalus) aztecae Borgmeier, 1961, p. 56, figs. 78, 86 [ovipositor and wing; ♀; Panama].

Holotype female (CTB, mounted) and 4 paratypes (in alcohol), from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, 16.V.56 (Rettenmeyer), taken with Azteca species.

MALE (undescribed).—Length 1 mm. Similar to the female. Frons as broad as long medially, width 0.26 mm, dark brown, grayish pruinose, opaque, with a distinct median line and 2 rudimental supraantennals close together. First row strongly convex, the antials parallel and about one-third of frontal width apart. Second row distinctly convex, the bristles equidistant. Third antennal joint oval, length 0.14 mm, yellow basally, darkened apically; arista subapical, short. Palpi pale yellow, small, with short bristles. Posterior scutellars slightly shorter than the anterior, the tips of the 4 scutellars are in line. Abdomen dull, venter yellow. Tergite 2 elongated, 3–5 short, 6th a little longer; tergites 1–5 velvety dark brown, with fine yellow seams on hind margins, 6th yellow on basal half, dark behind. Hypopygium dark brown, somewhat grayish, with short hairs. Anal segment slender, yellow, apical hairs differentiated. Legs yellow, hind femur with anteroventral bristles on apical half. Wing as in female. Halteres yellow.

FEMALE.—In the female from Dominica and in one female of the type-series 2 microscopic hairs are present below the rudimental supraantennals. The 2nd row is distinctly convex anteriorly (not slightly, as stated in the original description). Scutellars as in male described above. Sternite of the basal capsule of the ovipositor with a transverse row of 4 hairs (not bristles); apical hairs are absent on the sternite, but the apex is pointed and slightly curved downwards, forming a short tooth.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—One male allotype (USNM) Dominica, Clarke Hall, 21–31 Jan. 1965 (W. W. Wirth); 1 female in alcohol (USNM), Clarke Hall, 1–10 Feb. 1965 (Wirth). One female and 1 male from Clarke Hall were destroyed by Psocids. I reexamined the type-series in my collection.

Apocephalus aztecae adolah lalek dari famili Phoridae. Spesies ko juo marupokan bagian dari ordo Diptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Lalek ko biasonyo panjangnyo sekitar 0,5–6 mm (1⁄64–1⁄4 in).