Myriophora lucigaster (Borgmeier)

(Figs 5.5, 12.3, 18.3, 24.1)

Plastophora lucigaster Borgmeier, 1961: 90 .

Megaselia lucigaster: Disney 1978: 318 (new combination). Myriophora lucigaster: Brown 1992: 78 (new combination).

Diagnosis. Female. The combination of the anepisternum with only a few setulae and the dark colored, deep oviscape sclerites (Fig. 18.3) make M. lucigaster distinguishable among New World Myriophora. Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Host. Myriophora lucigaster has been collected on injured Spirostreptida and other unidentified millipedes.

Material examined. Paratype: 1♀, BRAZIL: Santa Catarina: Nova Teutônia, v.1959, F. Plaumann (USNM). ARGENTINA: Misiones: Reserva Vida Silvestre Urugua-í, 25.97°S, 54.11°W, 400m, 1♀, 10– 12.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #1, 1♀, 10–12.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #2, 1♀, 10–12.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #3, 1♀, 17.xii.2003, L. Gonzalez, injured millipedes, 1♀, 7– 9.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #1, 1♀, 7–9.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, Malaise trap #5, 9♀, 8.xii.2003, B. Brown, G. Kung, injured millipede. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, Est. Ecol. UFMG, 19.92°S, 43.97°W, 800m, 1♀, i.1997, D. Yanega, yellow pan traps; Pará: Caxiuaña Field Station, 1.73°S, 51.45°W, 60m, 1♀, 5.x.2001, B. Brown, injured millipede. COLOMBIA: Amazonas: Amacayacu NP, Matamata Station, 3.82°S, 70.26°W, 150m, 1♀, 1.ix.1997, B. Brown, G. Kung, injured millipede, 4♀, 30.viii.1997, B. Brown, G. Kung, injured millipede, 1♀, 8–12.iii.2000, M. Sharkey, total sweep sample, San Martin, PNN Amacayacu, 3.77°S, 70.3°W, 1♀, 15.x–5.xi.2001, D.Chota, CAP-2767, Malaise trap; Valle de Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali, Alto Anchicaya, 3.43°N, 76.8°W, 650m, 1♀, 2–16.i.2001, S. Sarria, Malaise trap CAP-1542. ECUADOR: Zamora Chinchipe: Rio Bombuscaro, 4.12°S, 78.98°W, 1100m, 1♀, 26–29.vi.1996, P. Hibbs, Malaise trap. PERU: Madre de Dios: Cocha Cashu Station, Manu National Park, 11.92°S, 71.37°W, 380m, 1♀, 23–30.ix.1986, D. C. Darling, Malaise trap, ROM #868005, Pakitza, 11.94°S, 71.28°W, 356m, 1♀, 14.ii.1992, B.V. Brown, injured millipede, 1♀, 28.ii–4.iii.1992, B. Brown & D. Feener, Malaise trap #2.