Cerodontha Rondani, 1861

Genus Cerodontha Rondani, 1861 View in CoL

Cerodontha Rondani, 1861: 10 View in CoL .

TYPE SPECIES. — Chlorops denticornis Panzer, 1806

REMARKS

The genus Cerodontha is classified into seven subgenera ( Butomomyza Nowakowski, 1967 , Cerodontha , Dizygomyza Hendel, 1920, Icteromyza Hendel, 1931 , Phytagromyza Hendel, 1920 , Poemyza Hendel, 1931 , and Xenophytomyza Frey, 1946 ). All subgenera have been recorded in the Neotropical region, except for Phytagromyza , which is exclusively Holarctic. The species are quite variable externally, but the male genitalia is characteristic with a well-developed mesophallus and long tubular distiphallus. In addition, all species in the genus Cerodontha have in common an L-shape sclerite inside the epandrium (the subepandrial sclerite or “Langfortsatz” of previous authors). A single specimen of Cerodontha was collected on the Mitaraka massif and belongs to the subgenus Dizygomyza . This subgenus is characterized by a large lunule and typically an enlarged first flagellomere in the male, although there are a few exceptions, including the new species described below.