Scaptomyza ostensa Hardy, 1965

Rampasso, Augusto Santos & O’Grady, Patrick Michael, 2025, Review of Hawaiian Elmomyza species (Diptera, Drosophilidae, Scaptomyza). I. The cyrtandrae, exigua, and obscuricornis species groups, with the descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 5729 (1), pp. 1-42 : 14-15

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Scaptomyza ostensa Hardy, 1965 View in CoL

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Scaptomyza ostensa Hardy, 1965: 722 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Epandrium is greatly enlarged in lateral view, and the anterodorsal margin extends significantly towards the dorsal region. A small epandrial posterior lobe is observed, with a narrow ventral process that is projected posteriorly. Surstylus is straight in posterior view, short and broad in lateral view. A row of five small surstylar teeth is found in the dorsal portion of the surstylus. A group of large bristles is found in the ventral portion of the surstylus. Cerci are very small in comparison to the epandrium.

Distribution. Hawaiian Islands : Maui.

Ecology. Unknown.

Types. The holotype male (6545, on pin) and allotype female (6545a, on pin) are deposited in the BPBM (not examined) . Palikū, Haleakalā Crater, Maui, 6,515 ft. [ 1,986 m], Jun 1953, C. R. Joyce col.

Material Examined. Paratype. 1 ♂ ( UHIM2015.01674 ), Palikū, Haleakalā Crater, Maui, 6,500 ft. [ 1,981 m], Jun 1953, D. E. Hardy col., D. E. Hardy det.