Acrometopia conspicua

Acrometopia conspicua is a species of fly in the family Chamaemyiidae. It is found in Taiwan and is the only known representative of its genus there. The specific name conspicua refers to the conspicuousness of this fly, including the colorful head that makes this species easily recognizable.

Taxonomy

The type series was collected from Hehuanshan in Nantou County in July 1990. The types were found in the unsorted material of the National [Museum of Natural Science|Taichung Museum] and subsequently described as a new species in 2005 by László [Papp (entomologist)|László Papp].

Habitat

The types were collected with sweeping net. No other ecological information is available.

Description

Body length varies between. The wings are light greyish with brown veins and measure between in length and in width. The squamal fringe is black. The head is colorful, including frons that is orange. The face is orange dorsally and grey ventrally. The body coloration is silvery greyish, with abdominal setae originating from large round black spots. The femora are grey with yellowish basal and apical parts, the tibiae are mainly yellow, and the fore tarsi are all dark.