Revision of Opeatocerata Melander, 1928 (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae)
Author
Câmara, J. T.
Author
Rafael, J. A.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3846
4
502
546
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.2
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1175-5326
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Key to species of
Opeatocerata
(females)
(the following species are known only from male specimens:
O. agudeloi
,
O. ampullaria
,
O. bare
,
O. chaetohypandrialis
,
O. cylindrophallus
,
O. hadrophallus
,
O. megalophallus
,
O. mourai
,
O. nhamunda
,
O. smithi
,
O. spinipennis
,
O. tanimboca
and
O. zuleideae
)
1 Tergites with spots (
Figs 58
,
74
,
179
).................................................................... 2
- Tergites without spots (
Figs 42
,
109
,
145
)................................................................. 6
2 Tergites with spots on lateral margins (
Câmara & Rafael, 2011, figs 17, 18
)..............
O. melanderi
Câmara & Rafael
- Tergites with paramedian spots (
Figs 58
,
179
).............................................................. 3
3 Tergites with paramedian subtriangular spots in dorsal view (
Fig. 60
)...............................
O. cooperi
Smith
- Tergites with paramedian subretangular spots in dorsal view (
Figs 77
,
179
)...................................... 4
4 Tergite 10 divided into two subtriangular plates (
Fig. 201
).............................
O. trilobata
Câmara & Rafael
- Tergite 10 undivided (
Figs 78
,
182
)...................................................................... 5
5 Sternite 8 uniformly broad (
Fig. 78
). Genital fork narrow at base (
Fig. 79
).......................
O. curvipenis
sp. nov.
- Sternite 8 narrow in apical half (
Fig. 182
). Genital fork wide at base (
Fig. 183
).......................
O. stubbsi
Smith
6 Fore tarsomere 1–5 black (
Fig. 47
). Sternite 8 with acute apex (
Fig. 150
)...............
O. rubida
(Wheeler & Melander)
- Fore tarsomere 4–5 black (
Figs 42
). Sternite 8 with rounded apex (
Figs 44
,
111
).................................. 7
7 Genital fork with arms fused at apex (
Fig. 112
)..................................................
O. lopesi
Smith
- Genital fork with arms not fused at apex (
Figs 44, 46
).......................................
O. brasiliensis
sp. nov.