Revision and morphological analysis of the Ragadidae (Insecta, Diptera)
Author
Wahlberg, Emma
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2019
2019-04-29
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2019.521
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Genus
Iteaphila
Zetterstedt, 1838
Figs 4B
,
6B, 6E, 6H
,
8C
Diagnosis
The synapomorphies of this genus and
Anthepiscopus
are the loss of epipharyngal blades and the tergite 10 fused with the cercus in females. Both males and females possess a straight labrum, in contrast to
Hormopeza
spp., where only males possess a straight labrum. Further similarities with species in
Anthepiscopus
are the setose scape, the loss of costal bristle and the recurved CuA in the wings (except for ‘
Iteaphila setosa
-group’ for the latter two characters). The species in the genus are distinguished from those of
Anthepiscopus
by having a branched R
4+5
.
Type
species
Iteaphila macquarti
Zetterstedt, 1838
.