Review of Neurosystasis Satchell, with two new species from Cuba and a discussion of cerci and surstyli in Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Author
Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen
Author
Wagner, RĂ¼diger
text
Zootaxa
2017
4306
1
81
90
journal article
32407
10.11646/zootaxa.4306.1.4
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Key to world species of
Neurosystasis
1 Wing membrane unpatterned. M3 originating from M-fork, i.e. M1, M2 and M3 originating from same point..............2
- Wing membrane infuscate with white spots between vein apices. M3 originating near base of wing.....................3
2 Right gonostylus with two branches, left gonostylus one-branched. Hypopod with branches of equal length. (Jamaica)....................................................................................
N. terminalis
(
Satchell, 1955
)
- Gonostyli with one branch. Hypopod with epandrial branch less than half the length of cercal branch. (
Florida
,
USA
)............................................................................
N. bromeliphila
Wagner & Hribar, 2010
3 Wing with vein R2+3 attached to vein R4. Hypopod unbranched. (Argentina)....
N. saltenia
(
Omad, Mangudo & Gleiser, 2015
)
- Wing with vein R2+3 not attached to vein R4, Hypopod divided into lateral epandrial branch and mesal cercal branch. (Cuba). 4
4 Eyes separated by distance of 1.4 facet diameters. Hypopod with epandrial branch as long as cercal branch.............................................................................................
N. amplipenna
(
Knab, 1914
)
- Eyes separated by distance of 2 facet diameters. Hypopod with epandrial branch shorter than cercal branch..............5
5 Interocular suture V-shaped. Sc connected to R1. Faint crossvein present between the bases of M1+2 and M3. Right gonocoxite with mesal branch straight, lateral branch recurved laterad. Lobes of gonocoxite smooth. Apex of gonostyli without setae............................................................................................
N. mira
sp. nov.
- Interocular suture widely U-shaped. Sc not connected to R1. Bases of M1+2 and M3 without crossvein. Gonocoxite with both branches weakly curved towards median, lateral lobe of gonocoxite serrated laterally. Apex of gonostyli with 4-5 setae............................................................................................ ..
N. starki
sp. nov.