A revision of the New Zealand species of Howickia Richards
Author
Marshall, S. A.
Author
Luk, S. P. L.
Author
Dong, H.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3887
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1
36
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3887.1.1
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Key to the macropterous
Howickia
of
New Zealand
(Macropterous
Howickia
differ from other fully winged
Sphaeroceridae
in
New Zealand
by the three narrow silver strips on the frons, and by the extremely short, sinuate R2+3).
1 Male
sternite 5 with stout teeth along posterior margin; sternite 6 with a simple ventral lobe; sternite 7 with a strongly bifurcate posteroventral lobe (
Fig. 46
). Female tergite 7 broadly concave posteriorly; tergite 8 with three long anterior lobes but narrowly complete posteriorly (
Fig. 48
). Apex of female abdomen without conspicuous internal sclerite (
Fig. 48
)...........................................................................................
H. oliveri
Marshall
sp. nov.
- Male sternite 5 with a small posteromedial comb of flat bristles, posterior margin of sternite 5 without prominent teeth (
Fig. 31
) but ventral lobe of sternite 6 with prominent posterior processes, posteroventral lobe of sternite 7 simple. Female tergite 7 narrowly split posteriorly and tergite 8 split into three parts, small middle part entirely separate from darker and larger lateral parts (
Fig. 33
). Apex of female abdomen with a large, dark U-shaped internal sclerite, with arms facing posteriorly (
Fig. 33
)...........................................................................
H. lepidostylus
Marshall
sp. nov.