Latheticomyia Wheeler (Diptera: Pseudopomyzidae) from Peru: new species, description of the male of L. longiterebra Hennig and a key to species
Author
Marques, Dayse W. A.
Author
Rafael, José A.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4093
3
424
434
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.8
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1175-5326
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Key to
Latheticomyia
species
1 Postpedicel short and rounded (
Fig. 46
). Mexico........................................
L. rotundicornis
Wheeler
- Postpedicel elongate and somewhat subsquared or subrectangular (
Figs 1
,
14
,
32
)................................. 2
2 Scutum dark without median yellow stripes (
Fig. 49
). United States, Central America................
L. tricolor
Wheeler
- Scutum with median yellow stripe (
Figs 3
,
16
,
34
,
47
, 48).................................................... 3
3 Scutum with median yellow stripe posterior to transverse suture (
Figs 16
,
47
)..................................... 4
- Scutum with median yellow stripe continuing to posterior margin of scutum and almost reaching anterior margin (
Figs 3
,
34
,
48
)................................................................................................. 5
4 Scutum with median yellow stripe triangular (
Fig. 47
). Fore coxa yellow (
Fig. 50
). Hind femur yellow, with large brown spots subbasally and apically (
Fig. 50
). Nicaragua................................................
L. infumata
Wheeler
- Scutum with median yellow stripe V-shaped (
Fig. 16
). Fore coxa brown (
Fig. 14
). Hind femur entirely brown (
Fig. 14
). Peru.....................................................................................
L. peruana
sp. nov.
5 Scutum with yellow stripe undivided and narrower anteriorly (
Fig. 34
). Fore tarsomeres dark brown (
Fig. 32
). Peru..............................................................................................
L. xantha
sp. nov.
- Scutum with yellow stripe divided anteriorly, leaving a brown line medially. Fore tarsomeres yellow to light brown...... 6
6 Yellow stripe between dorsocentral rows with a narrow brown stripe along midline (
Fig. 3
). Fore coxa yellow (
Fig. 1
). Peru....................................................................................
L. longiterebra
Hennig
- Yellow stripe along median line of scutum with a large brown stripe (
Fig. 48
). Fore coxa dark brown (
Fig. 51
). United States.......................................................................................
L. lineata
Wheeler