Systematics of Robustagramma, a new genus of New World Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)
Author
Marshall, Stephen A.
Author
Cui, Yongsheng
text
Zootaxa
2005
2005-07-29
1026
1
1
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1026.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1026.1.1
11755334
5049813
3EDC6787-C73B-4969-BA06-022D0532364F
Robustagramma robustinervus
group
Diagnosis: Two orbital bristles; postocellar bristles absent. Arista subequal to or longer than head height; aristal hairs over twice as long as basal width of arista.. Facial ridge between antennae distinctly broader than width of scape. Dorsocentral bristles in 2 postsutural pairs, anterior dorsocentral bristle slightly longer than middle prescutellar acrostichal bristles. Mid tibia with a single posterodorsal proximal bristle, an anterodorsal bristle near middle, and an anterodorsal, dorsal and posterodorsal distally; dorsal bristle very small. Wing of male with first costal sector thicker than second costal sector. Maximum width of palpus about 1/4 as long as palpus. Sternite 5 large but simple. Ducts of spermathecae about 1.5 times as long as spermatheca. Male with a pair of exceptionally large ventral sclerites, over 0.7X as long as distiphallus.