Revision of the Empis (Enoplempis) mira species group (Diptera: Empididae)
Author
Sinclair, Bradley J.
Canadian National Collection of Insects and Ottawa Plant Laboratory - Entomology, CFIA, K. W. Neatby Bldg, C. E. F., 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada K 1 A 0 C 6.
Author
Brooks, Scott E.
Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K. W. Neatby Bldg, C. E. F., 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada K 1 A 0 C 6.
Author
Cumming, Jeffrey M.
Invertebrate Biodiversity, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K. W. Neatby Bldg, C. E. F., 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada K 1 A 0 C 6.
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-02-11
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Key to species of the
Empis
(
Enoplempis
)
mira
species group
1 Scutum usually with single median brown vitta (sometimes not clearly visible due to preservation); male right hind femur with two elongate posteroventral tufts, as long as width of femur (
Fig. 29
); hypandrium with medial apical notch (
Idaho, Oregon, Washington
)....................................................................
E. williamturneri
sp. nov.
– Scutum usually with or without several vittae; male right hind femur with one elongate posteroventral tuft as long as width of femur (
Figs 23, 25, 27, 31
); hypandrium without median apical notch (
California
)................................. 2
2 Scutum with row of dark spots at base of the dorsocentral setae [females unknown for
E. submira
].................... 3
– Scutum with dark or pale vitta at base of the dorsocentral setae................................................. 4
3 Male
right hind femur with anteroventral digitiform lobe on apical third, clothed in short setae (
Figs 8
,
24
); right hind tibia with subapical swelling directed vertically, with black thorn-like setae (
Fig. 24
)............................
E. mira
(Bigot)
– Male right hind femur without anteroventral digitiform lobe (
Fig. 26
); right hind tibia with subapical swelling directed horizontally, without black thorn-like setae (
Fig. 26
).................................................
E. submira
sp. nov.
4 Male
right hind femur without anteroventral setae opposite subapical swelling on tibia (
Fig. 30
); male and female mid femur with long posteroventral setae at most slightly longer than width of femur (
Fig. 11
); hypandrium with broad rectangular apical notch; subepandrial process short, extending less than half distance to epandrial margin (
Fig. 40
); female hind femur with anteroventral preapical setae not longer than hind tibia width (
Fig. 35
)............................
E. winkleri
sp. nov.
– Male right hind femur with long anteroventral setae opposite subapical swelling on tibia (
Fig. 22
); male and female mid femur with long posteroventral setae more than twice width of femur (
Fig. 10
); hypandrium with arched apical margin; subepandrial process long, extending more than half distance to epandrial margin (
Fig. 36
); female hind femur with anteroventral preapical setae longer than hind tibia width (
Fig. 32
)...............................................
E
. macdonaldi
sp. nov.