The Nearctic Ecclisomyia species (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)
Author
Givens, Donald R.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-23
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.1
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Keys to western North American species of
Ecclisomyia
Males
1. Inferior appendages each without single black basal spine or mesal stout spines; phallus with pair of distinct sclerotized ventral parameres hooked distally (
Figs 1a
,
2a
)......................................................
E. bilera
Denning
- Inferior appendages each with single black basal spine or stout mesal spines (
Figs. 10a, 10b
,
11b
,
22b
,
23b
,
30b
,
31b
); phallus with distinct pair of sclerotized parameres rounded distally (
Fig. 11a
), or with fused parameres (
Figs. 23a
,
31a
)........... 2
2. Inferior appendages each with stout mesal spine (
Figs.10a
,
11b
); phallus with pair of elongate parameres, rounded distally (
Figs. 11a
)............................................................................
E. conspersa
Banks
- Inferior appendages each with 2 or more stout, mesal spines; phallus with shorter and fused parameres (
Figs. 22a, 22b
,
23a, 23b
,
30a, 30b
,
31a, 31b
)................................................................................ 3
3. Apex of fused parameres with shallow U-shaped mesal indentation; inferior appendages long, lateral sides nearly parallel in ventral view (
Figs. 22b
,
23b
).............................................................
E. maculosa
Banks
- Apex of fused parameres with deep U-shaped mesal indentation; inferior appendages short, lateral sides indented basally in ventral view (
Figs. 30b
,
31b
)..............................................................
E.
simulata
Banks
Females
1. Distal margin of tergum X in ventral view with shallow mesal indentation (
Figs. 12
,
13a
); spermathecal sclerite narrow and long (
Fig. 13a
)........................................................................
E. conspersa
Banks
- Distal margin of tergum X in ventral view with V-shaped incision (
Figs. 3c
,
4a, 4c
,
24c
,
25b
,
32a, 32b
); spermathecal sclerite short, rounded, or quadrate (
Figs. 4a
,
25b, 25c
,
32b
).......................................................... 2
2. External gonopod of segment VIII longer than wide, its distal margin with shallow concave V-shaped indentation; external gonopod of segment IX broadly concave, without posteriorly directed lobes (
Figs. 3b
,
4a
); spermathecal sclerite rounded (
Fig. 3b
,
4a
)................................................................................
E. bilera
Denning
- External gonopod of segment VIII at least as wide as long, distal margin with V-shaped incision (
Figs. 25b
), convex (
Fig. 24c
), straight (
Fig. 25c
), or slightly concave (
Fig. 32a
); external gonopod of segment IX with deep V-shaped incision, with posteriorly directed lobes (
Figs. 24c
,
25b, 25c
,
32a, 32b
); spermathecal sclerite quadrate (Figs, 24c, 25c, 32a, 32b).............. 3
3. External gonopod of segment IX long, narrow, deeply cleft extending posterad about 2 X its width beyond caudal margin of external gonopod of segment VIII (
Figs. 24c
,
25b, 25c
); distal margin of tergum X in ventral view with V-shaped incision for about 3/4 length of tergite (
Figs. 24c
,
25b, 25c
)..............................................
E. maculosa
Banks
- External gonopod of segment IX short, wide, with V-shaped incision, only extending posterad 1 X its width beyond caudal margin of external gonopod of segment VIII (
Figs. 32a, 32b
); distal margin of tergum X in ventral view with deep V-shaped incision for about 1/2 length of tergite (
Figs. 32a, 32b
)..........................................
E. simulata
Banks
Pupae
1. Apical processes each straight, directed caudad, with 3 long, stout black setae at apex (
Figs. 15a, 15b
, 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b); lat- eral line gills on segments IIp–IVa (
Fig. 42
).................................................
E. conspersa
Banks
- Apical processes of females curved mesad, of males sometimes straight (
Figs. 33a, 33b
); each with 2 long stout black setae at apex (
Figs. 5a, 5b
,
6a, 6b
,
7a
,
7b
,
26a, 26b
27a, 27b
,
28a
,
28b
,
33a, 33b
,
34a, 34b
, 35a, 35b); without lateral line gills (
Fig. 42
).................................................................................................... 2
2. Abdominal segment VII without dorsoanterior or ventroanterior gills (
Fig. 42
)......................
E. maculosa
Banks
- Abdominal segment VII with dorsoanterior and ventroanterior gills............................................. 3
3. Dorsal abdominal segment II with anterior gills (
Fig. 42
)........................................
E. simulata
Banks
- Dorsal abdominal segment II without anterior gills (
Fig. 42
).....................................
E. bilera
Denning
Larvae
1. Head, thoracic sclerites uniformly dark brown, without mesal yellow striping.......................
E. bilera
Denning
- Head, thoracic sclerites with mesal yellowish striping........................................................ 2
2. With lateral line gills on segments IIp–IVa (
Fig. 42
)...........................................
E. conspersa
Banks
- Without lateral line gills (
Fig. 42
)........................................................................ 3
3. Without anterior gills on dorsal and ventral abdominal segment VII; generally lacking dorsoanterior gills on abdominal seg- ment II (
Fig. 42
).......................................................................
E. maculosa
Banks
- With anterior gills on dorsal and ventral abdominal segment VII; with dorsoanterior gills on abdominal segment II (
Fig. 42
).......................................................................................
E. simulata
Banks