Taxonomy of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) with the description of thirteen new species
Author
Cordeiro, Danilo
Author
Bravo, Freddy
Author
De, Claudio J. B.
text
Zootaxa
2011
3101
1
37
journal article
45976
10.5281/zenodo.205242
abff3177-6762-47ae-bc19-4503f7d41774
1175-5326
205242
Key for males of
Psychoda
from
Brazil
1 Frontoclypeal suture present; hair patch of frons not extending between the eyes, with a small triangular patch (sometimes divided) between the eyes; hair patch of vertex divided by a naked median band; surstylus short and truncate..............................................................................
P. dantilandensis
Bravo, Cordeiro & Chagas
- Frontoclypeal suture absent; hair patch of frons extending between eyes; hair patch of vertex not divided; surstylus long and slender.............................................................................................. 2
2 Radial fork incomplete........................................................................
P. zetoscota
- Radial fork complete.................................................................................. 3
3 Wing without infuscation at apices of veins; antenna with 13 or 14 flagellomeres, but when 13, flagellomeres 11–13 fused, 12th flagellomere vestigial; ascoids in Y or Ψ, with well developed branches..................................... 4
- Wing with infuscation at apices of veins; antenna with 13 flagellomeres, 13th smaller and separated, 12th well developed, fused with 11th; ascoids always in Y, with short branches..................................................... 6
4 Antenna with 14 flagellomeres; distitarsus with apical projection; palpal formula approximately 1:1:1:1................ 5
- Antenna with 13 flagellomeres, 12th vestigial, sometimes represented only by the spine; distitarsus without apical projection; palpal formula: 1:1.1:1.3:1.6..................................................................
P. savaiiensis
5 Gonostylus with one long setae at base; basiphallus shorter than distiphallus; ascoids in Ψ.................
P
.
amazonensis
- Gonostylus without long setae at base; basiphallus longer than distiphallus; ascoids in Y...................
P
.
divaricata
6 Paramere robust, as long as and ending at the same level of distiphallus...................................
P. alternata
- Paramere slender, strongly curved and shorter than distiphallus.......................................
P. alternicula