New Taxa of Signal Flies (Diptera: Platystomatidae) of New Caledonia Author McAlpine, D. K. text Records of the Australian Museum 2007 2007-05-30 59 1 65 77 https://journals.australian.museum/mcalpine-2007-rec-aust-mus-591-6577/ journal article 10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1485 2201-4349 12ECD5AF-F9B0-44CF-B400-5BEECAE02B32 Key to Australasian species of Naupoda 1 Arista (or antennal segment 6) bare, except for pubescence near base; anteroventral quarter of mesopleuron covered with dense white pubescence; length of discal cell less than 0.8 of length of second basal cell, both measured along vein 4; Lord Howe Island ....................................... nudiseta (Bezzi) —— Arista with many short hairs or pubescence on distal half or more; anteroventral quarter of mesopleuron almost bare, shining black; discal cell c. as long as second basal cell or slightly longer ............................................................... 2 2 Anterior margin of postfrons with yellow transverse rounded ridge extending from eye to eye; facial region with horizontal black stripe extending from cheek to cheek; central region of mesoscutum very broadly tawny-orange; New Caledonia ................................................................... burwelli n.sp. —— Anterior margin of postfrons without transverse ridge; facial region without horizontal dark stripe; mesoscutum black on central part ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 3 Humeral callus without obvious yellow mark; anal cell with substantial bare zone, hyaline except at basal and distal extremities; New Guinea .................................................................................................................................... sp. 1 —— Humeral callus with large pale yellow mark; anal cell entirely microtrichose, either extensively suffused with brown, or with brown spot near or just beyond mid-length ......................................................................................... 4 4 Mesopleuron almost entirely blackish; humeral callus with additional small yellow mark on upper margin; second basal and anal cells partly hyaline on basal halves; New Guinea and eastern Australia .......................................................................................................................... regina Hendel —— Mesopleuron with horizontal yellow stripe; humeral callus with lower yellow mark only; second basal and anal cells brown on at least basal halves; Solomon Archipelago ................................................................... ventralis Curran