Revision of the shore-fly genus Peltopsilopa Hendel (Diptera: Ephydridae)
Author
Savaris, Marcoandre
Author
Marinoni, Luciane
Author
Mathis, Wayne N.
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Zootaxa
2016
2016-02-18
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10.11646/zootaxa.4083.1.4
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Key to genera of
Psilopini
from South America
1. Scutellum greatly enlarged, extended over and beyond posterior of abdomen.......................
Peltopsilopa
Hendel
- Scutellum normally developed, not extended posteriorly far over abdomen........................................ 2
2. Base of wing blackish, contrasting with remainder of wing....................................
Cressonomyia
Arnaud
- Base of wing concolorous with rest of wing, usually hyaline or very lightly tinged.................................. 2
3. Antenna with pedicel conical, broader apically, without dorsoapical lobe, with dorsoapical spine weak and at most 1/3 as long as basal flagellomere; basal flagellomere from 2‒
4X
as long as wide.............................
Ceropsilopa
Cresson
- Antenna with pedicel short and subtriangular, with dorsoapical lobe, with dorsoapical spine strong and at least half as long as basal flagellomere; basal flagellomere at most
2X
as long as wide............................................... 4
4. Vein R2+3 close to costa beyond end of vein R1; crossvein dm-cu with sharp angle at middle...........
Clanoneurum
Becker
- VeinR2+3 well separated from costa; crossvein dm-cu mostly straight or shallowly arched, not angulate.................. 5
5. Face smooth, lacking transverse striae..........................................................
Psilopa
Fallén
- Face with transverse striae.............................................................
Leptopsilopa
Cresson