A taxonomic revision of Stibasoma Schiner, 1867 (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Author
Turcatel, Mauren
Author
Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De
Author
Rafael, José Albertino
text
Zootaxa
2010
2368
1
39
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275783
2f263c21-0050-47a8-a45b-16a8336f72e1
1175-5326
275783
Key to females of
Stibasoma
1. Subcallus pollinose................................................................................................................................................... 2
-. Subcallus predominantly shiny............................................................................................................................... 12
2 (1). Gena with white to yellow hairs............................................................................................................................... 3
-. Gena with brown to black hairs................................................................................................................................ 6
3 (2). Pleural sclerites with dark brown to black and white hairs ...................................................................................... 4
-. Pleural sclerites with orange hairs
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S. currani
4 (3). Wing brown with two conspicuous lighter areas: one hyaline at apex, along distal portion of the cells r2+3 and r4, the other yellowish, in middle, along cells c, sc, r1, r2+3, r5 and d
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S. bifenestratum
-. Wing not as described above .................................................................................................................................... 5
5 (4). Tergite 3 yellow, with two black spots laterally
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S. manauensis
sp. nov.
-. Tergite 3 dark brown with dark brown hairs, except for a row of yellow hairs distally.............................................
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S. leucopleurale
6 (2). Wing predominantly yellowish................................................................................................................................. 7
-. Wing predominantly brownish ................................................................................................................................. 8
7 (6). Thorax with black hairs dorsally and laterally
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S. flaviventre
-. Thorax with yellow to orange hairs dorsally and laterally
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S. fulvohirtum
8 (6). Tergites dark brown to black with yellow marks...................................................................................................... 9
-. Tergites totally dark brown to black in dorsal view ............................................................................................... 10
9 (8). Scutum totally dark brown to black
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S. theotaenia
-. Scutum dark brown to black with yellow marks
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S. bella
10 (8). Sternites totally dark brown to black...................................................................................................................... 11
-. Sternites dark brown to black with yellow hairs laterally
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S. lutzi
11 (10). Palpus slender
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S. giganteum
-. Palpus enlarged
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S. willistoni
12 (1). Wing predominantly yellowish............................................................................................................................... 13
-. Wing predominantly brownish ............................................................................................................................... 15
13 (12). Tergite 1 dark brown and yellow .......................................................................................................................... 14
-. Tergite 1 totally yellow with yellow hairs
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S. ruthae
sp. nov.
14 (13). Tergites 1 and 2, lateral margins yellow with yellow hairs and dark brown with dark brown hairs in middle........
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S. bicolor
-. Tergites 1 and 2 dark brown to black with a stripe of yellow hairs on the distal margin ...........................................
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S. apicimacula
15 (12). Wing brown with hyaline apex............................................................................................................................. 16
-. Wing brown with one or more light spots .............................................................................................................. 17
16 (15). Tergites (all) dark brown to black with triangles of yellow hairs in middle of distal margin
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S. aureoguttatum
-. Tergites 1 and 2 yellow with yellow hairs; the remaining tergites light brown with copper-red hairs
S. panamensis
17 (15). Wing with two conspicuous lighter areas: one hyaline at apex, reaching the distal portion of cells r2+3 and r4 and the other in middle of the wing, yellowish, along cells c, sc, r1, r2+3, r5 and d
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S. chionostigma
-. Wing with apex and discal cell hyaline
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S. festivum