Two new species of the genus Cymatopus Kertész from the Mariana Islands (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Author
Masunaga, Kazuhiro
Author
Evenhuis, Neal L.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3159
36
46
journal article
45659
10.5281/zenodo.209396
4741c10b-c930-4e65-83a6-620013d57c24
1175-5326
209396
Key to species of
Cymatopus
Kertész
(males)
This key is based on that of
Evenhuis (2005)
, but modified and updated by the inclusion of subsequently discovered species.
1 Fore coxa covered with stiff bristles on anterior surface....................................................... 5
- Fore coxa only covered with fine setae on anterior surface..................................................... 2
2 Fore femur with 3 rather long, flattened, basoventral setae..............................................
C. setosus
- Fore femur without flattened, basoventral setae.............................................................. 3
3 R4+5 curved slightly but distinctly backward at tip....................................................
C. bredini
- R4+5 not curved backward at tip........................................................................... 4
4 Fore femur with only 5–6 longer setae anteroventrally.............................................
C. cheesmanae
- Fore femur with only 2–3 longer setae anteroventrally..................................................
C. wirthi
5 Costa ending at apex of vein M1+2........................................................................ 6
- Costa running around wing (
Madagascar
)..............................
C. stuckenbergi
Grootaert & Grichanov, 2008
6 Wing modified, with deep sulcus on hind margin............................................................ 7
- Wing unmodified in shape............................................................................... 8
7
Hind
region of wing distal to sulcus with field of microtrichiae; hind margin of wing with fringe of long hairs; fore tarsomere 1 modified, with almost crook-shaped, semicircular bend in distal half (
Malaysia
,
Singapore
,
Thailand
)...................................................................................................
C. malayensis
Parent, 1935
-
Hind
region of wing distal to sulcus without field of microtrichia; hind margin of wing without fringe; fore tarsomere 1 not modified, distal half straight (
East Timor
).........................................
C. othniopteryx
Evenhuis, 2005
8 Hypopygium exposed; cercus long, narrow................................................................ 9
- Hypopygium small, concealed in postabdomen; cercus short and other appendages hidden (
Samoa
).....................................................................................................
C. spinosus
(
Parent), 1934
9 Fore tibia with black foliate bristle on medial surface (cf.
Fig. 4
C).............................................. 10
- Fore tibia lacking such a bristle.......................................................................... 13
10 Fore tibia with long apical lobe (cf.
Fig. 4
D); fore tarsomere 4 excavated ventrally with basal and apical lobes (cf.
Fig. 4
F)...................................................................................................... 11
- Fore tibia with short apical lobe; fore tarsomere 4 not excavated ventrally (
Malaysia
,
Thailand
)...............................................................................................
C. thaicus
Grootaert & Meuffels, 2001
11 Fore tarsomere 5 subequal to or shorter than fore tarsomere 4 (cf.
Fig. 4
E)....................................... 12
- Fore tarsomere 5 at least 1.5 times as long as fore tarsomere 4 (New
Guinea
,
Australia
)................................................................................................
C calcaratoides
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1993
12 Legs yellow, but coxae, femora and tibiae slightly blackened dorsally; cercus very long, 1.5 times as long as height of hypopy- gium (Christmas Is. [Indian Ocean])..................................................
C. calcaratus
Parent, 1935
- Legs black; cercus moderately long, 1.1 times as long as height of hypopygium (
Fig. 5
A) (Pagan, Saipan, Rota,
Guam
).........................................................................................
C. femoralis
sp. nov.
13 Middle and hind tibiae with long hairs toward apex (cf.
Figs. 6
C,D)............................................ 14
- Middle and hind tibiae without long hairs................................................................ 15
14
Hind
tibia with 2–3 short, strong, down-curved thorn-like bristles near middle (
Fig. 6
D) (Saipan, Rota,
Guam
).................................................................................................
C. ventralis
sp. nov.
-
Hind
tibia lacking such bristles (Christmas Is. [Indian Ocean],
Thailand
).....................
C. longipilus
Parent, 1935
15 Fore tarsomere 4 with comb of long, curved anterodorsal setae (
Papua New Guinea
, Solomon Is.)..
C. tibialis
Kertész, 1901
- Fore tarsomere 4 lacking such a setal comb................................................................ 16
16 Fore tibia with 2–5 strong bristles (not foliate) on medial surface............................................... 17
- Fore tibia lacking such bristles.......................................................................... 19
17 Fore tibia with apical lobe bearing strong black bristle; fore tarsomere 2 with long ventral setae....................... 18
- Fore tibia lacking apical lobe; fore tarsomere 2 without long ventral setae (
Fiji
)..............
C. baravikai
Evenhuis, 2005
18 Fore tibia with bump or swollen area just beyond midpoint on ventral surface; fore tarsomere 2 with 8–9 long ventral bristles (
New Caledonia
)...........................................................
C. neocaledonicus
Evenhuis, 2005
- Fore tibia without swollen area; fore tarsomere 2 with 3 long ventral bristles (
Papua New Guinea
,
Australia
)...................................................................................
C. leopoldi
Meuffels & Grootaert, 1984
19 Five dorsocentral bristles; fore coxa and all femora yellow; hypopygium symmetrical; surstylus with conspicuous hook-shaped bristle............................................................................................. 20
- Four dorsocentral bristles; fore coxa and all femora black; hypopygium asymmetrical; surstylus lacking conspicuous hook- shaped bristle (
Australia
).............................................................
C. simplex
Parent, 1941
20 Fore tibia with apical pectinate comb (
New Caledonia
)...................................
C. flavipes
Evenhuis, 2005
- Fore tibia lacking apical pectinate comb (
Papua New Guinea
)...............
C motuporensis
Grootaert & Meuffels, 1993