A revision of the genera and species of the Neotropical family Mesembrinellidae (Diptera: Oestroidea)
Author
Whitworth, Terry L.
Author
Yusseff-Vanegas, Sohath
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-26
4659
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4659.1.1
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Key to species of the
M. spicata
species-group
1. Disc, rim and fringe of setae of upper and lower calypters white; anterior spiracle yellowish. Male with short posterior projections medially on ST5 (
Fig. 245
); epandrium, cerci and surstyli distinctive, as in
Figs 27–28
; female terminalia distinctive, as in
Fig. 289..........................................................................
M
. mexicana
sp. nov.
- Discs of upper and lower calypters light tan to brown with dark rim and brown fringe; anterior spiracle brown [
M. spicata
] or yellow [
M
.
guaramacalensis
]. Male with long projections medially on ST5 [
M. spicata
], [condition unknown in
M
.
guaramacalensis
]; female terminalia distinctive,
Figs. 288, 290........................................................
2
2 Anterior thoracic spiracle brown; T4 without marginal row of stout setae in both sexes; male with the rear margin of ST5 with pair of long projections midway (
Figs. 12
,
246
); female T6 of RV shape...................................
M. spicata
- Anterior thoracic spiracle yellow; T4 with marginal row of stout setae; [condition of ST
5 in
male unknown]; female terminalia distinctive; T6 of WU shape (
Fig. 288
)..............................................
M. guaramacalensis
sp. nov.