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Genus
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7307FD5DFE5AD9CB" bold="true" box="[351,492,684,710]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
Dyte
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AC)
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7350FCEEFE3DD83B" box="[264,395,799,822]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheirocerus</emphasis>
<treatmentCitation id="DD021084FF962E5D73CCFCEFFDE3D838" author="Parent" box="[404,597,798,821]" page="13" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" year="1930">
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.
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species:
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D70A4FCEEFBADD83B" box="[764,1051,799,822]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheirocerus palmaticornis</emphasis>
Parent
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[Neotropical], by monotypy. Preoccupied by
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7004FCCEFD69D85B" box="[604,735,831,854]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheirocerus</emphasis>
Eigenmann, 1917
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<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D7350FCAEFD8BD878" ID-CoL="3MKS" authority="Dyte, 1980: 223" authorityName="Dyte" authorityPageNumber="223" authorityYear="1980" box="[264,573,862,886]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7350FCAEFE33D87B" box="[264,389,863,886]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
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.
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species:
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D70B8FCAEFBFBD878" authority="Parent" authorityName="Parent" box="[736,1101,862,886]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D70B8FCAEFC48D87B" box="[736,1022,863,886]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheirocerus palmaticornis</emphasis>
Parent
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, automatic. N. name for
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D7306FC8EFDCBD898" ID-CoL="3MJY" authority="Parent, 1930a" authorityName="Parent" authorityYear="1930" box="[350,637,894,918]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7306FC8EFE57D89B" box="[350,481,895,918]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheirocerus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7350FC37FE40D8ED" bold="true" box="[264,502,966,992]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">New Combination.</emphasis>
The following new combination is hereby established:
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D76F9FC36FE12DF05" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheiromyia maculipennis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="38324B64FF962E5D73EBFC1EFD36DF04" author="Van" box="[435,640,1007,1033]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" refString="Van Duzee, M. C. (1934) Dolichopidae. In: Curran, C. H. (Ed.), The Diptera of Kartabo, Bartica District, British Guiana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 66, III, 365 - 374, 524." type="journal article" year="1934">Van Duzee, 1934</bibRefCitation>
)
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="75E457FCFF962E5D70C8FC1FFCA0DF05" box="[656,790,1006,1032]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">comb. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D717FFC1EFC2DDF05" box="[807,923,1007,1032]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Sarcionus</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7360FBE7FE63DF3D" bold="true" box="[312,469,1046,1072]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Recognition.</emphasis>
Two of the three described species,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D71D9FBE6FBF0DF3D" box="[897,1094,1047,1072]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7627FBE6FE9CDF55" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
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can be easily recognized by the distinctive antennae with several slender pubescent projections on the outer surface of the first flagellomere.
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D71EEFB96FB53DF8D" box="[950,1253,1127,1152]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheiromyia maculipennis</emphasis>
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lacks projections on the first flagellomere and can be identified by characters given in the key. All species share a characteristic sperm pump that is folded back on itself.
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7360FB2FFD9EDFF5" bold="true" box="[312,552,1246,1272]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Description (male).</emphasis>
Head: Usually slightly broader than high, occasionally distinctly broader than high (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7075FAF6FD45DE2D" box="[557,755,1287,1312]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
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). Occiput convex medially, sometimes slightly concave behind postoculars (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D70C1FADEFCEBDE45" box="[665,861,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
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). Vertex distinctly excavated, 1 pair of strong vertical setae, stronger than postverticals. Frons about 2
<date id="281D1055FF962E5D71A4FAA6FBBFDE7C" box="[1020,1033,1367,1393]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">3</date>
x wider than high, sides subparallel to convergent anteriorly. Face very narrow, with sides strongly converging below (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D73C1FA56FDE1DECD" box="[409,599,1447,1472]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
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) to quite broad (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D710AFA56FBA3DECD" box="[850,1045,1447,1472]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
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) with sides subparallel; clypeus flat, lower margin straight, ending well above lower eye margin. Palp small, with weak to somewhat elongate setae on outer surface (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D71C0FA06FB94DD1D" box="[920,1058,1527,1552]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
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sp. 1), with or without distinct apical seta. Antenna: Scape short, subconical, with weak to well­developed acute process medioventrally and ventrally; pedicel unmodified and short (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D76DAF9B6FE9CDD85" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
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) to strongly flattened (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D702AF99EFC80DD85" box="[626,822,1647,1672]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
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); first flagellomere variable in shape: subtriangular (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D739EF966FD33DDBD" box="[454,645,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), ovoid basally with long, narrow, tapering apex (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D7748F966FE1DDDD5" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D7748F966FE1DDDD5" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), or greatly elongated and narrowly triangular (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D764BF94EFB60DDD5" box="[1043,1238,1727,1752]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D764BF94EFB60DDD5" box="[1043,1238,1727,1752]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), outer surface usually with series of 39 slender pubescent projections, projections sometimes branched, absent in
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D705DF8FEFD7FDC25" box="[517,713,1807,1832]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D705DF8FEFD7FDC25" box="[517,713,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; arista dorsal, 2­segmented, distinctly pubescent, occasionally plumose (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF962E5D703FF8C6FC84DC5D" box="[615,818,1847,1872]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF962E5D703FF8C6FC84DC5D" box="[615,818,1847,1872]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Lowermost postocular seta sometimes stronger. Postvertical setae slightly to distinctly stronger than uppermost pair of postoculars.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF972E5C7360FE9DFDE6D97B" blockId="43.[264,1325,284,1879]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
Thorax: Acrostichals biserial; usually 6 distinct dorsocentrals, anteriormost dorsocentral sometimes small to indistinct (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C7087FE65FC28DAA0" box="[735,926,404,429]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C7087FE65FC28DAA0" box="[735,926,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), aligned; 1 outer posthumeral, 1 weaker inner posthumeral; 2 notopleurals; 1 presutural; 1 sutural; 2 supraalars; 1 postalar. Upper part of propleuron with cluster of weak hairs; lower part of propleuron with 1 strong prothoracic seta and weak hairs; pleural surface in front of posterior spiracle bare; metepisternum with a row of 23 fine hairs. Scutellum with 1 strong inner seta and 1 small outer seta on lateral margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF972E5C7360FD75FEC6DF23" blockId="43.[264,1325,284,1879]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
Legs: Pulvilli developed normally on all legs, small but distinct. Foreleg: Femur usually with distinct posterior preapical seta, or a series of 23 progressively longer setae; tibia sometimes thickened (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C70CDFD25FCA9D9E0" box="[661,799,724,749]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C70CDFD25FCA9D9E0" box="[661,799,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 1); tarsus sometimes with distinct pile ventrally and enlarged claws (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C70EBFD0DFCCFD818" box="[691,889,764,789]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C70EBFD0DFCCFD818" box="[691,889,764,789]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Midleg: Femur with 1 anterior or anterodorsal preapical seta; tibia occasionally with 1 fine apicoventral seta (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C76E7FCD5FED2D868" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C76E7FCD5FED2D868" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); basitarsus with distinct to strong basiventral seta, tarsomeres 23 weakly flattened on medial surface and silvery in
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C708AFC85FC27D880" box="[722,913,884,909]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C708AFC85FC27D880" box="[722,913,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Hindleg: Coxa with strong lateral seta slightly to distinctly below middle; femur with 1 anterodorsal preapical seta; tibia lacking posteroapical process; basitarsus distinctly shorter than second tarsomere, with distinct basiventral seta and 13 weaker ventral setae, with small hook­like process posterobasally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF972E5C7360FBCDFEE6DE2E" blockId="43.[264,1325,284,1879]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
Wing: Hyaline or brownish, occasionally with apical third brown (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C76DCFBCDFE9CDF70" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C76DCFBCDFE9CDF70" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). R2+3 weakly sinuous basally, straight in distal section; R4+5 straight, with or without weak posterior curve in distal section; distal section of M beyond crossvein dm­cu usually with strong anterior bend near middle, bend occasionally weak (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C760FFB48FAAFDFDF" box="[1111,1305,1209,1234]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C760FFB48FAAFDFDF" box="[1111,1305,1209,1234]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), ending before wing apex; crossvein dm­cu subqual to or longer than distal section of CuA1.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF972E5A7360FAC5FC1ED9E3" blockId="43.[264,1325,284,1879]" lastBlockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" lastPageId="45" lastPageNumber="46" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
Abdomen: Subconical. T6 bare; S2 unmodifed; S3 unmodified to emarginate and membranous posteromedially; S4 strongly emarginate and membranous posteromedially, sometimes divided; S5 mainly membranous, sometimes with a pair of textured membranous lobes basally (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C7018FA5DFCB2DEC8" box="[576,772,1452,1477]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C7018FA5DFCB2DEC8" box="[576,772,1452,1477]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C7140FA5DFC54DEC8" box="[792,994,1452,1477]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C7140FA5DFC54DEC8" box="[792,994,1452,1477]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); S6 mainly membranous, weakly sclerotized along anterior margin; segment 7 forming well­developed peduncle; S8 ovoid to teardrop­shaped, setose. Hypopygium (
<figureCitation id="C4982A10FF972E5C7118FA0DFC33DD1B" box="[832,901,1532,1558]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="44.[264,367,1803,1827]" captionTargetBox="[300,1286,335,1773]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[300,1295,329,1778]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 8. Cheiromyia palmaticornis: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170761/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
AC): Epandrium subrectangular in lateral view, about 1.72.0 x longer than high; foramen positioned anterolaterally, wellseparated from base of cerci; basiventral epandrial lobe usually not developed with basiventral epandrial seta arising on infolded ventral epandrial margin, small lobe occasionally present with basiventral epandrial seta arising on medial surface (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C76FEF96DFEE7DDD0" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C76FEF96DFEE7DDD0" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. pennaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); apicoventral epandrial lobe well­developed and projecting ventrally, sometimes distinctly anteroposteriorly flattened (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C7157F91DFC64DC08" box="[783,978,1772,1797]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C7157F91DFC64DC08" box="[783,978,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), with 2 preapical to apical setae, setae often long and fine,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF972E5C70D0F8E5FCF9DC20" box="[648,847,1812,1837]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF972E5C70D0F8E5FCF9DC20" box="[648,847,1812,1837]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with elongate narrow projection arising from medial surface of left lobe (
<figureCitation id="C4982A10FF972E5C70D4F8CDFD67DC5B" box="[652,721,1852,1878]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="44.[264,367,1803,1827]" captionTargetBox="[300,1286,335,1773]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[300,1295,329,1778]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 8. Cheiromyia palmaticornis: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170761/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A,B). Surstylus bilobed. Ventral and dorsal lobes more or less digitiform and subequal in length; dorsal lobe often with rounded preapical projection. Postgonite with anteroventral portion weakly sclerotized; posterodorsal portion well­developed, digitiform. Proctiger brushes absent. Cercus usually subtriangular or ovoid with weak marginal setae, cercus of
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A714DFE65FC68DAA0" box="[789,990,404,429]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A714DFE65FC68DAA0" box="[789,990,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
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very large, triangular, with strong setae on apical margin (
<figureCitation id="C4982A10FF912E5A7021FE4DFD76DADB" box="[633,704,444,470]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="44.[264,367,1803,1827]" captionTargetBox="[300,1286,335,1773]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[300,1295,329,1778]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 8. Cheiromyia palmaticornis: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170761/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A). Hypandrium long, trough­like (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A76FBFE4DFEE7DAF0" class="Actinopterygii" family="Pimelodidae" genus="Cheirocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A76FBFE4DFEE7DAF0" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<figureCitation id="C4982A10FF912E5A733BFE15FE1CDAF3" box="[355,426,484,510]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="44.[264,367,1803,1827]" captionTargetBox="[300,1286,335,1773]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[300,1295,329,1778]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 8. Cheiromyia palmaticornis: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170761/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
A,B) or bifurcate (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A7093FE15FC3ADAF0" box="[715,908,484,509]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7093FE15FC3ADAF0" box="[715,908,484,509]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), with membranous connection to epandrium basiventrally, free laterally; hypandrial apodeme absent; hypandrial arms connected to hypandrium. Sperm pump large, tubular and folded back on itself (
<figureCitation id="C4982A10FF912E5A7627FDC5FB72D943" box="[1151,1220,564,590]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="44.[264,367,1803,1827]" captionTargetBox="[300,1286,335,1773]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[300,1295,329,1778]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 8. Cheiromyia palmaticornis: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170761/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
C); ejaculatory apodeme usually well­developed, laterally flattened; basal sclerite of sperm pump wide, more or less straight in dorsal view, occasionally positioned apicodorsally on sperm pump. Phallus slightly to distinctly thickened, sometimes flared preapically with narrow apex, apex occasionally bifurcate (e.g.,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A7081FD25FC21D9E0" box="[729,919,724,749]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7081FD25FC21D9E0" box="[729,919,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF902E5B7350F8FAFE1BDC62" blockId="44.[264,1323,1803,1903]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF902E5B7350F8FAFE3ADC2E" bold="true" box="[264,396,1803,1827]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF902E5B73CEF8FAFD19DC2F" box="[406,687,1803,1826]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="palmaticornis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF902E5B73CEF8FAFD19DC2F" box="[406,687,1803,1826]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Cheiromyia palmaticornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: (A) Male genitalia, left lateral view (external); (B) Male genitalia, ventral view (postgonite, surstylus and cerci not shown); (C) Male genitalia, left lateral view (internal).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FD0DFDBCD81B" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" box="[312,522,764,790]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Female unknown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FCD5FC80D86B" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7360FCD5FD3DD833" bold="true" box="[312,651,804,830]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Geographical Distribution.</emphasis>
This genus is known only from the Neotropical Region including
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,
<collectingCountry id="24B47605FF912E5A73B0FCBDFD85D86B" box="[488,563,844,870]" name="Brazil" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Brazil</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="24B47605FF912E5A7066FCBDFD16D86B" box="[574,672,844,870]" name="Ecuador" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
and
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FC85FDA4DF0B" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7360FC85FD22D883" bold="true" box="[312,660,884,910]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Phylogenetic Relationships.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A70FAFC85FC9AD880" box="[674,812,884,909]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A70FAFC85FC9AD880" box="[674,812,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is part of the clade including
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A76E9FC85FA95D880" box="[1201,1315,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Paraclius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A7350FC6DFE28D8B8" box="[264,414,924,949]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Stenopygium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7350FC6DFE28D8B8" box="[264,414,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Stenopygium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A73F6FC6DFDE0D8B8" box="[430,598,924,949]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Pelastoneurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A73F6FC6DFDE0D8B8" box="[430,598,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Pelastoneurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A703DFC6DFD69D8B8" box="[613,735,924,949]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Platyopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A703DFC6DFD69D8B8" box="[613,735,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Platyopsis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A7142FC6DFC02D8B8" box="[794,948,924,949]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Tachytrechus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7142FC6DFC02D8B8" box="[794,948,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Tachytrechus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The discovery of females may help to elucidate the position of this genus within this clade (see “
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A766FFC35FB67D8D0" box="[1079,1233,964,989]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Tachytrechus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A766FFC35FB67D8D0" box="[1079,1233,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Tachytrechus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
genusgroup” section above).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="14B9651EFF912E5A7360FBE5FD20DE4B" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FBE5FB9FDF73" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7360FBE5FE07DF23" bold="true" box="[312,433,1044,1070]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Remarks.</emphasis>
The two BMNH specimens determined by H. Oldroyd and J.C. Deeming as
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7350FBCDFE79DF58" box="[264,463,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. palmaticornis</emphasis>
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belong to an undescribed species (here referred to as
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A760DFBCDFB68DF58" box="[1109,1246,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
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sp. 1) with a thickened fore tibia and shortened tarsomere 2 on the foreleg.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FB7DFD20DE4B" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
The
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and
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of
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A70C5FB7DFCEADFA8" box="[669,860,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may represent two similar species that differ in the shape of the first antennal flagellomere, hypandrium and phallus; however, more specimens are required to determine if these differences are discrete or part of a continuum of variation. Curran (in
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) noted a possible female of
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A76DCFAF5FE9CDE48" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">C. maculipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the AMNH (not examined).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="14B9651EFF912E5A7360FAA5FD71DEEB" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="5C1C3695FF912E5A7360FAA5FD71DEEB" blockId="45.[264,1324,284,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7360FAA5FD8ADE63" bold="true" box="[312,572,1364,1390]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Material Examined.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="9BA34D16FF912E5A7015FAA5FB82DE63" authority="Van Duzee" authorityName="Van Duzee" box="[589,1076,1364,1390]" class="Insecta" family="Dolichopodidae" genus="Cheiromyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculipennis">
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7015FAA5FC32DE60" box="[589,900,1364,1389]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia maculipennis</emphasis>
(Van Duzee)
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, [
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A760CFAA5FBCBDE63" bold="true" box="[1108,1149,1364,1390]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">NT</emphasis>
]: ɗ
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(
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); ɗ
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(
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);
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A70CBFA8DFC67DE98" box="[659,977,1404,1429]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia palmaticornis</emphasis>
Parent
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, [
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7609FA8DFBCCDE9B" bold="true" box="[1105,1146,1404,1430]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">NT</emphasis>
]: ɗ
<typeStatus id="83188837FF912E5A769CFA8DFA9DDE9B" box="[1220,1323,1404,1430]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(
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); 6ɗ (
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);
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7072FA55FCDFDEB0" box="[554,873,1444,1469]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia pennaticornus</emphasis>
Parent
</taxonomicName>
, [
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A71B8FA55FBBFDEB3" bold="true" box="[992,1033,1444,1470]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">NT</emphasis>
]: ɗ
<typeStatus id="83188837FF912E5A7611FA55FB19DEB3" box="[1097,1199,1444,1470]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(
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);
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<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A7350FA3DFE27DEE8" box="[264,401,1484,1509]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Cheiromyia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. 1, [
<emphasis id="6ED7EA87FF912E5A73B0FA3DFDA7DEEB" bold="true" box="[488,529,1484,1510]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">NT</emphasis>
]: 2ɗ (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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