Hormopeza, Zetterstedt, 1838

Wahlberg, Emma, 2019, Revision and morphological analysis of the Ragadidae (Insecta, Diptera), European Journal of Taxonomy 521, pp. 1-19 : 14-15

Subfamily Iteaphilinae Wahlberg & Johanson, 2018 Figs 4 B–C, 5 , 9 E–G

Diagnosis

The species in this subfamily are recognized by the broad and rectangular tergite 8 in the males. All species lack spine like setae on fore coxa, in contrast to species in the subfamily Ragadinae, and the labrum is straight, except for females in the genus Hormopeza .

Type genus

Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 1838 .

Description

Postpedicel ( Fig. 6B ) at least three times as long as wide (except for Hormopeza ). Labrum straight in males ( Fig. 6E ). Lacking anterior stout, spine like setae on the fore coxa, at most slender setae are present ( Fig. 6C ). Male: tergite 8 broad and rectangular in shape; ventral surstylus absent ( Fig. 6H ), except for the ‘ Iteaphila setosa -group’.

Included genera

Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 1838 .

Anthepiscopus Becker, 1891 .

Hormopeza Zetterstedt, 1838 .

Figures

Fig. 4. Habitus, lateral view. A. Zanclotus dioktes Wilder, 1982, ♂, holotype (USNM). B. Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838, ♀, holotype (MZLU 3028:1). C. Anthepiscopus oedalinus (Zetterstedt, 1838), ♂ (NHRS-GULI000058764).

Fig. 5. Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838, ♂, holotype, habitus, lateral view (MZLU 5863:1).

Fig. 9. Right wing. A. Ragas unica Walker, 1837, drawing with terminology on characters (left) and photo (right) (NHRS). B. Dipsomyia spinifera Bezzi, 1909 (MTD). C. Hydropeza longipennae (Miller, 1923) (dark colour is from underlying board to which the wing is glued) (NZAC 04021412). D. Zanclotus dioktes Wilder, 1982 (USNM). E. Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838 (NHRS). F. Anthepiscopus oedalinus (Zetterstedt, 1838) (NHRS-GULI000058764). G. Hormopeza obliterata Zetterstedt, 1838 (NHRS-000061621).

Fig. 6. Habitus, lateral view. A. Ragas unica Walker, 1837, head and fore leg (NHRS). B. Iteaphila macquarti Zetterstedt, 1838, antenna (NHRS). C. Iteaphila macquarti, head and fore leg (NHRS). D. Ragas unica, mouthparts (NHRS). E. Iteaphila macquarti, mouthparts (NHRS). F. Ragas unica, 1 ♂, genitalia, lateral (NHRS). G. Ragas unica, 1 ♂, right epandrial lobe, dorsal (NHRS). H. Iteaphila macquarti, 1 ♂, genitalia, lateral (NHRS).