Noeetomima

Shi, Li, Gaimari, Stephen & Yang, Ding, 2013, Four new species of Noeetomima Enderlein (Diptera: Lauxaniidae), with a key to world species, Zootaxa 3746 (2), pp. 338-356 : 340

Key to species of Noeetomima

1. Arista white or pale yellow ( Figs. 6 , 31 ); wing with strongly undulating posterior margin (e.g., Figs. 1, 4 )............... 2

– Arista dark brown or black ( Figs. 15 , 23 ); wing with only weakly undulating posterior margin (e.g., Figs. 2, 3 )........... 5

2. Hind femur with 1 strong anteroventral seta............................................... N. thaiensis Sasakawa

– Hind femur with 2 strong anteroventral setae................................................................ 3

3. Wing with 3 white spoon-shaped spots present along costal margin ( Fig. 4 ); surstylus consisting of long claviform anterior process with setulae and furcated digitiform posterior apical process in lateral view ( Fig. 32 )........... N. yunnanica sp. nov.

– Wing with row of 3–4 white triangular spots present along costal margin ( Fig. 1 ); surstylus not as above in lateral view... 4

4. Eye with straight posterior ventral margin ( Fig. 7 ); junction of anepisternum and katepisternum without brown spot; scutellum without greyish brown pruinose spots; surstylus consisting of long furcated anterior process with setulae and short truncate posterior apical process in lateral view ( Fig. 8 ).............................................. N. chinensis sp. nov.

– Eye with concavity on posterior ventral margin; junction of anepisternum and katepisternum with brown subrectangular spot; scutellum with 3 greyish brown pruinose spots; surstylus consisting of long claviform anterior process with setulae and short digitiform posterior apical process in lateral view........................................ N. nepalensis Stuckenberg

5. Wing with small brown central area, occupying 1/3 length of wing and several white radiating stripes longer than 1/2–2/3 length of ultimate sections of M1 ( Figs. 2, 3 )................................................................ 6

– Wing with large brown central area, occupying 2/3 length of wing and several white radiating stripes shorter than 1/2 length of ultimate section of M1 ( Figs. 1, 4 )....................................................................... 8

6. Mesoscutum with presutural dorsocentral and acrostichal setae at same horizontal level; scutellum shiny, without spot; wing cell r2+3 with linear spot above r-m crossvein and suboval spot just basal to radiating stripes.......... N. radiata Enderlein

– Mesoscutum with presutural dorsocentral seta before horizontal level of presutural acrostichal seta; scutellum with small greyish white tapering median spot, pair of black lateral spots on basal 1/3–2/3, and pair of greyish white round spots at base of basal scutellar seta; wing cell r2+3 with ovoid spot above r-m crossvein and linear spot just basal to radiating stripes ( Figs. 2, 3 ).................................................................................................... 7

7. Fore femur with 3–4 strong posteroventral setae and hind femur with 1 strong anteroventral seta; surstylus consisting of blunt triangular anterior process with setulae and broad posterior digitiform process in lateral view ( Fig. 16 ).................................................................................................... N. jinpingensis sp. nov.

– Fore femur with 5 strong posteroventral setae and hind femur with row of 4–5 anteroventral setae (strongest anteroventral seta on apical 1/3); surstylus consisting of long greyish black anterior ventral process with setulae and short yellow rectangular process with small brown horn-shaped process on anterior corner in lateral view ( Fig. 24 )............ N. tengchongica sp. nov.

8. Antenna with flagellomere 1 tapering distally; fore femur at least partly brown to black; mid/hind femora or mid/hind tibiae predominantly brown to black; abdominal tergites 1–6 unicolorous, only dark brown................................ 9

– Antenna with flagellomere 1 rounded at tip; femora and tibiae yellow; abdominal tergites 1–6 bicolored, fulvous and blackish brown............................................................................................. 10

9. Mesoscutum with presutural dorsocentral and acrostichal setae at same horizontal level; scutellum with pair of large brown spots; mid/hind femora predominantly brownish black; mid/hind tibiae yellow; wing with radiating stripes irregular (Shatalkin 1992, fig. 1a)........................................................................ N. aberrans Shatalkin

– Mesoscutum with presutural dorsocentral seta before horizontal level of presutural acrostichal seta; scutellum with wide brown margins but no large brown spots; mid/hind femora yellow; mid/hind tibiae predominantly brownish black; wing with distinct and regular radiating stripes from costal margin around to posterior margin (Shatalkin 1992, fig. 1b) ..... N. fulgens Shatalkin

10. Wing with series of longitudinal white lines through cells r2+3 and r4+5 (Stuckenberg 1971b, fig. 3); hind femur with 1 strong anteroventral seta.................................................................... N. parva Stuckenberg

– Wing with a few spots and paler brown patches in cells r2+3 and r4+5, but no linear spots (Kim 1994, fig. 5A); hind femur without strong anteroventral setae but with strong black spinules............................................ N. decora Kim

Figures

FIGURES 5 – 7. Noeetomima chinensis sp. nov. Holotype male. 5. habitus, lateral view; 6. thorax, dorsal view, and head, lateral view; 7. head, anterolateral view.

FIGURES 29 – 31. Noeetomima yunnanica sp. nov. Holotype male. 29. habitus, lateral view; 30. thorax, dorsal view, and head, dorsolateral view; 31. head, anterior oblique view.

FIGURES 1 – 4. Wings. 1. Noeetomima chinensis sp. nov.; 2. N. jinpingensis sp. nov.; 3. N. tengchongica sp. nov.; 4. N. yunnanica sp. nov.

FIGURES 13 – 15. Noeetomima jinpingensis sp. nov. Holotype male. 13. habitus, lateral view; 14. thorax and head, dorsal view; 7. head, dorsolateral view.

FIGURES 21 – 23. Noeetomima tengchongica sp. nov. Holotype male. 21. habitus, lateral view; 22. thorax and head, dorsal view; 23. head, anterior oblique view.

FIGURES 32 – 36. Noeetomima yunnanica sp. nov. Male. 32. syntergosternite 7 + 8 and epandrium, lateral view; 33. syntergosternite 7 + 8, anterior view; 34. epandrial complex, posterior view; 35. phallus complex, ventral view; 36. phallus complex, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 12. Noeetomima chinensis sp. nov. Male. 8. syntergosternite 7 + 8 and epandrium, lateral view; 9. syntergosternite 7 + 8, anterior view; 10. epandrial complex, posterior view; 11. phallus complex, ventral view; 12. phallus complex, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 16 – 20. Noeetomima jinpingensis sp. nov. Male. 16. syntergosternite 7 + 8 and epandrium, lateral view; 17. syntergosternite 7 + 8, anterior view; 18. phallus complex, posterior view; 19. phallus complex, ventral view; 20. aedeagal complex, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 24 – 28. Noeetomima tengchongica sp. nov. Male. 24. syntergosternite 7 + 8 and epandrium, lateral view; 25. syntergosternite 7 + 8, anterior view; 26. epandrial complex, posterior view; 27. phallus complex, ventral view; 28. phallus complex, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.