Dolichocephala, Macquart, 1823

Sinclair, Bradley J. & Plant, Adrian R., 2017, Dolichocephala Macquart of Thailand (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae), Zootaxa 4358 (3), pp. 551-568 : 566

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4358.3.9

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2BFB0521-BEFE-41F9-8AD0-3A7E354912A7

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6041713

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DE87A4-FFC7-B446-FF47-FDEDDB97FBDB

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Dolichocephala
status

 

Key to Thailand species of Dolichocephala View in CoL View at ENA

1 Wing infuscate only, without white spots or irrorations; auxiliary crossvein absent................ D. immaculata View in CoL sp. nov.

- Wing with white spots or irrorations (Figs 8–16); auxiliary crossvein present...................................... 2

2 Pleura mostly yellow except for dorsal margin adjacent to scutum (Fig. 8); distiphallus with balloon-like inflated membranous sac beneath sclerotized cap ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES1–4 )........................................................ D. bicolor View in CoL sp. nov.

- Pleura dark brown, concolourous with scutum (Fig. 10); distiphallus without balloon-like membranous sac.............. 3

3 R2+3 ending in costa proximal to branching of radial fork (Figs 11, 12, 14)........................................ 4

- R2+3 ending in costa distal to branching of radial fork (Fig. 16).................................................. 6

4 R4 straight and divergent from R5 throughout its length; apical spot in cell r2+3 large, expanding apex of cell (Fig. 11); phallus with anvil-shaped distiphallus ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES1–4 )........................................................ D. incus View in CoL sp. nov.

- R4 sinuous, curved around spot in cell r4; apical spot in cell r2+3 not expanding apex of cell (Figs 12, 14); phallus with distiphal- lus not anvil-shaped ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 5–7 ), or without distiphallus ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 5–7 ).................................................... 5

5 Cellsm1, m2 and m4 with one spot each (Fig. 14); phallus very stout and nearly straight, apex without articulated distiphallus ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 5–7 )............................................................................... D. srisukai View in CoL sp. nov.

- Cells m1, m2 and m4 with at least two spots each (Fig. 12); phallus slender and strongly arched, apex with articulated distiphal- lus ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 5–7 ).......................................................................... D. longicerca View in CoL sp. nov.

6 Clasping cercus strongly tapered apically with narrow tip; apex of distiphallus broadly inflated laterally ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 5–7 )........................................................................................... D. thailandensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Clasping cercus L-shaped, not tapered apically with broadly rounded tip; apex of distiphallus not inflated laterally ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES1–4 )........................................................................................ D. curvata View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Empididae

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