Diplonevra

Disney, R. H. L., 2011, Three new species and a new key to the Diplonevra Lioy (Diptera: Phoridae) from Australia, Zootaxa 2792 (1), pp. 41-50 : 47-48

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2792.1.4

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DE87DF-FFB9-FFFD-FF14-BCAEFA68FE37

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Felipe

scientific name

Diplonevra
status

 

Key to males of Australian species of Diplonevra View in CoL

Eleven species from Australia are now known in the male sex. A key to the females of four of these species, plus two species only known in the female sex, is provided elsewhere ( Disney & Kistner 1997) and two further species only known in the female sex are covered by Disney & Kistner (1999).

1. Hind tibia with at least one bristle before the apical quarter..................................................... 2

- Hind tibia lacks pre-apical bristles........................................................................ 6

2. Hind tibia with at least one pre-apical anterodorsal bristle...................................................... 3

- Hind tibia lacks pre-apical anterodorsal bristles but has a short anteroventral bristle just beyond the mid point. (Base of hind femur as Fig. 16 View FIGURES 15–16 )...................................................................... termispinosa Disney View in CoL

3. Hind tibia with a single pre-apical anterodorsal bristle......................................................... 4

- Hind tibia with 2 or more pre-apical anterodorsal bristles. (Also with 3 smaller anteroventral bristles on hind tibia. Tip of hind trochanter and base of hind femur as Fig. 13 View FIGURES 13–14 ).............................................. peregrina (Wiedemann) View in CoL

4. Thorax straw yellow to orange........................................................................... 5

- Thorax dark brown to black. (Vein 4 concave, with respect to anterior margin of wing, but with last quarter curved rearwards)....................................................................................... nigrita (Malloch)

5. Thorax orange. Wing more than 2.5 mm long. Base of hind femur as Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–2 . Hypopygium as Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–2 ...... collessi View in CoL new species - Thorax straw yellow. Wing less than 2 mm long. Base of hind femur Simple. Hypopygium as Fig. 12 View FIGURES 11–12 ....... predicta Disney View in CoL

6. Thorax brown to dark brown............................................................................. 7

- Thorax with scutum dusky yellow contrasting with brown scutellum......................... nigroscutellata (Malloch)

7. Knob of haltere brown.................................................................................. 8

- Knob of haltere mainly yellow. (Base of hind femur as Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3–5 . Tip of wing smoky)................... fumosa View in CoL new species

8. Postpedicels brown. Wing at most 3 mm long............................................................... 9

- Postpedicels orange-yellow. Wing at least 3 mm long....................................... gynaptera Fuller & Lee

9. Anal tube brown..................................................................................... 10

- Anal tube yellow contrasting with brown epandrium ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11–12 ). (Base of hind femur as Fig. 14 View FIGURES 13–14 )......... termitophila Disney View in CoL

10. Base of hind femur as Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9–10 ......................................................... nigricorpus View in CoL new species

- Base of hind femur as Fig. 15 View FIGURES 15–16 .............................................................. ctenophora Disney View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

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