Glaphyropyga (Hull, 1962)

Sánchez, Pável, 2024, Two new species of Glaphyropyga Schiner (Diptera: Asilidae: Asilinae) from Peru, Zootaxa 5399 (3), pp. 241-253 : 248-250

Key to the known species of Glaphyropyga

1. Stylus short, much shorter than scape; first article of stylus usually wider than long................................ 2

− Stylus long, at least almost as long as scape; first article of stylus usually longer than wide........................... 9

2. Scape and pedicel yellow, sometimes darker apically; abdomen usually yellow ventrally, at least in the proximal sternites.. 3

− Scape and pedicel brown to black; abdomen uniform in coloration, brown to black................................. 5 3. Scutellar disc almost bare, anteroapical margin of wing with microtrichia that extend less into the apex of r 1 and only anteroapically into r 2+3; phallus barely extending beyond middle of epandrium.................................... 4

− Scutellar disc setose; anteroapical margin of wing with microtrichia that extend well into the apex of r 1 and r 2+3; phallus extending as far as the apex of epandrium ( Brazil and Peru)...................... G. himantocera ( Wiedemann, 1828)

4. Mesonotal stripes barely conspicuous; palpus light brown; face silvery white pruinose; male terminalia mixed black and yellow setose ( Venezuela)............................................................. G. bolivari Ayala-Landa, 1983

− Mesonotal stripes well defined; palpus black; face golden pruinose; male terminalia black setose ( Bolivia, Brazil and Peru)............................................................................ … G. pollinifera Carrera, 1945

5. Apical scutellar macrosetae absent....................................................................... 6­

− Apical scutellar macrosetae present...................................................................... 7

6. Abdominal pruinosity absent, abdomen shining black........................................ G. monticola sp. nov.

− Abdomen almost fully covered with golden pruinosity, with a ferruginous aspect................... G. andina sp. nov.

7. Most of abdomen covered with pruinosity, only two or three distal abdominal segments shining black; palpi black........ 8

− Only three proximal abdominal segments covered with pruinosity, the remainder shining black; palpi brown ( Ecuador)............................................................................... G. setosifemur ( Enderlein, 1914)

8. Postocular setae pale and weak; pleura mostly golden pruinose; female terminalia with yellow pruinosity and yellow setae ( Venezuela).................................................................. G. renatoi Ayala-Landa, 1983

− Postocular setae white, the uppermost stouter and dark; pleura mostly gray pruinose; female terminalia apruinose, mainly with black setae ( Venezuela)..................................................... G. tachirensis Ayala-Landa, 1983

9. Stylus at least as long as half the length of postpedicel and subequal to longer than the length of scape and pedicel combined .................................................................................................. 10

− Stylus shorter than half the length of postpedicel and smaller than the length of scape and pedicel combined............ 12

10. First article of stylus about twice as long as wide and less than a fourth the length of second article; scape and pedicel black setose or mixed black and yellow setose.................................................................. 11

− First article of stylus more than twice as long as wide, and slightly longer than a third the length of second article; scape and pedicel yellow setose ( Costa Rica)................................................... G. attenuata ( Hull, 1957)

11. Stylus as long as postpedicel; scape and pedicel mixed black and yellow setose; one postalar macroseta; anteroapical margin of wing with microtrichia restricted to subcostal cell ( Venezuela)......... G. venezuelensis Carrera & Machado-Allison, 1963

− Stylus shorter than postpedicel; scape and pedicel black setose; two postalar macrosetae; anteroapical margin of wing with microtrichia that extend to the apex of r 1 and r 2+3 ( Costa Rica, and Panama)..................... G. aristata Carrera, 1950

12. Legs mainly yellow; scutellar margin with a pair of apical macrosetae and only a few setae......................... 13

− Legs mainly brown; scutellar margin densely setose, besides the apical pair of macrosetae ( Venezuela)............................................................................................. G. tiarensis Ayala-Landa, 1983

13. Palpi yellow; face, pleura and occiput mainly with white to gray pruinosity; epandrium medially with a dorsal setigerous protuberance ( Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela)............................... G. dryas Fisher & Hespenheide, 1982

− Palpi brown; face, pleura and occiput mainly with yellow pruinosity; epandrium without dorsal protuberance ( Venezuela).............................................................................. G. carrerai Ayala-Landa, 1983