RADENKOVIĆ, Vujić & Ståhls & Rojo & Radenković & Šimić, 2008

Vujić, Ante, Ståhls, Gunilla, Rojo, Santos, Radenković, Snežana & Šimić, Smiljka, 2008, Systematics and phylogeny of the tribe Paragini (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on molecular and morphological characters, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (3), pp. 507-536 : 514

RADENKOVIĆ , SUBGEN. NOV.

Type species: Paragus borbonicus Macquart, 1842 : Mémoires de la Société des Sciences , de l’Agriculture et des Arts à Lille, 2: 166 .

Description: Medium-sized species (3.5–5.4 mm) with very broad, shield-shaped abdomen with reddishyellow central band (usually broad in the male and Diagnostic features: Eyes with stripes of shorter pile (as in Fig. 9 ). Face with distinct facial tubercle (as in Fig. 6 ). Scutum without dusted, submedian stripes (as in Fig. 17 ). Scutellum without conspicuous teeth on posterior margin, rhomboidal (as in Fig. 19 ). Wing hyaline with extremely reduced microtrichia. Spurious vein ending before meeting point of vein M with discal cross-vein (as in Fig. 21 ). Abdomen very short and rounded ( Figs 24, 30 ). Tergites 1–5 completely fused, at least laterally. The posterior margins of tergite 3 (female) and tergite 4 (in both sexes) visible except laterally ( Figs 24, 30 ). Male genitalia: postgonite curved anterior and posteriorly ( Figs 45 , 108 ); ejaculatory apodeme with three apical ridges ( Fig. 104 ); minis large, lateral arms of minis short ( Fig. 47 ); epandrium in narrower part half the length of cercus ( Fig. 48 ); lateral lobe of aedeagus not fused with aedeagal apodeme ( Fig. 70 ); aedeagal apodeme with dorsal structure extremely developed, with spines and reduced lateral arms ( Figs 70 , 74, 75 ); aedeagus in lateral view slightly asymmetrical, ‘amphora-like’ ( Figs 88, 89 ).

Distribution: only Afrotropical region.

Figures

Figures 5–14. Head, lateral view (Figs 5–7); head, anterior view (Figs 8–10); antenna (Figs 10–14). Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Figs 5, 8); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Fig. 13); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) atratus (Fig. 14); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Figs 7, 10); Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Fig. 9); Paragus (Paragus) strigatus (Fig. 12); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Fig. 11); Paragus (Serratoparagus) capricorni (Fig. 6). Names of subgenera according classification proposed in this paper.

Figures 15–22. Scutum, dorsal view (Figs 15–17); scutellum, dorsal view (Figs 18–20); wing (Figs 21,22). Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Fig. 20); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Figs 17, 22); Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii (Figs 16, 21); Paragus (Paragus) strigatus (Fig. 19); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Fig. 15); Paragus (Serratoparagus) capricorni (Fig. 18).

Figures 23–34. Abdomen, male (Figs 23–28,34); abdomen, female (Figs 29–33). Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Figs 24, 30); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Fig. 27); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Figs 26, 32); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) atratus (Fig. 28); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Fig. 33); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris (Fig. 34); Paragus (Paragus) strigatus (Figs 25, 31); Paragus (Serratoparagus) azureus (Fig. 29); Paragus (Serratoparagus) capricorni (Fig. 23).

Figures 43–48. Hypandrium, lateral view (Figs 43–45); hypandrium, ventral view (Fig. 39); epandrium, ventral view (Fig. 47); epandrium, dorsal view (Fig. 48). Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Figs 45–4748); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Fig. 44); Paragus (Serratoparagus) capricorni (Fig. 43). Names of genera and subgenera applied according to the classification proposed in this paper.

Figures 100–112. Ejaculatory apodeme and spermal sac (Figs 100–106); postgonites (Figs 107–112). Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Figs 104, 108); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Figs 102, 110); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Figs 103, 111); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) manensis (Fig. 101); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Fig. 112); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris (Fig. 100); Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Fig. 106); Paragus (Paragus) variabilis (Fig. 109); Paragus (Serratoparagus) capricorni (Fig. 105); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Fig. 107).

Figures 66–71. Aedeagus complex, lateral view. Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Fig. 70); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Fig. 67); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Fig. 66); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis (Fig. 68); Paragus (Paragus) pecchiollii (Fig. 71); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Fig. 69).

Figures 72–83. Aedeagal apodeme, lateral view (Figs 72,74,76,78,80,82); aedeagal apodeme, dorsal view (Figs 73,75,77,79,81,83). Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Figs 74, 75); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Figs 78, 79); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Figs 80, 81); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Figs 82, 83); Paragus (Paragus) variabilis (Figs 76, 77); Paragus (Serratoparagus) auritus (Figs 72, 73).

Figures 84–99. Aedeagus, ventral view (Figs 84,86,88,90,92,94,96,98); aedeagus, lateral view (Figs 85,87,89,91, 93,95,97,99). Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus (Figs 88, 89); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) brachycerus (Figs 94, 95); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) jozanus (Figs 92, 93); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous (Figs 96, 97); Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris (Figs 98, 99); Paragus (Paragus) pecchiollii (Figs 87, 96); Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Figs 84, 85); Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus (Figs 90, 91).