Meomyia Evenhuis, 1983

Li, Xuankun & Yeates, David K., 2020, Revision of the Australian bee fly genus Meomyia Evenhuis, 1983, with description of three new species (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Bombyliini), Zootaxa 4810 (2), pp. 201-243 : 203

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4331945
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scientific name	Meomyia Evenhuis
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Key to species of Meomyia Evenhuis View in CoL View at ENA

1. Body with yellowish and black hairs; wing membrane with distinct spots ( Fig. 7d View FIGURE 7 )....................................................................................................... Meomyia fasciculata ( Macquart, 1840) View in CoL

- Body with white and black hairs; wing membrane without distinct spots ( Figs 2d View FIGURE 2 , 4d View FIGURE 4 , 9d View FIGURE 9 , 11d View FIGURE 11 , 13d View FIGURE 13 , 16d View FIGURE 16 , 19d View FIGURE 19 , 22d View FIGURE 22 )........ 2

2. Male fore tibia with hair tuft, with or without enlarged setae ( Figs 2e View FIGURE 2 , 4e View FIGURE 4 , 22e View FIGURE 22 )..................................... 3

- Male fore tibia without hair tuft or enlarged setae............................................................ 5

3. Apical outer hair tuft on male fore tibia with only black hairs ( Fig. 2e View FIGURE 2 )............... Meomyia albiceps ( Macquart, 1848) View in CoL

- Apical outer hair tuft on male fore tibia mostly black, but with a subapical white scale band ( Figs 4e View FIGURE 4 , 22e View FIGURE 22 )............... 4

4. Male mid tibia without enlarged setae ( Fig. 22f View FIGURE 22 ).................................... Meomyia vetusta ( Walker, 1849) View in CoL

- Male mid tibia with enlarged black setae on inner and outer face ( Fig. 4f View FIGURE 4 )........ Meomyia callynthrophora ( Schiner, 1868) View in CoL

5. Posterior margin of scutum with a black band, consisting of black hairs ( Figs 19 View FIGURE 19 a–i); upper clypeal margin and dorsolateral area of face admixed with some black hairs ( Figs 19 View FIGURE 19 g–h); wing membrane slightly infuscated, darker towards wing base, with some unconspicuous markings on base of R 4, apex of cell dm, base of crossvein m-cu, and apex of cell bm ( Fig. 19d View FIGURE 19 ); male epiphallus short, not modified ( Fig. 20c View FIGURE 20 )................................................ Meomyia sericans ( Macquart, 1850) View in CoL

- Posterior margin of scutum with or without black band, covered with yellowish hairs; face covered in white hairs, upper clypeal margin and dorsolateral area without black hairs; wing membrane hyaline, without markings ( Figs 9d View FIGURE 9 , 11d View FIGURE 11 , 13d View FIGURE 13 , 16d View FIGURE 16 ); male epiphallus bifid apically, branch slender and long ( Figs 10c View FIGURE 10 , 12c View FIGURE 12 , 14c View FIGURE 14 , 17c View FIGURE 17 )........................................ 6

6. Posterior margin of abdominal tergite 3 with a narrow black band, consisting of scales, hairs and setae ( Fig. 13b View FIGURE 13 ); posterior area of scutum with some black setae; fore tibia with subapical white scale band ( Fig. 13e View FIGURE 13 )....... Meomyia melanocincta View in CoL sp. nov.

- Posterior margin of abdominal tergite 3 without black band, tergite 3 covered in white or pale yellow hairs; posterior area of scutum without setae; fore tibia covered in black or brown scales, without subapical white scale band.................. 7

7. Antennal flagellum wide ( Fig. 9c View FIGURE 9 ); posterior margin of scutellum with pale yellow setae; posterior margin of tergites 3–6 with pale yellow setae; antennal scape with long white hairs, admixed with a few long black hairs........................................................................................................ Meomyia hortorum View in CoL sp. nov.

- Antennal flagellum narrow ( Figs 11c View FIGURE 11 , 16c View FIGURE 16 ); posterior margin of scutellum with brownish yellow or black setae; posterior margin of tergites 3–6 with black setae; antennal scape with long black hairs on dorsal half, and long white hairs on ventral half 8

8. Legs mostly brown, except basal half of femora turning black; posterior margin of scutellum with black setae; lateral margin of male gonocoxite strongly curved subapically ( Figs 17 View FIGURE 17 a–b); male epiphallus with rounded dorsal branch ( Fig. 17c View FIGURE 17 ).............................................................................. Meomyia penicillata ( Macquart, 1850) View in CoL

- Legs mostly yellow, except tarsi dark brown; posterior margin of scutellum with brownish yellow setae; lateral margin of male gonocoxite nearly straight ( Figs 12 View FIGURE 12 a–b); male epiphallus with acute dorsal branch ( Fig. 12c View FIGURE 12 )....... Meomyia kochae View in CoL sp. nov.