Opeatocerata

Câmara, J. T. & Rafael, J. A., 2014, Revision of Opeatocerata Melander, 1928 (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), Zootaxa 3846 (4), pp. 502-546 : 504-505

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.2

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5285179

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Opeatocerata
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Key to species of Opeatocerata View in CoL View at ENA (males)

(the following species are known only from female specimens: O. cooperi and O. rubida )

1 Tergites with brown to black spots ( Figs 3 View FIGURES 1 – 7. 1 , 47 View FIGURES 47 – 57 , 64 View FIGURES 64 – 73 , 90 View FIGURES 90 – 99 , 123 View FIGURES 123 – 128 , 170 View FIGURES 170 – 178 , 185 View FIGURES 185 – 194 , 195 View FIGURES 195 – 202 , 203 View FIGURES 203 – 210 )................................... 2

- Tergites without spots ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 8 – 16 , 17 View FIGURES 17 – 25 , 26 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 33 View FIGURES 33 – 41 , 80 View FIGURES 80 – 89 , 100,107, 114, 129, 138, 152, 161).................................. 9

2 Tergites with paramedian spots occupying half or more than half of the tergites ( Figs 64 View FIGURES 64 – 73 , 90 View FIGURES 90 – 99 , 170 View FIGURES 170 – 178 , 195 View FIGURES 195 – 202 , 203 View FIGURES 203 – 210 )............ 3

- Tergites with paramedian spots occupying less than half of the tergites ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 – 57 , 123 View FIGURES 123 – 128 , 185 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ).......................... 7

3 Phallus long, ending well beyond the hypandrium apex in lateral view ( Figs 72 View FIGURES 64 – 73 , 209 View FIGURES 203 – 210 ).............................. 6

- Phallus short, ending before or just beyond the hypandrium apex in lateral view ( Figs 98 View FIGURES 90 – 99 , 178 View FIGURES 170 – 178 , 199 View FIGURES 195 – 202 )................... 4

4 Phallus with trilobate apex ( Figs 199, 200 View FIGURES 195 – 202 )......................................... O. trilobata Câmara & Rafael View in CoL

- Phallus with a single lobe apically ( Figs 98 View FIGURES 90 – 99 , 178 View FIGURES 170 – 178 )........................................................... 5

5 Tergites with paramedian subtriangular spots in dorsal view ( Fig. 93 View FIGURES 90 – 99 )........................ O. hadrophallus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Tergites with paramedian subretangular spots in dorsal view ( Fig. 173 View FIGURES 170 – 178 ).............................. O. stubbsi Smith View in CoL

6 Phallus curved down ( Fig. 72 View FIGURES 64 – 73 ). Epandrial lobe acuminate at apex ( Fig. 68 View FIGURES 64 – 73 )....................... O. curvipenis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Phallus curved up ( Fig. 209 View FIGURES 203 – 210 ). Epandrial lobe truncate at apex ( Fig. 205 View FIGURES 203 – 210 )......................... O. zuleideae View in CoL sp. nov.

7 Anterior cercus with reclinate dorsal projection in lateral view ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47 – 57 ). Posterior cercus without dorsal projections ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 47 – 57 ). Subepandrial sclerite V-shaped in dorsal view ( Fig. 54 View FIGURES 47 – 57 )............................... O. chaetohypandrialis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Anterior cercus with proclinate dorsal projection in lateral view ( Figs 124 View FIGURES 123 – 128 , 189 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ). Posterior cercus with a dorsal triangular pro- jection ( Figs 125 View FIGURES 123 – 128 , 190 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ). Subepandrial sclerite U-shaped in dorsal view ( Fig. 192 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ).................................. 8

8 Tergites with paramedian suboval spots in dorsal view ( Fig. 188 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ). Epandrial lobe slightly bilobate in lateral view ( Fig.189 View FIGURES 185 – 194 ). Phallus with a subapical dorsal spine-like projection ( Fig. 193 View FIGURES 185 – 194 )................................ O. tanimboca View in CoL sp. nov.

- Tergites brown on lateral margin, without paramedian spots in dorsal view ( Fig. 123 View FIGURES 123 – 128 ). Epandrium with a single lobe in lateral view ( Fig. 124 View FIGURES 123 – 128 ). Phallus without a subapical spine-like projection ( Fig. 126 View FIGURES 123 – 128 ).............. O. melanderi Câmara & Rafael View in CoL

9 Phallus without dorsal appendix ( Figs 88 View FIGURES 80 – 89 , 121 View FIGURES 114 – 122 , 144 View FIGURES 138 – 144 )........................................................ 10

- Phallus with dorsal appendix ( Figs 15 View FIGURES 8 – 16 , 24 View FIGURES 17 – 25 , 32 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 40 View FIGURES 33 – 41 , 55 View FIGURES 47 – 57 , 107 View FIGURES 100 – 108 , 136 View FIGURES 129 – 137 , 159 View FIGURES 152 – 160 , 167 View FIGURES 161 – 169 )...................................... 12

10 Tergite 8 undivided ( Fig. 83 View FIGURES 80 – 89 ). Posterior cercus without dorsal projection ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 74 – 79 )............ O. cylindrophallus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Tergite 8 divided in two plates ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 7. 1 ). Posterior cercus with a basal pointed dorsal projection ( Figs 118 View FIGURES 114 – 122 , 141 View FIGURES 138 – 144 )......... 11

11 Subepandrial sclerite longer than bacilliform sclerite in dorsal view ( Fig. 120 View FIGURES 114 – 122 ). Posterior cercus with a dorso-median subtrian- gular projection ( Fig. 118 View FIGURES 114 – 122 )......................................................... O. megalophallus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Subepandrial sclerite shorter than bacilliform sclerite in dorsal view ( Fig. 143 View FIGURES 138 – 144 ). Posterior cercus without a dorso-median pro- jection ( Fig. 141 View FIGURES 138 – 144 ).................................................................... O. nhamunda View in CoL sp. nov.

12 Phallus with a dorsal subbasal appendix ( Figs 15 View FIGURES 8 – 16 , 136 View FIGURES 129 – 137 )..................................................... 13

- Phallus with a dorsal subapical appendix ( Figs 24 View FIGURES 17 – 25 , 32 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 40 View FIGURES 33 – 41 , 55 View FIGURES 47 – 57 , 107 View FIGURES 100 – 108 , 159 View FIGURES 152 – 160 , 167 View FIGURES 161 – 169 ).................................... 14

13 Anterior cercus with dorsal pro and reclinate projections in lateral view ( Figs 132 View FIGURES 129 – 137 ). Phallus without ventral appendix ( Fig. 136 View FIGURES 129 – 137 )..................................................................................... O. mourai View in CoL sp. nov.

- Anterior cercus with dorsal proclinate projection in lateral view ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 8 – 16 ). Phallus with subapical ventral appendix ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 8 – 16 )...................................................................................... O. agudeloi View in CoL sp. nov.

14 Phallus with wide dorsal subapical appendix ( Figs 24 View FIGURES 17 – 25 , 32 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 40 View FIGURES 33 – 41 , 55 View FIGURES 47 – 57 )............................................. 15

- Phallus with narrow dorsal subapical appendix ( Figs 107 View FIGURES 100 – 108 , 159 View FIGURES 152 – 160 , 167 View FIGURES 161 – 169 )........................................... 17

15 Posterior cercus pointed at apex in lateral view ( Figs 20 View FIGURES 17 – 25 ) and without dorsal projections ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 17 – 25 ).... O. ampullaria View in CoL sp. nov.

- Posterior cercus rounded at apex in lateral view ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 36 View FIGURES 33 – 41 ) and with a pointed dorsal projection ( Figs 29 View FIGURES 26 – 32 , 37 View FIGURES 33 – 41 )........ 16

16 Anterior cercus with proclinate dorsal projection in lateral view ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 42 – 46 ). Subepandrial sclerite longer than bacilliform sclerite in dorsal view ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 33 – 41 ).............................................................. O. brasiliensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Anterior cercus with reclinate dorsal projection in lateral view ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 26 – 32 ). Subepandrial sclerite shorter than bacilliform sclerite in dorsal view ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 26 – 32 )................................................................... O. bare View in CoL sp. nov.

17 Posterior cercus with a basal pointed and a median subtriangular projections ( Fig. 104 View FIGURES 100 – 108 ).................. O. lopesi Smith View in CoL

- Posterior cercus without dorsal projections ( Figs 156 View FIGURES 152 – 160 , 164 View FIGURES 161 – 169 ).................................................. 18

18 Phallus with lateral spines ( Fig. 168 View FIGURES 161 – 169 ). Epandrial lobe with rounded apex in lateral view ( Fig. 163 View FIGURES 161 – 169 ).... O. spinipenis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Phallus without lateral spines ( Fig. 159 View FIGURES 152 – 160 ). Epandrial lobe with truncated apex in lateral view ( Fig. 155 View FIGURES 152 – 160 ).... O. smithi View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Empididae

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