Botanophila species

Gomes, Lucas R. P. & De Carvalho, Claudio J. B., 2021, Three new species of Botanophila Lioy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) from the Mexican Transition Zone, Zootaxa 5005 (3), pp. 317-328 : 318

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5005.3.6
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persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/537287E4-274B-FF8D-37EF-EFD5FA081EA4
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Botanophila species
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Key to Botanophila species from MTZ

1 Interfrontal setae short, about half length of the frontal setae ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); arista pubescence with hairs longer than the greatest basal diameter of arista; median apical process on cerci absent ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 )........................ B. hernandezi View in CoL sp. nov.

- Interfrontal setae long, similar to frontal setae ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 3A View FIGURE 3 ); arista pubescence with hairs of similar length to greatest basal diameter of arista; median apical process on cerci present ( Figs 5B View FIGURE 5 , 6B View FIGURE 6 )......................................... 2

2 (1) Tibiae dark brown ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ); cerci quadrangular, as long as its width; surstyli slightly curved ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 )..................................................................................................... B. mayorgae View in CoL sp. nov.

- Tibiae light brown ( Fig. 3C, F View FIGURE 3 ); cerci rectangular, longer than its width; surstyli strongly curved ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ).................................................................................................. B. zaldivari sp. nov.