Notiothereva

Webb, Donald W., 2005, Revision of the Neotropical Stiletto Fly Genus Notiothereva Metz & Irwin (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae), Zootaxa 1059, pp. 1-32 : 5-6

Key to Notiothereva species

1. Frontal setae extending lateral to antennal base; parafacial with setae; gena lacking anterodorsal patch of short, dark setae .......................................................................... 2

­ Frontal setae absent lateral to antennal base; parafacial lacking setae; gena with anterodorsal patch of short, dark setae .......................................................................... 4

2. Dorsocentral macrosetae present; halter dark brown; tibia dark yellow, apex dark reddish brown; setae on frons and parafacial predominately white; cell m 3 closed ........... 3

­ Dorsocentral macrosetae absent; halter pale yellow; tibia dark brown, concolorous with femora; setae on frons and parafacial dark brown; cell m 3 open narrowly; Argentina .......................................................................................................... simulata (Malloch)

3. Mesonotal setae white and dark brown intermixed with appressed, short, gold setae; setae on scutellum white; cervical sclerite lacking setae; setae on male tergite 8 contin­

uous across posterior margin; Argentina , Chile............................. albiventris (Philippi) ­ Mesonotal setae black intermixed with gold, appressed setae; setae on scutellum gold; cervical sclerite setae white on lateral fourth; setae on male tergite 8 absent medially on posterior margin; Chile........................................................... aurea Webb spec. nov.

4. Forefemur with anterodorsal macrosetae; female frons with dark reddish brown calli, glossy; Peru............................................................................................ bezzii (Kröber)

­ Forefemur lacking anterodorsal macrosetae; female frons lacking glossy calli ........... 5

5. Wing cell m 3 closed, petiolate; fore­ and midcoxa with macrosetae yellow to dark yellow; halter dark brown (occasionally pale yellow); posterior margin of male sternite 8 ( Fig. 10 ) deeply emarginate, setae absent medially on posterior margin; cervical sclerite lacking setae; Argentina ................................................... argentina Webb spec. nov.

­ Wing cell m 3 open widely; fore­ and midcoxa with macrosetae dark reddish brown (occasionally pale); halter pale yellow; posterior margin of male sternite 8 ( Fig. 31 ) slightly emarginate; cervical sclerite with setae on lateral fourth; northern Chile.......... .......................................................................................................... brunnipes (Kröber)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 15. 1 – 8. Notiothereva albiventris. 1. Tergite 8, epandrium, cerci, hypoproct, dorsal view. 2. E pandrium, lateral view. 3. Sternite 8, hypandrium, gonocoxite, ventral view. 4. Gonocoxite, hypandrium, dorsal view. 5. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 6. Aedeagus, ventral view. 7. Aedeagus, left lateral view. 8. Female internal reproductive organs. 9 – 15. N. argentata. 9. Tergite 8, epandrium, cerci, hypoproct, dorsal view. 10. Sternite 8, hypandrium, gonocoxite, ventral view. 11. Gonocoxite, hypandrium, dorsal view. 12. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 13. Aedeagus, ventral view. 14. Aedeagus, left lateral view. 15. Female internal reproductive organs. Scale = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: C = cercus, CD = common duct, DA = dorsal apodeme, Dp = distiphallus, EA = ejaculatory apodeme, Epa = epandrium, F = furca, GA = gonocoxal apodeme, Gs = gonostylus, Gx = gonocoxite, H = hypandrium, Hpt = hypoproct, igp = inner gonocoxal process. Sp = spermatheca, SpD = spermathecal duct, SpS = spermathecal sac, SS = sensory seta, S 8 = sternite 8, T 8 = tergite 8, VA = ventral apodeme, VL = ventral lobe.

FIGURES 30 – 43. Figures 30 – 36. Notiothereva brunnipes. 30. Tergite 8, epandrium, cerci, hypoproct, dorsal view. 31. Sternite 8, hypandrium, gonocoxite, ventral view. 32. Gonocoxite, hypandrium, dorsal view. 33. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 34. Aedeagus, ventral view. 35. Aedeagus, left lateral view. 36. Female internal reproductive organs. Figures 37 – 43. N. simulata. 37. Tergite 8, epandrium, cerci, hypoproct, dorsal view. 38. Sternite 8, hypandrium, gonocoxite, ventral view. 39. Gonocoxite, hypandrium, dorsal view. 40. Aedeagus, dorsal view. 41. Aedeagus, ventral view. 42. Aedeagus, left lateral view. 43. Female internal reproductive