Trichoclinocera

Saigusa, Toyohei & Sinclair, Bradley J., 2016, Revision of the Japanese species of Trichoclinocera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae), Zootaxa 4103 (3), pp. 201-229 : 225-226

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.3.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6075148

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scientific name

Trichoclinocera
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Key to Japanese species of Trichoclinocera View in CoL

1 Scutellum setose dorsally; face flat, with only small notch at ventral margin of face; hind femur with single prominent preapical anteroventral bristle............................................................ T. dasyscutellum (Saigusa) View in CoL

- Scutellum bare dorsally; face with distinct swelling and large notch on ventral margin of face; hind femur without single prominent, preapical anterior ventral bristle, but with anteroventral and posteroventral bristles of moderate length............. 2

2 Base of hind tibia with pair of divergent dorsal setae ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D) (1 posterodorsal and 1 anterodorsal).................... 3

- Base of hind tibia lacking pair of dorsal setae.............................................................. 5

3 Mid and hind femora with posterodorsal bristles; face with brownish to bright blue pruinescence..................... 4

- Mid and hind femora lacking posterodorsal bristles; face with bright blue pruinescence............... T. grandis View in CoL sp. nov.

4 Pterostigma present, although sometimes faint ( Fig. 16 View FIGURE 16 G); face with bright blue pruinescence; male fore femur with 4–6 basal anteroventral setae, some nearly subequal to width of femur ( Figs 17 View FIGURE 17 M, N); female abdominal sternum 7 with strong posterior marginal setae rather evenly arranged ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 B)........................................... T. stigmatica View in CoL sp. nov.

- Pterostigma absent ( Fig. 16 View FIGURE 16 H); face with whitish pruinescence; male fore femur with anteroventral setae increasing in length towards base, with basal setae about half width of femur ( Figs 17 View FIGURE 17 O, P); female abdominal sternum 7 with strong posterior marginal setae arranged in a midventral and pair of sublateral groups ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 E)..................... T. takagii View in CoL sp. nov.

5 Face brown, lacking blue pruinescence; male clasping cercus tapered on apical half ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 B, 9B); basal 1/4 of female fore femur with a few (2–5) erect long fine pale hairs almost as long as basal thickness of femur ( Figs 18 View FIGURE 18 C, D). T. gracilis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Face with blue pruinescence; male clasping cercus tapered only at apex; female fore femur without outstanding erect fine pale hairs on basal 1/4 ( Figs 18 View FIGURE 18 G, I, K), or with strong setae on swollen basal part ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 A, in T. fuscipennis View in CoL ).............. 6

6 Radial fork divergent towards wing margin; basal portion of R4 gently curved, not angularly curved ( Figs 16 View FIGURE 16 D, F)........ 7

- Radial fork running parallel towards wing margin; basal portion of R4 angularly curved ( Figs 16 View FIGURE 16 A, E).................. 8

7 Lateral margin of scutum and postpronotal lobe with broad band of blue pruinescence; male fore femur with anteroventral spine-like setae in tight row ( Figs 17 View FIGURE 17 K, L); female fore femur without anteroventral row of short spine-like setae ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 K); clasping cercus expanded in middle ( Figs 8 View FIGURE 8 B, 9F)............................................ T. shinogii View in CoL sp. nov.

- Lateral margin of scutum and postpronotal lobe lacking band of blue pruinescence; male fore femur with anteroventral spinelike setae not in tight row, more widespread and of various lengths ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 G, H); female fore femur with anteroventral row of short spine-like setae ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 G); clasping cercus parallel-sided ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 D, 9C)...................... T. miranda View in CoL sp. nov.

8 Male fore femur with row of spine-like posteroventral setae on basal half ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 B); female fore femur with long, strong hairlike setae on basal half ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 B); phallus lacking apical filaments ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 A, 9A).................. T. fuscipennis Saigusa View in CoL

- Male fore femur without row of spine-like posteroventral setae ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 J); female fore femur without long, strong hair-like setae ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 J); phallus with pair of apical filaments ( Figs 8 View FIGURE 8 A, 9E)................................ T. setigera View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Empididae

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