Planempis

Wang, Jinjing, Li, Zhu & Yang, Ding, 2010, Two new species of the subgenus Planempis, with a key to the species of China (Diptera: Empidoidea: Empididae), Zootaxa 2453, pp. 42-47 : 43

Key to species (males) of the subgenus Planempis from China

(partly modified from Shamshev, 2002)

1 Frons linear or eyes contiguous, without marginal setulae; body black ...................................................................... 2

- Frons wide, at least as wide as median ocellus, with marginal setulae; body largely yellow ........................................ ............................................................................................................................................ freyi Yang, Zhang et Zhang

2 Acr biseriate; scutellum with four sc ........................................................................................................................... 3

- Acr multiseriate; scutellum with six sc................................................................................................ mandarina Frey

3 Scutum with three black vittae; legs partly or mostly reddish yellow......................................................................... 4

- Scutum with four black vittae; legs entirely blackish brown; palpus yellow ...................................... hyalogyne Bezzi

4 Dark brown stigma of wing long and narrow; M1 and M2 incomplete, not reaching wing margin; hind tarsomere 1 with 3–4 dorsal setae; femora and tibiae nearly entirely blackish brown or mostly reddish yellow ........................... 5

- Stigma of wing absent; M1 and M2 complete, reaching wing margin; hind tarsomere 1 with 2 dorsal setae; femora and tibiae reddish yellow except hind femur brownish at middle ............................................................. ingrata Frey

5 Femora and tibiae mostly reddish yellow; abdomen partly yellow at base; cercus with dorsal arm long, finger-like... ........................................................................................................................................................ prolongata sp. nov.

- Femora and tibia nearly entirely blackish brown; abdomen entirely black; cercus with dorsal arm short and thick, subtriangular ............................................................................................................................... shennongana sp. nov.