Eibesfeldtphora

Uribe, Soraya, Brown, Brian V., Bragança, Marcos A. L., Queiroz, Jarbas M. & Nogueira, Carlos A., 2014, New species of Eibesfeldtphora Disney (Diptera: Phoridae) and a new key to the genus, Zootaxa 3814 (3), pp. 443-450 : 445-448

Key to Eibesfeldtphora females

1. Foretibia without dorsal longitudinal row of enlarged setulae (palisade)........................................... 2

- Foretibia with dorsal longitudinal row of enlarged setulae (palisade)............................................. 3

2. Oviscape with single lateral, broad, posteriorly concave lobe ( Fig. 3 )............................ E. mexicanae (Disney)

- Oviscape without defined lobes ( Fig. 2 )....................................................... E. inornata sp. n.

3. Oviscape with three lobes............................................................................... 4

- Oviscape with two lateral lobes, one dorsal and ventral (although some specimens of E. arcuata appear to have a single, nar- rowly terminating lobe)................................................................................. 5

4. Lobes laterally aligned, separated; ventral lobe broader, short ( Fig. 4 )............................. E. trilobata Disney

- Lobes not aligned; dorsal lobes joined, making forklike acute angle; ventral lobe separated from dorsals, narrower, longer ( Fig. 1 ).................................................................................... E. trifurcata sp. n.

5. In lateral view, dorsal and ventral lobes of oviscape ventrally directed, similar in size ( Fig. 5 )........... E. digitata Brown

- In lateral view, at least one of the lobes of oviscape posteriorly directed; size various................................ 6

6. Lobes extremely close together, sometimes appearing as a single structure ( Fig. 6 )................... E. arcuata (Brown)

- Lobes separated, differentiated........................................................................... 7

7. In lateral view, dorsal lobe broader, rounded............................................................... 8

- In lateral view, dorsal lobe not as above................................................................... 11

8. Ventral lobe narrower, elongate ( Fig. 7 )........................................................ E. leei (Brown)

- Ventral lobe broader, short.............................................................................. 9

9. Lobes widely separated ( Fig. 8 )....................................................... E. curvinervis (Malloch)

- Lobes close together.................................................................................. 10

10. Ventral lobe well defined ( Fig. 9 )........................................................ E. bragancai (Brown)

- Ventral lobe little defined ( Fig. 10 )...................................................... E. cumsaltensis Disney

11. Lobes short and widely separated........................................................................ 12

- At least one lobe elongate , lobes close together............................................................. 14

12. Lobes fin-shaped, ventral lobe curved ventrally ( Fig. 11 )........................................ E. prolixa (Brown)

- Lobes rounded posteriorly, ventral lobe projected posteriorly.................................................. 13

13. Dorsal lobe broader ( Fig. 12 ).............................................................. E.dissita (Brown)

- Dorsal lobe thinner ( Fig.13 ).............................................................. E. breviloba Brown

14. In posterolateral view, ventral lobe dorsoventrally flattened................................................... 15

- In posterolateral view, ventral lobe not as above............................................................ 17

15. Dorsal lobe, flattened and broad ( Fig.14 ).................................................... .. E. erthali (Brown)

- Dorsal lobe narrower.................................................................................. 16

16. Dorsal lobe longer than ventral ( Fig. 15 )................................................... E. declinata (Brown)

- Dorsal and ventral lobes subequal in size ( Fig. 16 )............................................... E. pala (Brown)

17. Dorsal and ventral lobes separated by convex sclerotized margin ( Fig.17 )......................... E. elongata (Brown)

- Oviscape not as above................................................................................. 18

18. Lobes of similar shape and size ( Fig. 18 ).................................................. E. isomorpha (Brown)

- Dorsal and ventral lobes different........................................................................ 19

19. Ventral lobe narrower, pointed ( Fig. 19 )....................................................... E. attae (Disney)

- Ventral lobe broader.................................................................................. 20

20. Dorsal lobe short, broader ( Fig. 20 )....................................................... E. tonhascai (Brown)

- Dorsal lobe longer, narrower ( Fig. 21 )....................................................... E. inferna (Brown)

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 6. Female phorid fly oviscapes, lateral. 3. E. mexicanae; 4. E. trilobata (Disney et al. 2009); 5. E. digitata (Brown et al. 2012); 6. E. arcuata.

FIGURES 1 – 2. Eibesfeldtphora female terminalia. 1. Eibesfeldtphora trifurcata n. sp., oviscape, left lateral; 2. Eibesfeldtphora inornata n. sp., oviscape and stylet, dorsal.

FIGURES 7 – 14. Female phorid fly oviscapes, lateral. 7. E. leei; 8. E. curvinervis; 9. E. bragancai; 10. E. cumsaltensis (Disney et al. 2009); 11. E. prolixa; 12. E. dissita; 13. E. breviloba (Brown et al. 2012); 14. E. erthali.

FIGURES 15 – 18. Female phorid fly oviscapes, lateral. 15. E. declinata; 16. E. pala; 17. E. elongate; 18. E. isomorpha.

FIGURES 19 – 21. Female phorid fly oviscapes, lateral. 19. E. attae; 20. E. tonhascai; 21. E. inferna.