Huascaromusca

Wolff, Marta, Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Marinho, Marco Antonio Tonus & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2017, Two new species of Huascaromusca Townsend from Colombia, and a new combination for Giovanella carvalhoi (Diptera: Mesembrinellidae), Zootaxa 4231 (2), pp. 251-263 : 253

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Key to the species of Huascaromusca

1 Anterior spiracle with transverse opening without a dorsal dilatation; T5 with scattered, thin and long discal setae ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 A, C)............................................................... H. carvalhoi (Wolff et al., 2013) , comb. nov.

- Anterior spiracle with transverse opening with a dorsal, circular dilatation; T5 with a row of discal setae ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 B, D).....2

2 Subcostal sclerite ciliate................................................................................3

- Subcostal sclerite bare................................................................................. 4

3 Presutural acrostichal setae absent and dorsocentral setae 2:2............. H. cordillera Wolff & Ramos-Pastrana , sp. nov.

- Presutural acrostichal setae present and dorsocentral setae 2:3............................. H. volgelsangi Mello, 1967

4 General color of the body black, with light blue metallic reflections; mesonotum without longitudinal vittae; pleura and abdominal segments black; acrostichal setae 0:0 or 2:1....................................................... 5

- General color of body orange or brown; mesonotum brown or black with 3 or 4 longitudinal vittae of whistish pollen; pleura and syntergite 1+2 orange; acrostichal setae 0:1............................................................. 8

5 Presutural acrostichal setae absent; humeral setae 2.......................................... H. lara Bonatto, 2005

- Presutural acrostichal setae present; humeral setae 3..........................................................6

6 Legs yellow-orange; suprasquamal ridge bare.......................................... H. decrepita ( Séguy, 1925)

- Legs dark chestnut; suprasquamal ridge bare or with sparse, fine hairs........................................... 7

7 Anterior spiracle pale; suprasquamal ridge bare.......................................... H. uniseta ( Aldrich, 1925)

- Anterior spiracle dark chestnut or black; suprasquamal ridge with sparse, fine hairs................................................................................................................. H. obscura Wolff , sp.nov.

8 Thorax orange, mesonotum black with bluish metallic reflections; katepisternal setae 1+2...... H. semiflava ( Aldrich, 1925)

- Thorax brown or brownish red, mesonotum brown; katepisternal setae 1+1.......................................9

9 Presutural acrostichal setae present............................................ H. aeneiventris ( Wiedemann, 1830)

- Presutural acrostichal setae absent.......................................................................10

10 Thorax brownish-red; scutellum with discal, prebasal and subapical setae.................. H. purpurata ( Aldrich, 1922)

- Thorax shining black; scutellum lacking discal, prebasal and subapical setae................. H. bequaerti ( Séguy, 1925)

References

Aldrich, J. M. (1922) The Neotropical muscoid genus Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos and other testaceous muscoid flies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 62, 1 - 24.

Aldrich, J. M. (1925) New Diptera or two-winged flies in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 66, 1 - 36.

Bonatto, S. & Marinoni, L. (2005) Generos e especies novas de Mesembrinellinae (Diptera, Calliphoridae) da Costa Rica e Venezuela. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 22, 883 - 890.

Mello, R. P. de (1967) Contribuicao ao estudo dos Mesembrinellinae sul-americanos (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Studia Entomologica, 10, 1 - 80.

Seguy, E. (1925) Especes nouvelles du genre Mesembrinella G-T. Encyclopedie Entomologique (B II), Diptera 2, 195 - 196.

Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1830) Aussereuropaische zweiflugelige Insekten. Als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werkes. Fol. 2. Schulz, Hamm, xii + 684 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Huascaromusca carvalhoi (Wolff et al.), comb. nov. and Huascaromusca aeneiventris (Wiedemann), showing differences in setation on T 5 supporting the new combination. A. Habitus of Huascaromusca carvalhoi; holotype male (CEUA- 94560). B. Habitus of Huascaromusca aeneiventris; male from Colombia, Antioquia (CEUA- 42417). C. Anterior spiracle of H. carvalhoi; holotype male. D. Anterior spiracle of H. aeneiventris; female from Colombia, Antioquia (CEUA- 13432).