Physoconops Szilady, 1926

Stuke, Jens-Hermann & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2007, The Conopidae of Costa Rica (Diptera) (Part 1: Conopinae – Conopini & Tropidomyiini), Zootaxa 1528, pp. 1-40 : 19

Physoconops Szilady, 1926 s. str.

Key for the Costa Rican species of Physoconops Szilady, 1926 s. str.

1 Wing completely covered with microtrichia; theca very long (figures 51, 57) with the field of dense black bristles restricted to the apical third of the projecting part ........................................................................ 2

- Basal radial cell br, posterior cubital cell cup and alula at least partly without microtrichia; theca in some species shorter (figures 49, 61, 68) and if long ( analis ) the field with dense black bristles covering almost all of the projecting part ............................................................................................................................. 3

2 Subscutellum grey dusted; gena partly blackish (figure 56) .............................. discalis (Williston, 1892)

- Subscutellum golden dusted; gena yellow (figure 52)............................ aureoscutellatus ( Kröber, 1937)

3 Mesopleuron with golden well defined dusted stripe that is connected with the pubescence at the inner sites of the postpronotum (figure 47); subscutellum with bristles; theca as figure 49 .................................. .......................................................................................................................... anthreas (Williston, 1892)

- Mesopleuron without golden well defined dusted stripe (figure 59); subscutellum with or without bristles; theca not as above ...................................................................................................................................... 4

4 Subscutellum without bristles; katepisternum at most with single weak bristle; wing as in figure 46: apex behind radial cell r4+5 hyaline, radial cell r4+5 hyaline, radial cell r2+3 dark, slightly lighter apically (compared with radial cell r4+5); antennal groove and gena yellow; vertex red-brown; theca as figure 45 ............ ............................................................................................................................. analis ( Fabricius, 1805)

- Subscutellum with bristles; katepisternum with 1–2 strong bristles; wing as in figures 62, 69: apex behind radial cell r4+5 blackish, radial cell r4+5 blackish at the anterior border, radial cell r2+3 consistently dark (as radial cell r4+5) throughout; antennal groove and gena black; vertex black; theca as figures 61, 68 ......... 5

5 Flagellum shorter than pedicel (measured ventrally) (figure 59); theca larger (figure 61) ........................... ................................................................................................................ nigromarginatus (Kröber, 1915)

- Flagellum as long or longer than pedicel (measured ventrally) (figure 64); theca smaller (figure 68) ......... .................................................................................................................................... zumbadoi spec. nov.