Empis (Enoplempis) mira (Bigot, 1880)

Sinclair, Bradley J., Brooks, Scott E. & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2021, Revision of the Empis (Enoplempis) mira species group (Diptera: Empididae), Zootaxa 4927 (1), pp. 41-57 : 42

Empis (Enoplempis) mira species group

Diagnosis. This species group of E. ( Enoplempis ) is readily recognized by its yellow to brownish yellow body and leg colour ( Figs 1–8 ), directionally asymmetrical male hind femur and tibia ( Figs 12–31 ), geniculate male and female hind tibiae ( Figs 12–35 ), male terminalia with pair of subepandrial processes ( Figs 36–40 ), and tarsomeres without prominent spine-like ventral setae ( Fig. 3 ) ( Sinclair et al. 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Habitus photographs and male hindleg of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group. 1. Male of E. mira (Bigot), left lateral view. 2. Male left hindleg of E. williamturneri sp. nov., anterior view. 3. Male left hind tarsus of E. williamturneri sp. nov., anterior view. 4. Holotype male of E. winkleri sp. nov., left lateral view. 5. Female of E. winkleri sp. nov., left lateral view.

FIGURES 6–9. Male lectotype of E. (Enoplempis) mira (Bigot). 6. Habitus, left lateral view. 7. Habitus, right lateral view. 8. Right hindleg, anterior view. 9. Lectotype labels. Photographs courtesy of Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

FIGURES 12–21. Male left hindlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group. 12. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 13. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 14. E. mira (Bigot), anterior view. 15. E. mira (Bigot), posterior view. 16. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 17. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 18. E. williamturneri sp. nov., anterior view. 19. E. williamturneri sp. nov., posterior view. 20. E. winkleri sp. nov., anterior view. 21. E. winkleri sp. nov., posterior view.

FIGURES 22–31. Male right hindlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group. 22. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 23. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 24. E. mira (Bigot), anterior view. 25. E. mira (Bigot), posterior view. 26. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 27. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 28. E. williamturneri sp. nov., anterior view. 29. E. williamturneri sp. nov., posterior view. 30. E. winkleri sp. nov., anterior view. 31. E. winkleri sp. nov., posterior view.

FIGURES 32–35. Female left hindlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group in anterior view. 32. E. macdonaldi sp. nov. 33. E. mira (Bigot). 34. E. williamturneri sp. nov. 35. E. winkleri sp. nov.

FIGURES 36–40. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group in left lateral view. 36. E. macdonaldi sp. nov. 37. E. mira (Bigot). 38. E. williamturneri sp. nov. 39. E. submira sp. nov. 40. E. winkleri sp. nov. Abbreviations: cerc – cercus; ej apod – ejaculatory apodeme; epand – epandrium; hypd – hypandrium; ph – phallus; sbepand proc – subepandrial process.