Empidideicus

Gharali, Babak, Kamali, Karim, Evenhuis, Neal, Talebi, Ali Asghar & Khalgani, Jafar, 2010, First record of the genus Empidideicus (Diptera: Bombylioidea: Mythicomyiidae) from Iran, with description of six new species, Zootaxa 2627, pp. 1-19 : 2

Key to species of Empidideicus known from Iran

1. Occiput completely black1 ( Figs. 7 c, e & f).................................................................................................................. 2

- Occiput yellow laterally ( Figs. 7 a, b & d) ................................................................................................................... 4

2. Scutellum mostly black with narrow yellow margin ( Fig. 7 e); mid coxa with sclerotised square flap-like projection basolaterally ( Fig. 4) ................................................................................. E. legulicoxa Gharali & Evenhuis , sp. nov.

- Scutellum completely yellow ( Figs. 8 a–f); mid coxa without a basal projection......................................................... 3

3. Dorsum of mesonotum completely black, without longitudinal stripes; prescutellar area completely black ( Fig. 8 f)2 ...................................................................................................................... E. persicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

- Dorsum of mesonotum with three black longitudinal stripes ( Fig. 8 d), if stripes coalesced3 prescutellar area and interhumeral marks yellow ....................................................................... E. greatheadi Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

4. Vein R4+5 turned upward, meeting Costa at level of CuA1; vein M1+2 shorter than half of M2 ( Fig. 2 b) ......................... ..................................................................................................................... E. ebellicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

- Vein R4+5 straight, meeting Costa well beyond the level of CuA1; vein M1+2 longer than half of M2 ( Figs. 1 b & 5b) .. ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

5. Second antennal flagellomere as long as or longer than first flagellomere ( Fig. 1 a); furca well sclerotised around genital orifice ( Fig. 1 g) ................................................................................... E. amicus Gharali & Evenhuis, sp. nov.

- Second antennal flagellomere much shorter than first flagellomere ( Fig. 5 a); furca without sclerotised area around genital orifice ( Fig. 5 g) .......................................................................... E. matricarius Gharali & Evenhuis , sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Empidideicus amicus: a—antennae lateral view, b—wing, c—epandrium anterodorsal view, d—gonocoxa dorsal view, e—phallic complex dorsal view, f—phallic complex lateral view, g—female genitalia.

FIGURE 2. Empidideicus ebellicus: a—antennae lateral view, b—wing, c—phallic complex dorsal view, d—phallic complex lateral view, e—gonocoxa dorsal view, f—epandrium anterior view, g—female genitalia.

FIGURE 5. Empidideicus matricarius: a—antennae lateral view, b—wing, c—phallic complex dorsal view, depandrium anterodorsal view, e—phallic complex lateral view, f—gonocoxa dorsal view, g—female genitalia.

FIGURE 7. Lateral view of Empidideicus adults (females): a— E. amicus, b— E. ebellicus, c— E. greatheadi, d— E. matricarius, e— E. legulicoxa, f— E. persicus.

FIGURE 8. Dorsal view of Empidideicus mesonotum (females): a, b— E. amicus, c— E. ebellicus, d— E. greatheadi, e— E. matricarius, f— E. persicus.