Lepidophora Westwood

Rodrigues, Paula Fernanda Motta & Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, 2013, A Revision of the New World genus Lepidophora Westwood, 1835 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Ecliminae) with a key to the species, Zootaxa 3682 (1), pp. 1-44 : 8-9

Key to species of Lepidophora Westwood

1. Wings dark brown with lighter areas on center of the cells and along the posterior margin, without hyaline areas ( Figs. 3D–E ); body predominantly with yellow and/or yellowish white and dark brown scales; postpedicel with sparse short dark brown scales and bristles on proximal ½ of outer surface ( Figs. 2D–F ); basicosta with tuft of long yellow or yellowish white scales; abdominal segment V with tuft of long and spatulate yellow, yellowish white or white scales laterally................... 2

- Wings dark brown with hyaline or milky white areas ( Figs. 3A–C and F –I); body predominantly with white and dark brown or golden and dark brown scales; postpedicel with long dark brown scales on outer surface ( Figs. 2A–C and F–H ); basicosta with tuft of long white or dark brown scales; abdominal segment V with only dark brown scales laterally................... 3

2. Abdominal segment IV with short and spatulate yellow, yellowish white or white scales laterally................................................................................................... Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962

- Abdominal segment IV with short and spatulate dark brown scales laterally ........ Lepidophora lepidocera ( Wiedemann, 1828)

3. Abdomen clavate or slightly clavate; abdominal segment V with dark brown scales of different kinds and lengths laterally... 4

- Abdomen cylindrical, segments with approximately the same width; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales or short and spatulate white scales laterally............................................................ 5

4. Wings with hyaline areas ( Fig. 3F ) or milky white on distal 1/3 ( Fig. 3A ); abdominal segment I with long white and brown hairs; postpedicel with long and numerous dark brown scales on proximal 1/3..................................... 6

- Wings with brown areas around the cells and on veins on distal 1/3 ( Figs. 3C and H ); abdominal segment I with long white or brown hairs; postpedicel with long and numerous dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 or on proximal ½................. 7

5. Basicosta with tuft of long brown scales; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales on all outer surface, long and numerous on proximal 2/3, whose length exceeds the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2B ); tergite VI with short dark brown covering scales............... Lepidophora culiciformis Walker, 1850

- Basicosta with tuft of long brown and white scales; abdominal segment V with short white covering scales laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 of outer surface, long and numerous on proximal ½, whose length does not exceed the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2H ); tergite VI with central tuft of short and spatulate white scales............................................................................................... Lepidophora trypoxylona Hall, 1981

6. Wings milky white and yellow veins on distal 1/3 ( Fig. 3A ); abdomen slightly clavate; abdominal segment V with short dark brown covering scales laterally; postpedicel with long dark brown scales that exceed its length ( Fig. 2A )........................................................................................ Lepidophora acroleuca Painter, 1930

- Wings totally hyaline on distal 1/3, dark veins ( Fig. 3F ); abdomen clavate; abdominal segment V with tuft of long and spatulate dark brown scales on distal 1/3 laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales that do not exceed its length...................................................................................... Lepidophora secutor Walker, 1857

7. Abdominal segment I with long brown hairs; abdominal segment V with short dark brown covering scales; postpedicel with dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 of outer surface, long and numerous on proximal ½, whose length does not exceed the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2I ); abdominal segment VIII with tuft of long and pedunculate dark brown scales laterally................................................................................ Lepidophora vetusta Walker, 1857

- Abdominal segment I with long white hairs; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales; postpedicel with dark brown scales on all outer surface, long and numerous on proximal 2/3, whose length exceeds the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2C ); abdominal segment VIII with tuft of long and spatulate dark brown scales laterally................................................................................................... Lepidophora cuneata Painter, 1939

Figures

FIGURE 3 A – H. Wings of Lepidophora Westwood species: (A) L. acroleuca Painter, 1930; (B) L. culiciformis Walker, 1850; (C) L. cuneata Painter, 1939; (D) L. lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828); (E) L. lutea Painter, 1962; (F) L. secutor Walker, 1857; (G) L. trypoxylona Hall, 1981; (H) L. vetusta Walker, 1857.

FIGURE 2 A – I. Antenna of Lepidophora Westwood species: (A) L. acroleuca Painter, 1930; (B) L. culiciformis Walker, 1850; (C) L. cuneata Painter, 1939; (D) postpedicel of L. lepidocera (Wiedemann, 1828); (E) L. lepidocera; (F) L. lutea Painter, 1962; (G) L. secutor Walker, 1857; (H) L. trypoxylona Hall, 1981; (I) L. vetusta Walker, 1857. (Bars = 1 mm)