Erythromelana cryptica Inclan, 2013

Inclan, Diego J. & Stireman, John O., 2013, <strong> Revision of the genus <em> Erythromelana </ em> Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) and analysis of its phylogeny and diversification </ strong>, Zootaxa 3621 (1), pp. 1-82 : 29

Erythromelana cryptica Inclan sp. nov.

( Figs. 15, 16 , 29, 30 , 43 , 57 , 71 , 83 , 91, 96 , 97–99 , 101, 106 , 114 )

Figures

FIGURES 15–18. Frontal and lateral view of the head of males of the E. cryptica species group. 15–16. E. cryptica sp. nov. 17–18. E. woodi sp. nov. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 29–32. Dorsal and lateral view of males of the E. cryptica species group. 29 and 30. E. cryptica sp. nov. 31–32. E. woodi sp. nov. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.

FIGURES 40–46. Sternite 5 of males of E. cryptica species group. 40. E. arciforceps sp. nov. 41. E. catarina sp. nov. 42. E. convexiforceps sp. nov. 43. E. cryptica sp. nov. 44. E. distincta sp. nov. 45. E. napensis sp. nov. 46. E. woodi sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 54–60. Lateral view of E. cryptica species group male terminalia. 54. E. arciforceps sp. nov. 55. E. catarina sp. nov. 56. E. convexiforceps sp. nov. 57. E. cryptica sp. nov. 58. E. napensis sp. nov. 59. E. distincta sp. nov. 60. E. woodi sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 68–74. Posterior view of the epandrial complex in males of the E. cryptica species group. 68. E. arciforceps sp. nov. 69. E. catarina sp. nov. 70. E. convexiforceps sp. nov. 71. E. cryptica sp. nov. 72. E. distincta sp. nov. 73. E. napensis sp. nov. 74. E. woodi sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 83–87. Posterior spiracles of Erythromelana species showing (a) drawings and (b) photos. 83. E. cryptica sp. nov. 84. E. napensis sp. nov. 85. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 86. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 87. E. jaena Townsend. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 88–96. Posterior spiracles and surrounding region of Erythromelana species. 88. E. jaena Townsend. 89. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 90. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 91. E. cryptica sp. nov. 92. E. napensis sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.2 mm. Dorsal mid section of the puparium of Erythromelana species. 93. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 94. E. jaena Townsend.95. E. napensis sp. nov. 96. E. cryptica sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.4 mm.

FIGURES 97–99. Puparium of E. cryptica sp. nov. 97. Lateral view, showing the remains of its caterpillar host. 98. Posteriordorsal section. 99. Posterior-lateral section. Arrows point to the posterior spiracles. Scale bars = 0.6 mm.

FIGURES 100–107. Lateral view of cephalopharyngeal skeletons of second instar larvae. 100. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 101. E. cryptica sp. nov. 102. E. napensis sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Last instar larvae. 103. E. jaena Townsend. 104. E curvifrons sp. nov. 105. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 106. E cryptica sp. nov. 107. E. napensis sp. nov. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 114–115. Known distributions. 114. E. cryptica sp. nov., E. catarina sp. nov. and E. convexiforceps sp. nov. 115. E. arciforceps sp. nov. and E. napensis sp. nov.