Myopella Malloch

Michelsen, Verner, 2023, A reassessment of the Andean genus Myopella Malloch (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Zootaxa 5336 (3), pp. 413-423 : 421

Key to species of Myopella Malloch

1 Males (sternite V large, emarginated at hind margin; abdomen obtuse)........................................... 2

- Females (sternite V narrow; abdomen pointed).............................................................. 3

2 Frons broad ( Fig. 1C ); fronto-orbital plate with three divergent orbital setae above inclinate frontal setae; inner posterior margin of hind coxa forming a long, acutely pointed process................................ Myopella appendiculata (Stein)

- Frons narrowed ( Fig. 1B ); fronto-orbital plate without orbital setae above frontal setae; inner posterior margin of hind coxa forming a short, angular process................................................ Myopella angustifrons Malloch

3 Acrostichals short, setulose except for strong presutural pair and pair in front of scutellum; posterior intraalar setulose or absent; meron bare................................................................. Myopella appendiculata (Stein)

- Acrostichals longer, forming regular pairs of fine setae in addition to strong presutural pair; posterior intraalar seta more than half as long as anterior intraalar; meron with some tiny, forwardly directed setulae beneath posterior spiracle....................................................................................... Myopella angustifrons Malloch

Figures

FIGURE 1. Myopella angustifrons Malloch (A, B), M. appendiculata (Stein) (C), males. Habitus (A); head, dorso-lateral view (B, C). Same scale for B and C.