Protonerius, de Meijere, 1924

Sepúlveda, Tatiana A. & Marinoni, Luciane, 2021, New species of Neriidae (Diptera: Schizophora): an addition to the previously monotypic genus Protonerius, Zoologia (e 21013) 38, pp. 1-4 : 2

Key for the species of Protonerius

1. Wing infuscate on distal third and around veins r-m and dm-cu, with a hyaline median spot on cell r 4+5 ( Figs 1, 2 ). First flagellomere ovoid ( Fig. 5 ). Femora entirely brown. Pleuron with slightly and homogeneously distributed pruinescence......................................... P. opacus ( Figs 1−7 )

1’. Wing infuscate from base to apex, with circular hyaline spots. First flagellomere rounded. Femora brown with yellow apex. Pleuron with rounded patches of dense pruinescence ....................................... P. guttipennis ( Figs 8, 9 )

Figures

Figures 1–9. Species of Protonerius. (1–7) Protonerius opacus sp. nov., holotype: (1) habitus lateral; (2) habitus dorsal; (3) head lateral; (4) head dorsal; (5) antenna outer surface; (6) antenna inner surface; (7) thorax dorsal. (8–9) Protonerius guttipennis, holotype: (8) habitus lateral; (9) habitus dorsal. Scale bars: 1 mm.