New species of Heteropterna Skuse and Keroplatus Bosc (Diptera: Keroplatidae) become the second records of this family for Cuba
Author
Mederos, Jorge
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-08-20
4461
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journal article
28993
10.11646/zootaxa.4461.1.3
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1175-5326
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Key to Neotropical
Keroplatus
(modified from
Matile, 1989
):
1 Two ocelli........................................................................................... 2
- Three ocelli, the median sometimes very strongly reduced..................................................... 6
2 Sc ending at the base of Rs+M, antenna bicoloured, basal six flagellomeres yellow, remainder brown.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3b
(Argentina)..................................................................................
K. golbachi
- Sc extending to the apex of Rs+M, antenna unicoloured, at most some flagellomeres with brown on the disc............. 3
3 Ocelli twice their largest diameter from the eye margin, occiput only brownish on disk; Apical palpomere length subequal to penultimate; antennal flagellum with ventral setae; costal wing spots weak.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3f
(Paraguay)........
K. fiebrigi
- Ocelli their own diameter distant from the eye margin; two posterior occipital spots; last palpomere much longer than penultimate; antennal flagellum without ventral setae; well-marked costal spots.......................................... 4
4 Medial costal spot encompassing the apex of Sc.
Terminalia
,
Fig.
3i
(Trinidad).........................
K. trinidadensis
- Medial costal spot not reaching Sc........................................................................ 5
5 Coxae entirely yellow; Abdominal tergites II-VI, in addition to the lateral spots, with a yellow medial sagittal line.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3a
(Panama)...............................................................................
K. caribai
- Mid and hind coxae largely stained with brown apically; Abdominal tergites II-VI with two yellow triangular spots more or less distinctly connected at the apex.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3h
(Brazil)....................................
K. ornativentris
6 Wings without spot pattern, just a slight pale yellowish tint; General body colour, yellow.
Terminalia
,
Fig.
3g
(
Cuba
).................................................................................................
K. maxi
n. sp.
- Wings with spot pattern, general body colour yellow or not but not in the above combination......................... 7
7 First costal spot covering the apical quarter of Sc, which ends shortly after the level of the apex of Rs+M; antennal flagellum with ventral setae. Male unknown (Mexico).......................................................
K. mexicanus
- First costal spot at most encompassing the apex of Sc, which ends at the apex of Rs+M; antennal flagellum without ventral setae................................................................................................ 8
8 First costal spot encompassing Sc apex; Occiput uniformly reddish yellow; Male: abdominal tergite I entirely yellow, VII entirely brown.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3d
(Brazil).......................................................
K. townsendi
- First costal spot not touching Sc apex; Occiput marked with brown or brownish gray; Male: abdominal tergites I and VII brown............................................................................................... 9
9 Knob of halter brown-black; Occiput largely brown; Hind coxae brown on almost the entire external surface.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3c
(Argentina)..............................................................................
K. papaveroi
- Knob of halter dark yellow; Occiput with two posterior grayish-brown spots; Hind coxae with a strong brown spot on the apical third.
Terminalia
,
Fig. 3e
(Mexico).............................................................
K. striatus