Hoplopeza Bezzi

Henao-Sepúlveda, Carolina, Barros, Luana Machado, Ale-Rocha, Rosaly & Wolff, Marta, 2023, Two new species of the genus Hoplopeza Bezzi (Diptera, Hybotidae, Ocydromiinae) from the high Andean forests of Colombia, Zootaxa 5297 (1), pp. 87-100 : 89

Key for identification of Andean species of Hoplopeza Bezzi

1 Occiput bare, shiny black ( Fig. 2D, E ); fore tibia with several long, slender and wavy yellow setae on ventral surface ( Fig. 2A )................................................................................................ 2

- Occiput with pruinosity, dull black ( Fig. 3C–E ); fore tibia without several long, slender and wavy yellow setae on ventral surface ( Fig. 3A )...................................................................................... 3

2 Hind tarsomere 1 without short and strong spine-like setae on dorsal surface ( Fig. 2F ); left epandrial lamella without row of long spine-like setae on dorsal surface ( Fig. 5A, B ); left cercus without apical spine ( Fig. 5A, B ).................................................................................................. Hoplopeza colombiana sp. nov.

- Hind tarsomere 1 with row of short and strong spine-like setae on dorsal margin ( Fig. 4B ); left epandrial lamella with row of long spine-like setae on dorsal surface ( Rafael 1995, fig. 7); left cercus with long apical spine ( Rafael 1995, fig. 7)........................................................................................ Hoplopeza chloropa Bezzi

3 Antenna light brown; pleura tawny-brown; postpronotal lobe yellow ( Fig. 4A ); fore femur without long and strong dorsal setae near apex; short and slender apical spur at apex of hind tibia.............................. Hoplopeza annulata Collin

- Antenna black; pleura dark brown ( Fig. 3A, B ); postpronotal lobe black, except posterior margin paler; fore femur with one long and strong dorsal seta near apex; long and strong apical spur at apex of hind tibia ( Fig. 3F )... Hoplopeza rafaeli sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Hoplopeza colombiana sp. nov. A. Male, lateral habitus; B. Female, lateral habitus; C. Male head, lateral view; D. Frons of male, frontal view; E. Scutum, dorsal view; F. Hind leg, anterior view; G. Wing, male paratype. Abbreviations: bm =

FIGURE 3. Hoplopeza rafaeli sp. nov. A. Male, lateral habitus; B. Female, lateral habitus; C. Male head, lateral view; D. Frons of male, frontal view; E. Scutum, dorsal view; F. Hind leg, anterior view; G. Wing, male holotype.

FIGURE 4. Male lateral habitus of Andean Hoplopeza, holotypes. A. H. annulata Collin, 1933 (deposited in NHM). B. H. chloropa Bezzi, 1909 (deposited in SNSD).

FIGURE 5. Hoplopeza colombiana sp. nov., male terminalia. A. Dorsal view; B. Drawing of dorsal view; C. ventral view; D. Left lateral view; E. Right lateral view; F. Hypandrium and phallus in right lateral view G. Drawing of internal sclerites in dorsal view. Abbreviations: bac scl = bacilliform sclerite; cerc = cercus; left epand = left epandrium; hypd = hypandrium; hyprct = hypoproct; left sur = left surtylus; ph = phallus; right epand = right epandrium; right sur = right surtylus; sbepand scl = subepandrial sclerite; sur = surtylus. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.