Erythromelana cryptica, Inclan & Stireman, 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 : 12

E. cryptica species group

Species in this group share two likely synapomorphies of the male terminalia. In contrast to the species in the E. jaena group, the apical lobes of the sternite 5 are usually pointed, with a long well-developed seta (rarely absent in E. woodi ); and a slight depression dorsally on the medial section, or a twist internally at the apical cleft of the cerci. Additionally, most of the species have: abdominal coloration mostly black with yellow laterally (rarely mostly yellow in E. woodi ), 3 katepisternal setae (except E. distincta and rarely E. woodi ), first postsutural supra-alar present (rarely absent in E. cryptica , absent in E. convexiforceps , E. woodi , and E. distincta ), sternite 5 of female with 2 pairs of well-developed setae close to the posterior margin (except E. woodi ), and cercus, in lateral view, strongly carinate on medial section of the posterior margin (except E. arciforceps , E. napensis , and E. woodi ).

This group includes seven species, all with black abdomens with yellow laterally, E. cryptica , E. catarina , E. convexiforceps , E. arciforceps , E. napensis , E. distincta , and E. woodi ; the latter rarely with a predominantly yellow abdomen.

KEYS TO ERYTHROMELANA SPECIES