Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927
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https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.635 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AACC0A19-AB11-42E7-9ADA-8BBFB0B656DF |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3795362 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E2ED33-FFAA-154E-FF79-E7C3FB1005B5 |
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Valdenar |
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Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927 |
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Key to species of Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927 View in CoL View at ENA
1. Females: eyes separated above antennae (dichoptic) ( Fig. 4B View Fig )........................................................3 – Males: eyes joined above antennae (holoptic) ( Figs 3B View Fig , 4 View Fig C–D)......................................................2
2. Hind first tarsomere without long, black pile ( Fig. 5B View Fig ). Abdominal tergites 2–4 dark pilose medially and pale pilose laterally, except tergites 2 and 3 pale pilose on anterior margin; tergite 5 dull, pruinose ( Fig. 3B, D View Fig ). Scutellum mostly dark pilose, with some pale pile on anterior and posterior margins ( Fig. 3B, D View Fig ). Ventral calypter fringe with dark pile. Frontal triangle shiny medially, with black pruinosity along eye margin and dorsally (appearing entirely shiny, black; Fig. 4C View Fig ). Genitalia as in Fig. 5 View Fig F–H ( Kenya, Uganda) .................................... A. schmuttereri View in CoL sp. nov.
– Hind first tarsomere with long, black pile on basal ¼ ( Fig. 5A View Fig ). Abdominal tergites 2–4 entirely pale pilose; tergite 5 shiny ( Fig. 3A, C View Fig ). Scutellum mostly pale pilose, with seldom dark pile ( Fig. 3A, C View Fig ). Ventral calypter fringe with pale pile. Frontal triangle shiny medially, with pale pruinosity along eye margin ( Fig. 4D View Fig ). Genitalia as in Fig. 5 View Fig C–E ( Cameroon, DRC, Uganda, Angola?, South Africa?) ............................................................................................. A. varipes Curran, 1927 View in CoL
3. Hind first tarsomere without long, black pile ( Fig. 5B View Fig ). Tergite 2 with black fascia on posterior margin ( Fig. 4B View Fig ). Face dark in background colour ( Kenya, Uganda) ............ A. schmuttereri View in CoL sp. nov.
– Hind first tarsomere with long, black pile on basal ¼ ( Fig. 5A View Fig ). Tergite 2 entirely orange ( Fig. 4A View Fig ). Face paler, orange in background colour ( Cameroon, DRC, Uganda, Angola?, South Africa?) ................................................................................................ A. varipes Curran, 1927 View in CoL
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