Pipunculus Latreille, 1802

Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Marques, Dayse Willkenia A. & Rafael, José Albertino, 2023, Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of Colombia, with description of three new species and an updated key to males of the Neotropical species, Zootaxa 5389 (4), pp. 459-472 : 461

Pipunculus Latreille, 1802

Dorilas Meigen, 1800: 31 . Type species Pipunculus campestris Latreille, 1802 (subsequent designation of Coquillett 1910: 535); Sack, 1935: 15, 44, groups V and VI (partim); Aczél, 1939: 20 (partim); 1940: 151 (partim); 1948: 74 (partim); 1952: 240 (partim); Hardy, 1943: 54 (partim). Suppressed by ICZN, 1963: 339 (Opinion 678).

Pipunculus Latreille, 1802: 463 . Type species Pipunculus campestris Latreille, 1802 , (monotype); Becker 1897: 36 group II (partim); 1900: 226 (partim); Verrall, 1901 groups II and III (partim); Cresson, 1911: 296 group II (partim); Rafael, 1991: 1; De Meyer, 1996: 21; Motamedinia et al. 2021: 14.

Microcera Meigen, 1803: 273 . Type species. Pipunculus campestris Latreille, 1802 (subs. des. of Coquillett, 1910: 569).

Dorilas (Dorilas) Hardy, 1950 ; 13 (partim).

Pipunculus (Pipunculus) Hardy, 1965b: 230 (partim); 1965c: 552 (partim); 1966: 6 (partim); 1972: 10; 1975: 297; 1980: 486.

Diagnosis [adapted from Skevington & Marshall (1998)]. Small to medium-sized (3.2–6.0 mm). Eyes holoptic in males, dichoptic in females. Pospedicel obtuse, acute or acuminate. Ocellar setae absent. Wing with vein M 2 present or absent. Pterostigma present. Proepisternum with fan of setae. At least the anterior third of scutum and all abdominal segments covered with distinct setae.Abdominal tergites with at least some brownish or grayish pruinosity. Syntergosternite 8 with a membranous area. Surstyli symmetrical to subsymmetrical (rarely asymmetrical), covered with many conspicuous setae (rarely with inconspicuous setae). Apex of phallic guide with tip thin hook-shaped and lobes apically and ventrally (rarely absent). Ejaculatory apodeme fan-shaped, parasol-shaped wide or narrow (rarely bottle-shaped). Phallus trifid, simple or coiled.

Species of Pipunculus from Colombia