Empis (Enoplempis) mira (Bigot, 1880)

Sinclair, Bradley J., Brooks, Scott E. & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2021, Revision of the Empis (Enoplempis) mira species group (Diptera: Empididae), Zootaxa 4927 (1), pp. 41-57 : 55

Key to species of the Empis (Enoplempis) mira species group

1 Scutum usually with single median brown vitta (sometimes not clearly visible due to preservation); male right hind femur with two elongate posteroventral tufts, as long as width of femur ( Fig. 29 ); hypandrium with medial apical notch (Idaho, Oregon, Washington).................................................................... E. williamturneri sp. nov.

– Scutum usually with or without several vittae; male right hind femur with one elongate posteroventral tuft as long as width of femur ( Figs 23, 25, 27, 31 ); hypandrium without median apical notch (California)................................. 2

2 Scutum with row of dark spots at base of the dorsocentral setae [females unknown for E. submira ].................... 3

– Scutum with dark or pale vitta at base of the dorsocentral setae................................................. 4

3 Male right hind femur with anteroventral digitiform lobe on apical third, clothed in short setae ( Figs 8 , 24 ); right hind tibia with subapical swelling directed vertically, with black thorn-like setae ( Fig. 24 )............................ E. mira (Bigot)

– Male right hind femur without anteroventral digitiform lobe ( Fig. 26 ); right hind tibia with subapical swelling directed horizontally, without black thorn-like setae ( Fig. 26 )................................................. E. submira sp. nov.

4 Male right hind femur without anteroventral setae opposite subapical swelling on tibia ( Fig. 30 ); male and female mid femur with long posteroventral setae at most slightly longer than width of femur ( Fig. 11 ); hypandrium with broad rectangular apical notch; subepandrial process short, extending less than half distance to epandrial margin ( Fig. 40 ); female hind femur with anteroventral preapical setae not longer than hind tibia width ( Fig. 35 )............................ E. winkleri sp. nov.

– Male right hind femur with long anteroventral setae opposite subapical swelling on tibia ( Fig. 22 ); male and female mid femur with long posteroventral setae more than twice width of femur ( Fig. 10 ); hypandrium with arched apical margin; subepandrial process long, extending more than half distance to epandrial margin ( Fig. 36 ); female hind femur with anteroventral preapical setae longer than hind tibia width ( Fig. 32 )............................................... E. macdonaldi sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 22–31. Male right hindlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group. 22. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 23. E. macdonaldi sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 24. E. mira (Bigot), anterior view. 25. E. mira (Bigot), posterior view. 26. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, anterior view. 27. E. submira sp. nov., holotype, posterior view. 28. E. williamturneri sp. nov., anterior view. 29. E. williamturneri sp. nov., posterior view. 30. E. winkleri sp. nov., anterior view. 31. E. winkleri sp. nov., posterior view.

FIGURES 6–9. Male lectotype of E. (Enoplempis) mira (Bigot). 6. Habitus, left lateral view. 7. Habitus, right lateral view. 8. Right hindleg, anterior view. 9. Lectotype labels. Photographs courtesy of Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

FIGURES 10–11. Male left midlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group, posterior view. 10. E. macdonaldi sp. nov. 11. E. winkleri sp. nov.

FIGURES 36–40. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group in left lateral view. 36. E. macdonaldi sp. nov. 37. E. mira (Bigot). 38. E. williamturneri sp. nov. 39. E. submira sp. nov. 40. E. winkleri sp. nov. Abbreviations: cerc – cercus; ej apod – ejaculatory apodeme; epand – epandrium; hypd – hypandrium; ph – phallus; sbepand proc – subepandrial process.

FIGURES 32–35. Female left hindlegs of the E. (Enoplempis) mira species group in anterior view. 32. E. macdonaldi sp. nov. 33. E. mira (Bigot). 34. E. williamturneri sp. nov. 35. E. winkleri sp. nov.