Elaphropeza

Grootaert, Patrick & Shamshev, Igor, 2013, The flies of the family Hybotidae (Diptera, Empidoidea) collected during the Boyekoli Ebale Congo 2010 Expedition in Democratic Republic of Congo, Zootaxa 3603 (1), pp. 1-61 : 20-21

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3603.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0353FEB5-CFB5-4E59-969A-AAB2E86E18DD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6150548

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4808879A-CF62-FFD2-FF21-BC40FA157FC8

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Plazi

scientific name

Elaphropeza
status

 

Key to species of Elaphropeza View in CoL from D.R. Congo

1 Proepisternum with long upturned bristle just above fore coxa. Abdominal tergite 3 with numerous squamiform setae ( E. biuncinata View in CoL -group)................................................................................... 2

– Proepisternum bare just above fore coxa. Abdominal tergite 3 with unmodified setae, lacking squamiform setae (E. ephippi-

ata -group)......................................................................................... 10 2 Thorax largely yellow to reddish yellow.................................................................. 3

– Thorax entirely black to blackish brown.................................................................. 5

3 Hind tibia lacking anterodorsal bristles. Postpedicel about 1.5 times as long as wide. Male: right epandrial lamella attenuated apically ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 26 – 28 )....................................................................... E. baeloi sp. nov.

– Hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal bristle. Postpedicel 2.5–3.0 times as long as wide. Male: right epandrial lamella rounded api- cally ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 48 – 50 )....................................................................................... 4

4 Scutum uniformly reddish yellow; metapleuron yellow. Male: left cercus unbranched, with numerous thin setae ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 48 – 50 ).......................................................................................... E. zamba sp. nov.

– Scutum with indistinct brownish spot on anterior corner; metapleuron yellowish brown. Male: left cercus branched apically, with strong subapical seta ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 42 – 44 )........................................................... E. mai sp. nov.

5 Hind femur entirely yellow............................................................. E. angulata sp. nov.

– Hind femur blackish brown apically..................................................................... 6

6 Hind femur blackish brown on apical two-thirds............................................................. 7

–. Hind femur blackish brown on apical half................................................................. 8

7 Wing with vein R2+3 evenly bowed, uniformly sclerotised...................................... E. moyindo sp. nov.

– Wing with vein R2+3 angulate, pale on middle part........................................... E. interrupta sp. nov.

8 Wing somewhat deeper infuscate near base of veins R2+3 and R4+5, with vein R2+3 angulate............ E. infuscata sp. nov.

– Wing uniformly finely infuscate, with vein R2+3 evenly bowed................................................. 9

9 Abdominal tergite 7 broadly deeply concave dorsally, bearing minute posteromarginal setae.......... E. excavata sp. nov.

– Abdominal tergite 7 subrectangular, bearing moderately long posteromarginal setae. Male: left surstylus furcate................................................................................................ E. furcata sp. nov.

10 Hind tibia lacking anterodorsal bristles.................................................................. 11

– Hind tibia with anterodorsal bristle(s), yellow. At least abdominal tergite 4 with squamiform setae................... 12

11 Hind tibia entirely black. Abdominal tergites lacking squamiform setae............................. E. nuda sp. nov.

– Hind tibia yellow. Abdominal tergites 4 and 5 with squamiform setae........................... E. ghesquierei Collart View in CoL

12 Hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal bristle. Scutum on each side with brownish subtriangular spot extending from level of anterior notopleural bristle to base of scutellum and narrowly connecting along base of scutellum; scutellum, metanotum and metapleu- ron yellowish brown................................................................... E. monoseta sp. nov. [Note: in this species the number of anterodorsal bristles on the hind tibia varies (1–2 but usually 2) and it is included in both sections of the couplet in this key.]

– Hind tibia with 2–3 anterodorsal bristles. Different combination of characters................................... 13

13 Hind tibia with 3 anterodorsal and 1 dorsal bristles......................................................... 14

– Hind tibia with only 2–3 anterodorsal bristles............................................................. 15

14 Metanotum brownish, metapleuron yellow................................................ E. laudisoitae sp. nov.

– Metanotum yellow, metapleuron brownish on upper part......................................... E. kona sp. nov.

15 Thorax entirely yellow. Hind tibia with 2 or 3 anterodorsal bristles............................................. 16

– Thorax with brown markings. Hind tibia with 2 anterodorsal bristles............................................ 17

16 Hind tibia with 3 anterodorsal bristles...................................................... E. motane sp. nov.

– Hind tibia with 2 anterodorsal bristles........................................................ E. plagiata Bezzi View in CoL

17 Pleura largely yellow, brown spotted in E. monoseta sp. nov.................................................. 18

– Pleura largely dark brown............................................................................. 20

18 Scutum and scutellum entirely yellow. Larger, about 3.0 mm.................................... E. juakalyi sp. nov.

– Scutum on each side with brownish subtriangular spot extending from level of anterior notopleural bristle to base of scutellum.................................................................................................. 19

19 Pleura with brown spots. Metapleuron brown. Tergite 5 with squamiform setae. Smaller, about 2.0 mm..................................................................................................... E. monoseta sp. nov.

– Pleura yellow, with narrow brown border at insertion coxae. Metapleuron yellow. Tergite 5 without squamiform setae. Larger, about 4 mm ........................................................................... E. incerta sp. nov.

20 Hind femur brownish on apical third. Thoracic pleura almost entirely dark brown, only katepisternum narrowly yellow anteri- orly................................................................................. E. yaekela sp. nov.

– Hind femur entirely yellow. Thoracic pleura viewed laterally with two broad, dark brown vertical stripes................................................................................................... E. congoensis sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Hybotidae

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