Allograpta, Osten Sacken

Thompson, Christian, 2008, A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species, Zootaxa 1716, pp. 1-20: 7-8

GENUS ALLOGRAPTA Osten Sacken   Edit

ALLOGRAPTA Osten Sacken 1875: 49   Edit . Type-species: Scaeva obliqua Say, 1823   Edit , monotypic.

Allograpta   Edit is "beyond doubt the most varied in the tribe Syrphini," but "despite the great variation in many characters, the male terminalia are very distinctive and separate the genus sharply from all others (with one exception discussed below)"( Vockeroth 1969: 127-128). The one exception was Rhinoprosopa Hull   Edit , which later was included in Allograpta   Edit ( Vockeroth 1973; Thompson, et al., 1976: 33). The essential characters of Allograpta   Edit are (as given by Vockeroth (1969: 128 )) "the flattened expanded apicolateral processes of sternite 9, the distinctive mode of attachment, position, shape, and direction of the superior lobes, and particularly the simple, rounded, heavily sclerotized and spiculate aedeagal base". The New Zealand species have these essential genitalic characters, but are rather diverse in their color patterns and body form. About two dozen new species are known and await description. Bowie (2001) provides information on the biology of Allograpta ventralis   Edit .

atkinsoni Miller, 1921: 311   Edit ( Platycheirus   Edit ).

dorsalis Miller, 1924: 284   Edit ( Ocyptamus   Edit ).

doralis Miller, 1924: 284 (incorrect original spelling).

The original spelling of the epithet was doralis, without the "s." However, as Miller (1950: 96) used dorsalis   Edit , I have continued to use his corrected spelling following the wisdom of Art. 33.3. 1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999).

flavofaciens Miller, 1921: 302   Edit ( Syrphus   Edit ).

hirsutifera Hull, 1949 b: 727   Edit ( Epistrophe   Edit ).

hudsoni Miller, 1921: 302   Edit ( Syrphus   Edit ).

pseudoropala Miller, 1921: 293 ( Paragus pseudoropalus   Edit ). ropala Walker, 1849: 593   Edit ( Syrphus ropala   Edit ).

ventralis Miller, 1921: 296   Edit ( Sphaerophoria   Edit ).