Soita Walker

Chen, Xiao-Lin, Norrbom, Allen, Freidberg, Amnon, Chesters, Douglas, Islam, Md Sajedul & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2015, A systematic study of Ichneumonosoma de Meijere, Pelmatops Enderlein Pseudopelmatops Shiraki and Soita Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae), Zootaxa 4013 (3), pp. 301-347 : 329

Key to known species of Soita Walker

1. Scutellum with 2 pairs of setae ( Figs. 120 , 124 ); anepisternum and katepisternum anteroventrally with longitudinal row of short black spines along margin.......................................................................... 2

- Scutellum with 1 pair of setae ( Figs. 131 , 140 , 145 ); anepisternum without short black spines along anteroventral margin... 3

2. Scutum uniformly yellow to yellow-brown; wing with cell Sc brown, lacking slight infuscation at apices of vein Cu l and Dm- Cu ( Fig. 123 ) (Luzon, Philippines)........................................................... S. ensifera Hardy

- Scutum yellow-brown with 2 pairs of narrow, pale yellow stripes; wing hyaline but slightly tinged with brown, cell Sc with apical half brown, and a distinct brown mark covering apex of vein Cu l and Dm-Cu ( Fig. 119 ) ( Indonesia, China and Japan)..................................................................................... S. cylindrica (Hendel)

3. Katepisternum anteroventrally with 3 marginal longitudinal rows of short brown spines; all body setae yellow to brown except for 1 pair strong orbital seta dark brown ( Equatorial Guinea, Uganda)................. S. ophioneum (Enderlein) n. comb

- Katepisternum lacking spines; body setae not as above........................................................ 4

4. Head with 1 distinct long-oval black spot at base of orbital seta on each side and 1 irregular black spot on median occipital sclerite (Fig. 110); abdomen yellow to yellow-brown, but with black posterior bands on syntergite 1+2 and tergites 3–5 (Bohol, Philippines)........................................................................... S. baltazarae Hardy

- Head without brown orbital and occipital marks; abdomen lacking black posterior bands on syntergite 1+2 and tergites 3–5...................................................................................................... 5

5. Wing with apices of radial cells infuscated ( Fig. 128 ); abdominal tergites 3 and 4 with pair of outstanding submedial posterior setae; head yellow, with distinct narrow medial brown stripe on frons ( New Caledonia)....................................................................................................... S. infuscata Chen & Norrbom , n. sp.

- Wing with apices of radial cells not infuscated ( Fig. 144 ); abdominal tergites 3 and 4 lacking pair of outstanding submedial posterior seta; head yellow to brown, without dark marks except ocellar tubercle or with vague medial brown stripe on frons ( Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia)................................................... S. psiloides Walker

Figures

FIGURES 114 – 121. Soita cylindrica. 114. Head, frontal view; 115. Head, dorsal and lateral view; 116. Habitus, male, lateral view; 117. Head, dorsal view; 118. Head, lateral view; 119. Wing; 120. Scutum, dorsal view; 121. Abdomen, dorsal view.

FIGURES 122 – 126. Soita ensifera. 122. Habitus (male), lateral view; 123. Wing; 124. Head and Thorax, dorsal view; 125. Head, lateral view; 126. Head, frontal view.

FIGURES 127 – 134. Soita infuscata. 127. Habitus (male), lateral view; 128. Wing; 129. Habitus (male), dorsal view; 130. Head and Thorax, lateral view; 131. Scutum, dorsal view; 132. Head, frontal view; 133. Head, lateral view; 134. Abdomen, dorsal view.

FIGURES 135 – 142. Soita ophioneum. 135. Head and Thorax, lateral view; 136. Head, dorsolateral view; 137. Head, frontal view; 138. Habitus (male), lateral view; 139. Habitus (male), dorsal view; 140. Scutum, dorsal view; 141. Left Wing; 142. Right wing.

FIGURES 143 – 150. Soita psiloides. 143. Habitus (male), lateral view; 144. Wing; 145. Head and scutum, dorsal view; 146. Epandrium and surstyli, lateral view; 147. Abdomen, dorsal view; 148. Head, lateral view; 149. Head, frontal view; 150. Aculeus, dorsal view.