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

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

Allograpta 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 , which later was included in Allograpta ( Vockeroth 1973; Thompson, et al., 1976: 33). The essential characters of Allograpta 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 .

atkinsoni Miller, 1921: 311 (Platycheirus) .

dorsalis Miller, 1924: 284 (Ocyptamus) .

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 , 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 (Syrphus) .

hirsutifera Hull, 1949b: 727 (Epistrophe) .

hudsoni Miller, 1921: 302 (Syrphus) .

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

ventralis Miller, 1921: 296 (Sphaerophoria) .