Xenoplatyura

Cao, Jian, Zhou, Zuji, Xu, Huachao & Wu, Hong, 2007, First record of the genus Xenoplatyura Malloch, 1928 from China, with descriptions of three new species (Diptera: Keroplatidae), Zootaxa 1465, pp. 31-38 : 31-32

Key to the species of Xenoplatyura known from China

1. Tergite IX bilobed and elongated ( Fig.17 ) ........................................................... X. bifida Cao et Xu, n. sp.

-. Tergite IX not bilobed.................................................................................................................................. 2

2. Wing unmarked ................................................................................................ X. octosegmentata (Brunetti)

-. Wing with infuscation at tip......................................................................................................................... 3

3. Antennae predominantly dark brown; tergite IX slightly elongated ( Fig. 6 ) ................................................ .................................................................................................................. X. sichuanensis Cao et Xu , n. sp.

-. Antennae yellow; tergite IX broader on basal half ( Fig. 10 ) .................................. X. lata Cao et Xu , n. sp.

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 17. X. bifida, n. sp. 14. gonocoxites and gonostyli, ventral view. 15. gonocoxites and gonostyli, dorsal view. 16. male terminalia, lateral view. 17. tergite IX, dorsal view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 4 – 7. X. sichuanensis, n. sp. 4. gonocoxites and gonostyli, ventral view. 5. male terminalia, lateral view. 6. tergite IX and cercus, dorsal view. 7. aedeagus, ventral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 13. X. lata, n. sp. 8. gonocoxites and gonostyli, dorsal view. 9. gonocoxites and gonostyli, lateral view. 10. tergite IX and cercus, dorsal view. 11. aedeagus, ventral view. 12. female terminalia, ventral view. 13. female terminalia, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.