Lepidophora Westwood

Rodrigues, Paula Fernanda Motta & Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, 2013, A Revision of the New World genus Lepidophora Westwood, 1835 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Ecliminae) with a key to the species, Zootaxa 3682 (1), pp. 1-44 : 8-9

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6D48EE4D-05EA-4A2D-88A6-6FBBEA9FD737

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6158388

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA87FD-FF84-FFB1-33E5-FA44FA3CC23A

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Plazi

scientific name

Lepidophora Westwood
status

 

Key to species of Lepidophora Westwood View in CoL View at ENA

1. Wings dark brown with lighter areas on center of the cells and along the posterior margin, without hyaline areas ( Figs. 3D–E View FIGURE 3 A – H ); body predominantly with yellow and/or yellowish white and dark brown scales; postpedicel with sparse short dark brown scales and bristles on proximal ½ of outer surface ( Figs. 2D–F View FIGURE 2 A – I ); basicosta with tuft of long yellow or yellowish white scales; abdominal segment V with tuft of long and spatulate yellow, yellowish white or white scales laterally................... 2

- Wings dark brown with hyaline or milky white areas ( Figs. 3A–C and F View FIGURE 3 A – H –I); body predominantly with white and dark brown or golden and dark brown scales; postpedicel with long dark brown scales on outer surface ( Figs. 2A–C and F–H View FIGURE 2 A – I ); basicosta with tuft of long white or dark brown scales; abdominal segment V with only dark brown scales laterally................... 3

2. Abdominal segment IV with short and spatulate yellow, yellowish white or white scales laterally................................................................................................... Lepidophora lutea Painter, 1962 View in CoL

- Abdominal segment IV with short and spatulate dark brown scales laterally ........ Lepidophora lepidocera ( Wiedemann, 1828) View in CoL

3. Abdomen clavate or slightly clavate; abdominal segment V with dark brown scales of different kinds and lengths laterally... 4

- Abdomen cylindrical, segments with approximately the same width; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales or short and spatulate white scales laterally............................................................ 5

4. Wings with hyaline areas ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 A – H ) or milky white on distal 1/3 ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 A – H ); abdominal segment I with long white and brown hairs; postpedicel with long and numerous dark brown scales on proximal 1/3..................................... 6

- Wings with brown areas around the cells and on veins on distal 1/3 ( Figs. 3C and H View FIGURE 3 A – H ); abdominal segment I with long white or brown hairs; postpedicel with long and numerous dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 or on proximal ½................. 7

5. Basicosta with tuft of long brown scales; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales on all outer surface, long and numerous on proximal 2/3, whose length exceeds the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 A – I ); tergite VI with short dark brown covering scales............... Lepidophora culiciformis Walker, 1850

- Basicosta with tuft of long brown and white scales; abdominal segment V with short white covering scales laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 of outer surface, long and numerous on proximal ½, whose length does not exceed the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 A – I ); tergite VI with central tuft of short and spatulate white scales............................................................................................... Lepidophora trypoxylona Hall, 1981 View in CoL

6. Wings milky white and yellow veins on distal 1/3 ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 A – H ); abdomen slightly clavate; abdominal segment V with short dark brown covering scales laterally; postpedicel with long dark brown scales that exceed its length ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 A – I )........................................................................................ Lepidophora acroleuca Painter, 1930

- Wings totally hyaline on distal 1/3, dark veins ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 A – H ); abdomen clavate; abdominal segment V with tuft of long and spatulate dark brown scales on distal 1/3 laterally; postpedicel with dark brown scales that do not exceed its length...................................................................................... Lepidophora secutor Walker, 1857 View in CoL

7. Abdominal segment I with long brown hairs; abdominal segment V with short dark brown covering scales; postpedicel with dark brown scales on proximal 2/3 of outer surface, long and numerous on proximal ½, whose length does not exceed the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2I View FIGURE 2 A – I ); abdominal segment VIII with tuft of long and pedunculate dark brown scales laterally................................................................................ Lepidophora vetusta Walker, 1857 View in CoL

- Abdominal segment I with long white hairs; abdominal segment V with long and spatulate dark brown scales; postpedicel with dark brown scales on all outer surface, long and numerous on proximal 2/3, whose length exceeds the length of postpedicel ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 A – I ); abdominal segment VIII with tuft of long and spatulate dark brown scales laterally................................................................................................... Lepidophora cuneata Painter, 1939 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Bombyliidae

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