Minettia, Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Li, Wenliang, Bai, Yingming & Yang, Ding, 2023, The genus Minettia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Lauxaniinae) from the Oriental Region with descriptions of seventeen new species, Zootaxa 5256 (3), pp. 201-249 : 203

Key to the subgenera of Minettia and the species unplaced in a subgenus

(modified from Shi et al., 2015)

1. Katepisternum with one strong katepisternal seta.................................... subgenus Minettiella Malloch

- Katepisternum with two katepisternal setae................................................................. 2

2. Mesonotum with 0+2–3 long acrostichal setulae (longer than surrounding hair-like acrostichal setulae)................. 3

- Mesonotum ( Fig. 163 ) with 2+4 long acrostichal setulae................................. M. baihualingensis sp. nov.

3. Lower part of face with a distinct, slight and weakly round swelling on each side................................... 4

- Lower part of face without round swelling on each side....................................................... 5

4. Basal part of wing black; arista long plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than height of 1st flagellomere (rarely shorter than height of 1st flagellomere); male genitalia: two pairs of ventral hypandrial appendages (including some Palaearctic and Oriental species)............................................................. subgenus Frendelia Collin

- Basal part of wing yellow; arista short plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as 1/2 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: one pair of ventral hypandrial appendages............................... subgenus Scotominettia Shatalkin

5. Arista pubescent, rays of arista with longest setulae as long as or shorter than1/4 height of 1st flagellomere, sometimes bare; male genitalia: phallic sheath absent.......................................... subgenus Plesiominettia Shatalkin

- Arista pubescent or plumose, rays of arista with longest setulae longer than 1/3 height of 1st flagellomere; male genitalia: phallic sheath present................................................... subgenus Minettia Robineau -Desvoidy

Figures

FIGURES 160–164. Minettia baihualingensis sp. nov. Male. 160. head, anterior view; 161. wing; 162. habitus, lateral view; 163. thorax, dorsal view; 164. abdomen, dorsal view.