Phaonantho species

Gomes, Lucas Roberto Pereira & Carvalho, Claudio José Barros de, 2023, New records of the Neotropical genus Phaonantho Albuquerque (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-9 : 2

Key to Phaonantho species updated from Pamplona & Couri (1993)

1. Thorax yellowish with golden pruinose ( Figs.2B,C,E,F );five to six posterior setae on anepisternum;wing hyaline.... P.mallochi ( Curran,1934)

— Thorax dark brown with gray pruinose ( Figs. 1B, C, E, F ; 3B, C, E, F ); at most four posterior setae on anepisternum;wing brownish..............2

2. Palpi light brown; wing brownish, darker between R₄ ₊ ₅ and the Costal vein ( Figs.1B,E );male with sternite5 and cerci covered by several long setae................................................................ P.benevola Couri,1979

— Palpi yellow;wing slightly brownish,darker between R₄ ₊ ₅and the Costal vein ( Fig. 3B ), females usually have darker wings ( Fig. 3E ); male with sternite 5 and cerci not covered by several long setae.......................... .................................................... P.sordilloae Pamplona & Couri,1993

Figures

Figure 1. Phaonantho benevola Couri, 1979. Male: (A) Head, frontal view. (B) Habitus, dorsal view. (C) Habitus, lateral view. Female: (D) Head, frontal view. (E) Habitus,dorsal view.(F) Habitus,lateral view.Scale bar:1.0 mm.

Figure 2. Phaonantho mallochi (Curran, 1934). Male: (A) Head, frontal view. (B) Habitus, dorsal view. (C) Habitus, lateral view. Female: (D) Head, frontal view. (E) Habitus,dorsal view.(F) Habitus,lateral view.Scale bar: 1.0mm.

Figure 3. Phaonanthosordilloae Pamplona & Couri,1993.Male:(A) Head,frontal view. (B) Habitus,dorsal view.(C) Habitus,lateral view.Female:(D) Head,frontal view.(E)Habitus,dorsal view.(F) Habitus,lateral view.Scale bar:1.0 mm.