Paravibrissina

Shima, Hiroshi & Tachi, Takuji, 2008, New species of the genus Paravibrissina Shima (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Southeast Asia and South Pacific, Zootaxa 1870, pp. 43-60 : 57

Key to species of Paravibrissina

1. Three postsutural dorsocentral setae............................................................................................................2

- Four postsutural dorsocentral setae..............................................................................................................4

2. Eye bare; abdomen with grayish white or pale brownish pollinosity on anterior 2/3–3/4 of each tergum, without median discal setae on 3rd to 5th terga; 2 katepisternal setae ........................... P. adiscalis Shima

- Eye densely or rather sparsely long haired; abdomen with silvery white or golden yellow pollinosity, with strong median discal setae on 3rd to 5th terga; 2 or 3 katepisternal setae..................................................3

3. Body with dense yellowish pollinosity ( Fig. 31 ); basicosta reddish yellow; 2 katepisternal setae .............. ....................................................................................................................................... P. aurigera sp. nov.

- Abdomen with dense pale yellowish or silvery white pollinosity contrasting with black thorax ( Fig. 29 ); basicosta black; 3 katepisternal setae ........................................................................ P. argentifera sp. nov.

4. Two katepisternal setae; abdomen with grayish white pollinosity on anterior portion of 3rd to 5th terga; fore tibia with 2 posterior setae; mid tibia with a ventral seta in male........................................................5

- Three katepisternal setae; abdomen with dense silvery white pollinosity contrasting with black thorax ( Fig. 30 ); fore tibia with 1 posterior seta in male, 2 in female; mid tibia without ventral seta in male ....... ................................................................................................................................... P. leucogaster sp. nov.

5. Abdomen with median discal setae on 3rd and 4th terga; abdominal syntergum 1+2 with strong median discal setae; wing evenly pale brownish hyaline ............................................................ P . pacifica sp. nov.

- Abdomen without median discal setae on 3rd and 4th terga; syntergum 1+2 without median marginal setae; wing distinctly tinged with brown basally and anteriorly ..................................... P . parvula sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 29 – 34. 29. Paravibrissina argentifera sp. nov., male, dorsal view. 30. P. leucogaster sp. nov., male, dorsal view. 31. P. aurigera sp. nov., female, dorsal view. 32. Same, lateral view of head. 33. P. pacifica sp. nov., male, dorsal view. 34. Same, lateral view of head.