Neoscutops
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.200588 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186700 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F95A87EE-FF8B-C204-AED3-CF7AFA5CFEB0 |
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Plazi |
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Neoscutops |
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Key to species of Neoscutops View in CoL
1. Palpus short and clavate (long, somewhat rectangular in N. cariri View in CoL ); M1 exceptionally arched, ending at or close to wing apex; base of Rs without strong sclerotization; r-m crossvein placed before middle of upper section of cell dm; alula with rounded apex ( Figs. 59 – 61 View FIGURES 59 – 61 ) (the rotundipennis View in CoL group).............................................................. 2
- Palpus long, somewhat rectangular ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ); M1 slightly arched, ending below and far from wing apex; base of Rs with a strong sclerotization; r-m crossvein placed beyond middle of upper section of cell dm; alula with tapered apex ( Figs. 51–58 View FIGURES 51 – 58 ) (the peruvianus View in CoL group)................................................................................ 5
2. Face brown with an inverted W-shaped light yellow spot at base of lunula ( Brazil)....... N. cariri Amorim & Vasconcelos View in CoL
- Face wholly yellow or with a brown spot on upper 1/3........................................................ 3
3. Head approximately triangular in frontal view: face wholly yellow; clypeus brown to pale brown ( Figs. 72, 73 View FIGURES 72 – 74 )......... 4
- Head rounded in frontal view; face yellow with an inverted triangular pale brown spot on upper 1/3; clypeus yellow ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 72 – 74 ) ( Costa Rica)..................................................................... N. rotundipennis Malloch View in CoL
4. Surstylus indistinct, contiguous (fused) with epandrium, not articulated ( Figs. 46, 47 View FIGURES 41 – 50 ) ( Brazil)........ N. ranyseae sp. nov.
- Surstylus distinct, articulated with lateral extremity of epandrium ( Figs. 41, 42 View FIGURES 41 – 50 ) ( Brazil)................ N. minor View in CoL sp. nov.
5. Scutum yellow; scutellum brown; frons yellow; face yellow, with brown spot on each low corner of face ( Figs. 65, 70 View FIGURES 62 – 71 )... 6
- Scutum brown or black; color of the scutellum, frons and face variable........................................... 7
6. Scape and pedicel yellow ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ); femora without strong posteroventral setae ( Peru, Brazil)........ N. peruvianus Hennig View in CoL
- Scape and pedicel black ( Fig. 65 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ); fore femur with short strong setae on posteroventral surface.......... N. luteus View in CoL sp. nov.
7. Face entirely yellow or with lateral or central dark spots ( Figs. 62, 63, 67–69 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ).................................... 8
- Face brown with an inverted W-shaped yellow spot at base of lunula ( Figs. 64, 66, 71 View FIGURES 62 – 71 )............................ 12
8. Frons predominantly brown with yellow lateral margins; upper portion of face brown to black in the middle; pedicel wholly brown ( Fig. 63 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ) ( Brazil)............................................................ N. barcelosiensis View in CoL sp. nov.
- Frons predominantly yellow, if brown, only near base of antenna; face wholly yellow or with brown to black spot on lower portion; color of pedicel variable........................................................................ 9
9. Face and antenna wholly yellow ( Figs. 67–69 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ).............................................................10
- Face yellow with region between antennae and an oblique spot on lower corner of face brown to black, pedicel brown with whitish-yellow dorsal spot ( Fig. 62 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ) ( Brazil)............................................... N. annulatus View in CoL sp. nov.
10. Scutellum pale brown on margin and yellowish on disc; legs brown except for mid and hind tibiae yellow basally and with a wide yellow ring in the middle, tarsi pale yellow with tarsomeres 3-5 of mid tarsus pale brown; epandrium wide, postgonites divergent apically ( Figs. 21, 22 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) ( Peru)................................................... N. manuensis View in CoL sp. nov.
- Scutellum wholly dark brown; color of legs variable, tarsi wholly pale yellow; epandrium variable and postgonites convergent apically............................................................................................11
11. Legs yellow except for base of coxae dark brown and tibiae with brown apex; epandrium slender, postgonites convergent api- cally ( Figs. 25, 26 View FIGURES 25 – 32 ) ( Peru)................................................................ N. melleus View in CoL sp. nov.
- Coxae brown, fore femur yellow with basal ¼ brown, fore tibia yellow with apical ¼ brown, mid and hind femur brown with apical ¼ yellow, mid tibia brown with base and preapical ring yellow, hind tibia yellow; epandrium wide, postgonite with crossing apexes ( Figs. 29, 30 View FIGURES 25 – 32 ).............................................................. N. nitidus View in CoL sp. nov.
12. Clypeus brown to black; scutellum pale brown to black; femora brown.......................................... 13
- Clypeus yellow; scutellum and femora yellow ( Brazil)................................... N. flavoscutellatus View in CoL sp. nov.
13. Ocellar triangle brown, contiguous with coloration of vitta; parafacial and gena black ( Fig. 66 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ); scutellum black; legs predominantly black with base of fore tibia yellow; female terminalia with syntergosternite 7 wide, complete; sternite 8 with a short sclerotized spine-like projection on posterior margin ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) ( Brazil)............................ N. manaos View in CoL sp. nov.
- Ocellar triangle pale brown, not contiguous with coloration of vitta; parafacial and gena yellow ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 62 – 71 ); scutellum pale brown with yellow distal margin; female terminalia with syntergosternite 7 slender, incomplete ventrally; sternite 8 heartshaped ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 33 – 40 ) ( Ecuador)............................................................... N. waorani View in CoL sp. nov.
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