Philetus

Cumming, Jeffrey M. & Brooks, Scott E., 2020, A new species of Philetus Melander (Diptera: Empididae) from the Yukon Territory, Canada, Zootaxa 4718 (3), pp. 447-450 : 448-449

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.3.12

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:90EF5A00-4B9E-493A-B42E-D713BE4499E3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3808689

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038A87F9-FF8C-FFDF-FF50-4B6DFA25D547

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Philetus
status

 

Key to species of Philetus View in CoL View at ENA (males)

1 Terminalia with cercus bifid apically; hypandrium without apical rods; postgonite projected dorsally as broad U-shaped lobe ( Cumming et al. 2016, figs 17–20). Antenna with postpedicel broadly produced apically ( Cumming et al. 2016, fig. 8)..................................................................................... P. schizophorus Melander View in CoL

- Terminalia with cercus simple, elongate, not bifid apically ( Figs 3, 5 View FIGURES 3−5 ); hypandrium with hooked-shaped apical rods ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3−5 ); postgonite projected dorsally as wide rounded lobe ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3−5 ). Antenna with postpedicel narrowly produced apically ( Cumming et al. 2016, fig. 7)..................................................................................... 2

2 Terminalia with cercus rounded apically, without pronounced apical ventral hook ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3−5 ); ventral subepandrial lobe with digitiform apex and thumb-like preapical medially-directed process ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 3−5 ); medial subepandrial lobe absent; epandrial lobe with posteriorly hooked dorsal process ( Figs 3, 5 View FIGURES 3−5 ); hypandrium with narrow median apical process ( Figs 3, 4 View FIGURES 3−5 )..... P. kitsi View in CoL sp. nov.

- Terminalia with cercus bearing pronounced apical ventral hook; ventral subepandrial lobe with broadly deflexed apex, lacking preapical medially-directed process; medial subepandrial lobe present; epandrial lobe with bifid dorsal process; hypandrium with thick median apical process ( Cumming et al. 2016, figs 13–16).......................... P. memorandus Melander View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Empididae

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