Platypygus Loew

Gharali, Babak, Evenhuis, Neal L. & Almeida, Jorge, 2013, World synopsis of described species of the genus Platypygus Loew (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Platypyginae), Zootaxa 3745 (2), pp. 199-242 : 202-203

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.3

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B2CBDBF4-2ACE-4ADF-9A96-F9B037083D4F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6152583

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0397BB72-FF98-4612-FF62-FE50FA50FE75

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scientific name

Platypygus Loew
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Key to world species of the genus Platypygus Loew

1. Mesonotum with three black, brown, or orange longitudinal stripes (e. g. Figs. 11 View FIGURE 11 d, 16c)............................. 2

-. Mesonotum with large contiguous black mark, without distinct stripes (e. g. Figs. 8 View FIGURE 8 b, 3c)............................ 9

2. Longitudinal stripes on mesonotum orange................................................................. 3

-. Longitudinal stripes on mesonotum brown or black........................................................... 4

3. Crossvein r-m before middle of cell dm; hairs on thorax and abdomen yellowish white ... (Nearctic). P. americanus Melander

-. Crossvein r-m at about middle of cell dm; hairs on thorax and abdomen black ... (Europe, Mediterranean, Middle Asia)........................................................................................ P. ridibundus (Costa)

4. Longitudinal stripes on mesonotum brown ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 b); Sc incomplete, not reaching costa ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 e) ... ( South Africa, Namibia)..................................................................................... P. natalensis Hesse

-. Longitudinal stripes on mesonotum black (e. g. Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 b, 7c); Sc complete or incomplete............................ 5

5. Halter knob with black spot on dorsal surface............. ( Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)............... P. lativentris Loew

-. Halter knob completely yellow, without black spot.......................................................... 6

6. Mesonotum completely bare; antennae completely black; furca of female genitalia without sclerotized plates lateral to genital orifice ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 e) ... (Middle East)...................................................... P. kurdorum Paramonov

-. Mesonotum hairy; antennal scape yellow or black; furca of female genitalia with two sclerotized plates lateral to genital orifice ( Figs. 2 View FIGURE 2 , 22 View FIGURE 22 ) 7

7. Hairs on mesonotum completely black; frons yellow with distinct or diffused black Y-shaped mark medially ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 b) ... (Mid- dle East, Europe) P. chrysanthemi Loew

-. Hairs on mesonotum completely yellow or white; frons yellow, at most with narrow black line medially ( Figs. 11 View FIGURE 11 b, 20j) ... 8

8. Mesonotum with black spot laterally posterior to transverse suture ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 e); black median stripe on mesonotum usually reaching scutellum; abdominal tergites with fine, long, pale hairs; male genitalia large, well exposed; spermathecal reservoir

acorn-shaped, with prominent cap ( Fig. 22 View FIGURE 22 ) ... (Middle East)....................... P. titanomedea Gharali & Evenhuis -. Mesonotum without lateral black spot ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 d); black median stripe on mesonotum ending much before scutellum with straight posterior margin; abdominal tergites with short, dense, bristly black hairs; male genitalia very small; spermathecal res- ervoir obovate, without cap ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 a) ... (Caucasus, Middle East, Europe)..................... P. melinoproctus Loew 9. Knob of halter dark brown dorsally ... ( China, Nepal, and Thailand)................................. P. l i ma t us Séguy

-. Knob of halter yellow to white, without black coloration dorsally............................................. 10

10. Posterior margin of mesonotum yellow ( Fig. 14 View FIGURE 14 c) ... (Caucasus, Mediterranean)....................... P. pumilio Loew

-. Posterior margin of mesonotum at least black medially ( Figs. 3 View FIGURE 3 c, 23b).......................................... 11

11. Prescutellar area of mesonotum with triangular black mark ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 c) ... (Southern Palaearctic)............ P. bellus Loew

-. Prescutellar area of mesonotum with large oval yellow mark ( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 b) ... ( Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)................................................................................................. P. turkmenorum Paramonov

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Bombyliidae

SubFamily

Platypyginae

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