Taeniomastix, Enderlein, 1942
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https://doi.org/ 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0024 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6462275 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A52A48-FFBC-FFE7-FF20-7EAC4387509C |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Taeniomastix |
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Key to species of the subgenus Taeniomastix View in CoL
1. Fore femur with 2–7 long posterodorsal setae ( fig. 3 View Fig , 9), mid femur with long and dense setae on anteroventral surface and large kidney-like femoral organ in distal one-third of femur; medioventral cape of femoral organ densely white microtrichose ( fig. 3 View Fig , 10–11). Scutellum with one pair of apical setae. Abdominal tergites with wide black pattern. ............................................................................................... E. pictiventris .
— Fore femur only with short posterodorsal setae not longer than its width, mid femur with short setae on anteroventral surface; femoral organ in female either oval, without white microtrichose parts, or absent. Scutellum with one or two pairs of apical setae. ................................................................................................. 2.
2. Scutellum with one pair of apical setae. Africa. .................................................................................................. 3.
— Scutellum usually with additional pair of subapical setae half as long as apical. Asia. (Males unknown.) ........... 4.
3. Postpronotal seta and anepisternal setae present; postpronotal lobe with 4–8 setulae. Female: midfemur with femoral organ (Korneyev, 2006 a: fig. 3 View Fig , 4). Oviscape on ventral side with numerous thickened setae (Korneyev, 2006 a: fig. 3 View Fig , 8). Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo. ....................................... E. spinifemur
— Postpronotal seta and anepisternal setae absent; postpronotal lobe with 0–2 setulae. Female: midfemur without femoral organ ( fig. 1 View Fig , 6). Oviscape on ventral side with sparse and thin setae (Korneyev, 2006 a): fig. 3 View Fig , 1–2). .................................................................................................................................................. E. saegeri.
4. Female: oviscape geniculate, its narrow apical half sharply bent ventrally ( fig. 1 View Fig , 8); mid femur without femoral organ. Taiwan. ..................................................................................................................... E. formosana View in CoL .
— Female: oviscape evenly bent and narrowed ventrally ( fig. 1 View Fig , 8); mid femur with femoral organ (male unknown). Other regions of Asia. ............................................................................................................................. 5.
5. Mid femur of female short setulose on whole anterior surface; femoral organ at or basally of mid femur middle. Mesonotum and abdomen with contrasting black pattern ( fig. 2 View Fig , 8, 11). ....................... .......................................................................................................................................................... E. griseipennis .
— Mid femur of female with clutch of longer suberect setulae at middle and femoral organ in distal onethird of mid femur. Mesonotum and abdomen yellow to reddish yellow, without contrasting black pattern ( fig. 4 View Fig , 6, 10). .......................................................................................................................................... E. unicolor .
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