Erythromelana leptoforceps Inclan, 2013

Inclan, Diego J. & Stireman, John O., 2013, <strong> Revision of the genus <em> Erythromelana </ em> Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae) and analysis of its phylogeny and diversification </ strong>, Zootaxa 3621 (1), pp. 1-82 : 18

Erythromelana leptoforceps Inclan sp. nov.

( Figs. 1 , 3 , 7 , 12 , 21 , 26 , 38 , 52 , 66 , 75, 76, 77, 81 , 113 )

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. 1. Frontal view of the head of male E. leptoforceps sp. nov., showing head measurements taken for descriptive purposes. 2. Frontal view of the head of male E. curvifrons sp. nov. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 3–4. 3. Lateral view of the head of male E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 4. Lateral view of the head of male E. curvifrons sp. nov. Both show head measurements taken for descriptive purposes. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 5–9. Frontal view of the head of males of E. jaena species group. 5. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 6. E. jaena Townsend. 7. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 8. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). 9. E. curvifrons sp. nov. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 10–14. Lateral view of the head of males of the E. jaena species group. 10. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 11. E. jaena Townsend. 12. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 13. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). 14. E. curvifrons sp. nov. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 19–23. Dorsal view of males of E. jaena species group. 19. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 20. E. jaena Townsend.21. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 22. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). 23. E. curvifrons sp. nov. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 24–28. Lateral view of males of the E. jaena species group. 24. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 25. E. jaena Townsend. 26. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 27. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). 28. E. curvifrons sp. nov. Scale bar = 2.0 mm.

FIGURES 33–39. Sternite 5 of males of the E. jaena species group. 33. E. jaena Townsend, showing sternite 5 measurements taken for descriptive purposes: ap.l. = apical lobe length, bs.p. = basal plate length. 34. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 35. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 36. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 37. E. eois sp. nov. 38. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 39. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 47–53. Lateral view of E. jaena species group male terminalia. 47. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 48. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 49. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 50. E. eois sp. nov. 51. E. jaena Townsend. 52. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 53. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 61–67. Posterior view of the epandrial complex in males of the E. jaena species group. 61. E. jaena Townsend, showing cercus measurements taken for descriptive purposes: up.l. = upper lobe length, me.s. = medial section length, ap.c. = apical cleft length. 62. E. abdominalis (Townsend). 63. E. curvifrons sp. nov. 64. E. ecuadoriana sp. nov. 65. E. eois sp. nov. 66. E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 67. E. nigrithorax (Wulp). Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 75–82. Female terminalia of Erythromelana species. 75. Sternite 5 of E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 76. Sternite 6 of E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 77. Sternite 7 of E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 78. Sternite 5 of E. distincta sp. nov. 79. Sternite 6 of E. distincta sp. nov. 80. Sternite 7 of E. distincta sp. nov. 81. Tergites 7–10 and cerci of E. leptoforceps sp. nov. 82. Tergites 8–10 and cerci of E. distincta sp. nov. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 112–113. Known distributions. 112. E. jaena Townsend and E. abdominalis (Townsend). 113. E. nigrithorax (Wulp) and E. leptoforceps sp. nov.