Panzeria, Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Shima, Hiroshi, 2020, The genus Panzeria Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Japan, Zootaxa 4816 (4), pp. 541-575 : 543

Key to Japanese species of Panzeria

1. Apical scutellar setae absent............................................................................. 2

- Apical scutellar setae present, crossed, sometimes fine........................................................ 8

2. Two katepisternal setae; anatergite with several short and fine hairs; 4 postsutural dorsocentral setae; abdominal dorsum with dense tessellate whitish-gray pruinosity throughout; male cerci narrow and strongly curved dorsally..... P. bisetosa sp. nov.

- Three katepisternal setae; anatergite bare; 3 or 4 postsutural dorsocentral setae; abdomen with rather dense or thin whitish-gray pruinosity, sometimes distinct on anterior 1/2–2/3 of each tergite; male cerci broader, at most weakly bent ventrally....... 3

3. Four postsutural dorsocentral setae; anepimeral seta extending at most to level of anterior 1/2 of lower calypter; 2 presutural acrostichal setae; male inner vertical setae very fine, hair-like and directed forward, sometimes indistinguishable from postocellar setae near vertex; anatergite bare; lower calypter white or at most pale yellowish tinged........... P. laevigata (Meigen)

- Three postsutural dorsocentral setae; anepimeral seta almost extending to posterior margin of lower calypter; 0 to 2 presutural acrostichal setae; male inner vertical setae crossed or converting apically; lower calypter whitish or pale brownish........ 4

4. Wing hyaline, without tinge along r-m crossvein; parafacial at most as wide as postpedicel in both sexes; 2 presutural acrostichal setae; tibiae reddish yellow, darkened basally (especially mid tibia); abdominal syntergite 1+2 without median marginal setae................................................................................ P. japonica sp. nov.