Pterodontia Gray, 1832
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Pterodontia Gray, 1832 View in CoL View at ENA
( Figs. 18 View FIGURES 18, 19. 19 , 20 View FIGURE 20 )
Pterodontia Gray, 1832: 779 View in CoL . Type-species: Pterodontia flavipes Gray, 1832 View in CoL .
Diagnosis. Head extremely small compared to the thorax, almost completely occupied by the eyes. Eyes black, with dense pilosity, completely holoptic ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 18, 19. 19 ). Antenna very small, inserted on the lower part of the head, just above proboscis; scape cylindrical, pedicel rounded and flagellum varying in shape, with one or more apical seta and shorter than the other two joints ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 18, 19. 19 ). Proboscis short, in the lower part of the head ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 18, 19. 19 ). Wing hyaline; vein r-m absent; veins R1, R2+3 and R4+5 simple, without bifurcation, posterior cubital cell closed ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 ). Wing with a spur in the intersection between costal and subcostal veins in the male ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 ).
References. Cole (1919), Paramonov (1957).
Brazilian species. P. flavonigra (Carrera, 1947) View in CoL [ Brazil, Santa Catarina, Rio Caçador (type-locality)], P. virmondii ( Erichson, 1840) View in CoL [ Brazil].
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Pterodontia Gray, 1832
Gillung, Jéssica Paula & Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De 2009 |
Pterodontia
Gray 1832: 779 |