Hygiella

Hiroshi Shima & Takuji Tachi, 2016, New species of Hygiella Mesnil (Diptera: Tachinidae), parasitoids of leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae), Journal of Natural History 50 (25), pp. 1648-1668 : 1652

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2016.1145751

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E887F8-FFC2-F25F-97FD-FE4F9AC4FAF0

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Hygiella
status

 

Key to species of Hygiella View in CoL

1.

Legs yellow ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 A); anatergite bare; scutellum broadly reddish yellow in ground colour; two to three presutural and three postsutural dorsocentral setae ................ 2

– Legs black; anatergite with minute hairs; scutellum entirely black in ground colour; three presutural and three or four postsutural dorsocentral setae .............................. 3

2.

Two katepisternal setae; ocellar seta strong, nearly as long as reclinate orbital seta; occiput with rows of black hairs behind row of postocular setae; two postsutural intra-alar setae; two to three presutural dorsocentral setae .............. pygidialis Mesnil View in CoL

– Three katepisternal setae; ocellar seta very fine hair-like; occiput with whitish hairs on upper portion, black hairs confined at most on lower fifth; three postsutural intra-alar setae; three presutural dorsocentral setae .............................. luteipes View in CoL sp. nov.

3.

Fore tibia with one posterior seta; abdominal syntergite 1 + 2 with a pair of distinct median marginal setae; second costal sector of wing bare ventrally; male with two proclinate orbital setae ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 A, B)....................................................... proclinata View in CoL sp. nov.

– Fore tibia with two posterior setae; syntergite 1 + 2 without median marginal setae; second costal sector of wing haired ventrally; male without proclinate orbital setae ..... 4

4.

Four postsutural dorsocentral setae; vertex about one-fifth of head width in male ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 B); wing only slightly tinged with pale yellowish brown throughout; lower calypter pale yellowish white .............................................................................. nigripes Mesnil View in CoL

– Three postsutural dorsocentral setae; vertex about one-seventh of head width in male ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 A); wing with pale brownish tinge on anterior and basal portion; lower calypter pale brownish................................................................... angustifrons View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tachinidae

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