Botanophila seneciella

Xue, Wan-Qi & Song, Wen-Hui, 2007, A review of the genus Botanophila Lioy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 1633, pp. 1-38 : 16-17

10. seneciella -group

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Diagnosis. Cercal plate extended distally almost to level of apices of surstyli and divided into two slender submedian processes, these processes often nearly as long as length of proximal part of cercal plate. Sternite 5 with a tuft of setae on processes, either in distal quarter ( B. cylindrophalla , B. quinlani ), or two pairs of tufts ( B. emeisencio ), or with tufts on inner margin of processes ( B. karibae , B. seneciella ). Surstylus long and slen- der, either forked or simple apically.

Species included in this group from China include B. adentata ( Deng, 1983) , B. cylindrophalla ( Deng, 1983) , B. emeisencio ( Deng, 1983) , B. qinghaisenecio (Fan in Fan et al., 1984a), and B. quinlani ( Ackland, 1967) .

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 15. 14. Posterior view of cerci and surstyli of maculipes - group: B. maculipes (Zetterstedt). After Michael Ackland. 15. Posterior view of cerci and surstyli of seneciella - group: B. seneciella (Meade). After Michael Ackland.