Botanophila helviana

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 : 18

11. helviana -group

( Figs. 16, 16 a)

Diagnosis. Cercal plate wide, often with an irregular distal margin with several points and small lobes, and laterally extended distally. Surstylus short, simple, in lateral view broad and truncate apically, wider than at base. Processes of sternite 5 short. Pregonite nearly always with two widely expanded (foliate) setulae.

Species included in this group from China are B. alcaecerca ( Deng, 1997) , B. brevipalpis ( Jin, 1983) , B. papiliocerca ( Deng, 1997) , and B. truncata ( Fan, 1988b) .

Figures

FIGURES 16, 16 a. 16. Posterior view of cerci and surstyli of helviana - group: B. helviana Michelsen. After Michael Ackland. 16 a. Larteral view of pregonite, postgonite and phallus of helviana - group: B. helviana Michelsen. After Michael Ackland.