Paradelia intersecta

Michelsen, Verner, 2007, Taxonomic review of Eurasian Paradelia Ringdahl (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 1592, pp. 1-44 : 7

The Paradelia intersecta section

The monophyly of the present section, which includes all species of Paradelia less P. lunatifrons , is strongly supported in the male sex by (1) the absence of setae and setulae laterally on the posterior lobes of sternite V, and (2) the absence of a posterior submedian seta on the pregonites. According to Karl (1943, cf. Fig. 54 ), the presently unrecognized species P. alpestris (Karl) has indeed lateral setae on sternite V, but this is supposedly an artifact of the drawing.

Figures

FIGURES 54, 55. Paradelia alpestris, male. 54. Sternite V, ventral view. 55. Hypopygium, caudal view. (After Karl, 1943.)