Macrostomus amazonensis

Rafael, José Albertino & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2015, Revision of the genus Macrostomus Wiedemann (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae). IV. The amazonensis species-group, Zootaxa 3947 (1), pp. 109-121 : 110-111

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.1.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:54A83A1C-7F6E-416C-88C3-E4D3916E1698

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6106246

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1755937A-FFE8-9A5D-FF47-F9AFAF8D8745

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Plazi

scientific name

Macrostomus amazonensis
status

 

Key to species of the M. amazonensis View in CoL species-group (male and female specimens)

1 Thorax yellow. Male terminalia yellow. Female terminalia white............................ M. albicaudatus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Thorax predominantly black. Male and female terminalia black................................................ 2

2 Mesopleuron yellow adjacent to all coxae.................................................. M. acreanus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Mesopleuron entirely black............................................................................. 3

3 Prosternum and part of propleuron yellow............................................... M. trombetensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Prosternum and propleuron entirely black................................................................. 4

4 Male terminalia with posterior cercus curved inwards ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 45 – 53 ). Female hind tibia without pinnate setae. Female fore coxa black, mid and hind coxae yellow. Female and sometimes male hind femur black and yellow banded.... M. xavieri View in CoL sp. nov.

- Male terminalia with posterior cercus curved upwards ( Figs 20 View FIGURES 18 – 28 , 31 View FIGURES 29 – 38 ). Female hind tibia with pinnate setae along dorsal margin and basal third ventrally ( Figs 24 View FIGURES 18 – 28 , 34 View FIGURES 29 – 38 ). Female fore, mid and hind coxae yellow. Female and male hind femur black at apex only............................................................................................... 5

5 Male terminalia with hypandrium bearing acute protuberance posteriorly ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 18 – 28 ). Female sternite 8 around 2.2 times longer than wider ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 18 – 28 )................................................................ M. amazonensis View in CoL sp. nov.

- Male terminalia with hypandrium lacking acute protuberance posteriorly ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 29 – 38 ). Female sternite 8 around 3 times longer than wider ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 29 – 38 )................................................................... M. paraiba View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Empididae

Genus

Macrostomus

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