Ephydra

Mathis, Wayne N. & Marinoni, Luciane, 2016, Revision of Ephydrini Zetterstedt (Diptera: Ephydridae) from the Americas south of the United States, Zootaxa 4116 (1), pp. 1-110 : 88

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4116.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22D15539-E49E-4D6C-BFCF-D4DBC72BA640

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6074148

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8366879D-E946-8542-FF6F-E9C20B96FD9C

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Ephydra
status

 

Key to Subgenera, species groups, and species of Neotropical Ephydra View in CoL

1. Cruciate interfrontal setae weak or lacking; crossvein dm-cu forming acute angle with vein CuA1; palpus small; coloration of mesonotum strongly whitish gray (subgenus Halephydra Wirth).................................. E. gracilis Packard View in CoL

- One pair of well-developed, cruciate, interfrontal setae; crossvein dm-cu forming nearly right angle with vein CuA1; palpus well developed; coloration of mesonotum shiny to moderately grayish (subgenus Ephydra Fallén View in CoL )..................... 2

2. Anterior acrostichal setae in 2 distinct rows; coloration generally grayish, microtomentose; tarsal claws generally nearly as long as tarsomere 5; male aedeagus nearly straight, lacking recurved, basal process (The glauca Group)...................................................................................................... E. mexicana Cresson View in CoL

- Anterior acrostichal setae unseriated or in 4–5 irregular rows; coloration generally olive green, microtomentose; tarsal claws generally not more than half as long as tarsomere 5; male aedeagus with strongly recurved basal process (The riparia View in CoL Group).................................................................................................... 3

3. Aedeagal apex distinctly pointed, curved, hook-like, becoming much stouter toward base; sternal plate with strong transverse ridges on strongly convex midportion; surstylus stout, thumb-like, rounded distally.................... E. millbrae Jones Aedeagal View in CoL apex rounded, not hook-like, tapered to apex; sternal plate not strongly convex; surstylus moderately expanded apicolaterally, yellowish..................................................................... E. packardi Wirth View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ephydridae

GBIF Dataset (for parent article) Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF