Agapophytinae, Winterton, 2001

Winterton, Shaun L. & Irwin, Michael E., 2023, Revision of the South American stiletto fly genera Entesia Oldroyd and Melanothereva Malloch, with the description of a new genus (Therevidae: Agapophytinae), Zootaxa 5269 (1), pp. 1-82 : 4-5

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5269.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FE9E6180-3AC3-4CC3-9F09-F279EBC37692
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7840955
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9F4C617C-4923-FF89-C6B6-F8D6FA6BFDEC
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Agapophytinae
status

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Key to genera of Neotropical Agapophytinae

1. Antennal scape bulbous, distinctly thicker than pedicel and flagellum, with numerous strong erect macrosetae ( Fig. 47 View FIGURE 47 ); scutellum usually with two pairs of macrosetae.............................................................. 2.

- Antennal scape similar in width to remaining segments, rarely thicker, macrosetae setae variable; scutellum usually with one pair of macrosetae..................................................................................... 3.

2. Prosternum with setae medially; genal setae white with tuft of erect black setae below eye; wing hyaline, mottled or dark infuscate with distinct fenestrations; male with single row of postocular macrosetae dorsally, absent on occiput; palpi slender Pachyrrhiza Philippi. View in CoL

- Prosternum without setae; genal setae uniformly dark; wing smoky infuscate, darker anteriorly; male with elongate macrosetae scattered on postocular ridge and on occiput; palpi thickened ( Figs 45–47 View FIGURE 45 View FIGURE 46 View FIGURE 47 )........................ Pachylopella View in CoL gen. n.

3. Antennae longer than head, scape longer than flagellum; lower frons and face distinctly rounded and bulbous-like, parafacial setae present; palpi thickened.................................................... Sigalopella Irwin & Winterton. View in CoL

- Antennae shorter than head ( Fig. 33A, B View FIGURE 33 ), or if similar to head length, then scape not longer than flagellum ( Fig. 33C, D View FIGURE 33 ); lower frons and face flat or at most slightly rounded, parafacial setae absent; palpi slender................................ 4.

4. Body yellow-orange to grey pubescent (e.g., Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 , 14 View FIGURE 14 , 31 View FIGURE 31 , 36 View FIGURE 36 ); wing hyaline to pale infuscate, sometimes mottled or fenestrate ( Fig. 13A, B View FIGURE 13 )............................................................................ Entesia Oldroyd. View in CoL

- Body predominantly black (sometimes with orange ventrally on thorax), wing uniformly dark infuscate, darker anteriorly ( Figs 13C View FIGURE 13 ; 38–40 View FIGURE 38 View FIGURE 39 View FIGURE 40 )...................................................................... Melanothereva Malloch. View in CoL