Neoephydra araucaria
Creators: name: Mathis, Wayne N.
name: Marinoni, Luciane
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ephydridae
Neoephydra
Neoephydra araucaria

description: Key to species of The araucaria group of South America
1. Mid- and hindfemora densely microtomentose, mostly pale greenish to gray....................................... 6
- Mid- and hindfemora thinly microtomentose to bare, coloration yellowish; if thinly microtomentose, generally appearing whit- ish................................................................................................. 2
2. Abdominal tergites 3–5 fasciate, anterior 1/2–2/3 of tergites brown to brassy, frequently subshiny, contrasted distinctly with dull colored bluish gray or greenish gray posterior margins..................................................... 3
– Abdominal tergites 3–5 not fasciate with brown anterior bands which contrast with bluish gray to greenish gray posterior mar- gins; if slightly fasciate, anterior band concolorous with posterior margin although coloration frequently more intense or shin- ier.................................................................................................. 5
3. Surstylus with lateral process extremely short, indicated as angulate bump and by medioapical patch of long setulae...................................................................................... N. abrupta (Cresson) in part
- Surstylus with lateral process as a distinct, long, narrow process................................................. 4
4. Surstylus in lateral view tapered gradually to apex (Fig. 73); surstylus in posterior view long, gradually widened at base, lack- ing distinct lateral protrusions basally; epandrium in posterior view wider, with lateral margins more or less straight, not dis- tinctly sinuate...................................................................... N. chilensis (Macquart)
- Surstylus in lateral view distinctly curved at nearly a right angle subapically; surstylus in posterior view short and with broadly produced lateral protrusions basally; lateral margins of epandrium narrow, sinuate, pedunculate in posterior view............................................................................................... N. zurcheri (Hendel)
5. Dorsum of thorax and abdomen brassy to metallic greenish blue; abdomen more bluish posteriorly; surstylus in lateral view with subapical enlargement before recurved apex...................................... N. ciligena (Rondani) in part
- Dorsum of thorax and abdomen greenish brown to brassy, abdomen more greenish brown posteriorly; surstylus in lateral view more or less gradually and evenly tapered to apex, posterior margin gently arched..................... N. caesia (Wulp)
6. Gena high, about 1/2 eye height; setae generally larger and more abundant........................................ 7
- Gena shorter, generally 1/3–1/4 eye height; setae weaker and less abundant........................................ 8
7. Legs entirely dark colored, more or less concolorous............................................. N. lenti (Oliveira)
- Tibiae and basitarsi reddish orange, contrasted with darker-colored femora and terminal tarsomeres..... N. trichina sp. nov.
8. Dorsum of abdominal tergites not fasciate, more or less unicolorous, mostly subshiny metallic blue.... N. zurcheri (Cresson)
- Dorsum of abdominal tergites fasciate, posterior margin distinctly contrasted with anterior darker fascia................. 9
9. Tibiae and femora concolorous, both dark colored...................................... N. ciligena (Rondani) in part
- Tibiae generally paler in color than femora, more reddish orange............................................... 10
10. Lateral surstylar process long, length from base about 1/2 length of surstylus in lateral view......................... 11
- Lateral surstylar process shorter, length from base 1/3 or less length of surstylus in lateral view....................... 15
11. Coloration of anepisternum, especially toward posterodorsal corner, distinctly darker than whitish gray katepisternum..... 12
- Coloration of anepisternum and katepisternum more or less concolorous, if anepisternum much darker than color changes very gradual............................................................................................. 13
12. Surstylus in lateral view over twice as long as wide (width not including lateral prong); posteroventral margin of surstylus evenly curved subapically (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).................................. N. pravoneura (Hendel) in part
- Surstylus in lateral view less than twice as long as wide (width not including lateral prong); posteroventral margin of surstylus shallowly recurved subapically, appearing slightly sinuate......................................... N. inca sp. nov.
13. Anepisternum and katepisternum mostly olivaceous brown.................................................... 14
- Anepisternum and katepisternum mostly gray to grayish brown (Bolivia)................. N. pravoneura (Hendel) in part
14. Surstylus in lateral view tapered evenly and gradually to apex; lateral surstylar prongs in posterior view distinctly protrudent................................................................................. N. prionoptera (Thomson)
- Surstylus in lateral view with subapical swelling before abruptly rounded apex; lateral surstylar prongs curving inward, not protrudent in posterior view....................................................... N. ciligena (Rondani) in part
15. Anepisternum and katepisternum mostly concolorous, gray; surstyli in posterior view broadly produced to bluntly-rounded apex................................................................................... N. penai sp. nov.
- Anepisternum generally darker than grayish katepisternum, if more or less concolorous, both brown; surstyli in posterior view narrowed distinctly to acutely-pointed apex................................................................ 16
16. Epandrium not much wider than greatest width of surstyli in posterior view; lateral surstylar prong distinct; surstylus in lateral view tapered abruptly subapically N. araucaria Mathis
- Epandrium much wider than greatest width of surstyli in posterior view; lateral surstylar prong barely evident; surstylus in lateral view tapered gradually to apex.................................................. N. abrupta (Cresson) in part
description: Published as part of Mathis, Wayne N. & Marinoni, Luciane, 2016, Revision of Ephydrini Zetterstedt (Diptera: Ephydridae) from the Americas south of the United States, pp. 1-110 in Zootaxa 4116 (1) on pages 44-45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4116.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/257322