Empis (Enoplempis) paraerobatica Sinclair, Brooks & Cumming, 2025, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Sinclair, Bradley J.
name: Brooks, Scott E.
name: Cumming, Jeffrey M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Empididae
Empis
Empis paraerobatica

description: Empis (Enoplempis) paraerobatica sp. nov.
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(Figs 71, 72, 78, 79, 80)
Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: “USA: OR: Benton Co., Corvallis,/ Lewisburg Saddle, below Old / Growth Trail, 44°38′32.28″N / 123°17′20.76″W, Malaise trap,/ over creek, 23.iv-6.v.2013, S./ Fitzgerald, CNC350391 ”; “ HOLOTYPE / Empis (Enoplempis) / paraerobatica Sinclair,/ Brooks & Cumming [red label]” (CNC). PARATYPES: USA. California: Butte County: Madrone Lk. [39°38′N 121°24′W], 5.vi.1977, R. O. Schuster, E.C. Toftner (1♂, UCDC). Calaveras County: 8 km NE Dorrington [38°20′N 120°12′W], 24.vi.1963, PHA (1♂, 1♀, CAS). El Dorado County: Blodgett Forest, 13 mi. E Georgetown [38°54′N 120°39′W], 4000–4500 ft, 29.v.1971, El Ali (2♂, EMEC); same data except, 30.v.1975, E. Schlinger (1♂, EMEC); same data except, 1.vi.1975, L. Greene (2♀, EMEC); Blodgett Forest Res. Sta., 15 mi. E Georgetown, 26.v.1973, Ceanothus, R.W. Thorp (1♂, UCDC); Ice House [38°49′N 120°21′W], 26.v.1985 (1♂, CNC). Lassen County: Laufman Sta., 3 mi. SE Milford, [40°08′N 120°20′W], 5100 ft, 17.v.1982, JAP (1♂, EMEC). Mariposa County: Yosemite [37°44′N 119°32′W], 10.vi.1935, ALM (1♂, USNM); same data except, 14.vi.1935 (1♀, USNM); same data except, 16.vi.1935 (2♀, USNM). Placer County: Dutch Flat [39°12′N 120°50′W], 20.v.1952, E.I. Schlinger (1♂, UCDC). Nevada County: Sagehen Ck [39°25′N 120°14′W], 5.vii.1978, L. R. Bronson (1♂, UCDC); same data except, 1920 m, 16–20.vii.1982, P. Timper, #64 (1♂, UCDC); Sagehen Ck nr Hobart Mills [39°26′N 120°12′W], 24.vi.1964, A. Gillogly (1♂, UCRC). Plumas County: Humbug Ck, 3 mi. NW Portola [39°50′N 120°29′W], 5100 ft, 18.v.1982, JAP (1♂, EMEC); Quincy [39°56′N 120°56′W], 28.vi.1964, M.E. Irwin (1♂, UCRC). Trinity County: Hayfork Bally [40°39′N 123°13′W], 5000–6200 ft, 22.v.1973, on fls Prunus emarginata, J. Doyen (1♂, EMEC). Tuolumne County: Strawberry, 11 mi. N [38°17′N 119°58′W], 24.vi.1951, R. W. Morgan (1♂, EMEC); Pinecrest [38°11′N 119°59′W], 22.vii.1948, PHA (1♂, 2♀, USNM); same data except, 24.vi.1948 (1♂, 1♀, USNM); same data except, 407-3, 1.vii.1948 (1♂, USNM). Oregon: Coos County: Rogue R / Siskiyou NF, Coquille R Falls Tr. #1257, ca 42.713657°N 124.022767, 24.v.2014, SJF (1♂, CNC).
Diagnosis. This species is only distinguishable from E. (En.) aerobatica on the basis of the male terminalia, where the phallic shaft projects beyond base of apical section of the phallus and the apical phallic section is not tapered, with apex expanded with teeth-like roughened outer margin.
Description. Wing length 4.5–5.7 mm. Male. Similar to E. (En.) aerobatica, except as follows: hind tibia with anteroventral digitiform process usually broader, with setae nearly as long or longer than length of process (Fig. 72).
Terminalia (Figs 71, 78, 79): cercus slightly longer than half length of epandrium; apex slightly truncate; dorsal margin somewhat concave near mid-length; setae shorter than width of cercus. Epandrial lamella with weakly upturned dorsal margin; posterior margin rounded. Hypandrium long, with tapered, pointed apical margin; without setae. Phallus gradually expanded beyond base, arched with smoothly rounded projection beyond mid-length; apical half not tapered, broad, gently curved, apex expanded with teeth-like roughened outer surface (Fig. 79). Ejaculatory apodeme with lateral apodemes projecting perpendicular at mid-length.
Female. Similar to female of E. (En.) aerobatica.
Geographical distribution and seasonal occurrence (Fig. 80). Empis (En.) paraerobatica sp. nov. is known from Oregon and California. Adults have been collected from April to July.
Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Greek para meaning near and aerobatica, in reference to the similarity with E. (En.) aerobatica.
Nuptial gift presentation. Form unknown.
description: Published as part of Sinclair, Bradley J., Brooks, Scott E. & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2025, Revision of the western Nearctic species of Empis subgenus Enoplempis (Diptera: Empididae), pp. 1-200 in Zootaxa 5615 (1) on page 37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5615.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/15217957