Griphophanes
Creators: name: Naglis, Stefan
name: Grootaert, Patrick
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Griphophanes

description: Key to Oriental species of male Griphophanes
1 Fore tarsomere 5 compressed dorsoventrally, with anterior claw prolonged and recurved; acrostichal setae absent (conversus group)............................................................................... conversus sp. nov.
- Fore tarsomere 5 unmodified; acrostichal setae present or absent............................................... 2
2 Acrostichal setae uniseriate or absent (gravicaudatus group).................................................. 3
- Acrostichal setae biseriate (congoensis group)............................................................. 7
3 Acrostichal setae absent...................................................... furcatulus Grootaert & Meuffels
- Acrostichal setae present............................................................................... 4
4 Fore and hind femora without ventral seta..................................... gravicaudatus Grootaert & Mueffels
- Fore and hind femora with distinct ventral setae............................................................. 5
5 Mid tibia and basitarsus with ventral row of hair-like, apically bent setae; halter almost white; cercus bifurcate........................................................................................ furcatus Grootaert & Meuffels
- Mid tibia and basitarsus without such setae; halter black; cercus not bifurcate...................................... 6
6 Three to four acrostichal setae, about as long as dorsocentrals....................... tiomanensis Grootaert & Meuffels
- Seven or eight acrostichal setae, shorter than dorsocentrals............................ obscurus Grootaert & Meuffels
7 Fore basitarsus simple................................................................................. 8
- Fore basitarsus compressed laterally, with small spine-like setulae............................................... 9
8 Legs entirely black; halter black; mid femur with 3–4 strong ventral setae............................ gigantus sp. nov.
- At least trochanters and tibiae yellow; halter yellow; mid femur without strong ventral setae............. simplex sp. nov.
9 First flagellomere at least 1.7 times as long as high; legs mainly yellow.......................................... 10
- First flagellomere about as long as high; legs mainly dark.................................................... 11
10 First flagellomere about 1.7 times as long as high; fore tibia with a strong ad seta, with a ventral row of curved setae, and an apicoventral spine-like seta................................................................. spinosus sp. nov.
- First flagellomere about twice as long as high; fore tibia simple................................. longicornis sp. nov.
11 Fore femur with ventral setae which are longer than diameter of femur; dorsoapical seta on hind tibia sinuous.......... 12
- Fore femur without ventral setae or with setae shorter than diameter of femur; dorsoapical seta on hind tibia not sinuous.. 13
12 Fore tibia with a strong anterior seta; mid femur with strong ventral setae; halter pale............ chaetifemoratus sp. nov.
- Fore tibia without strong anterior seta; mid femur without strong ventral setae; halter black............. minimus sp. nov.
13 Mid femur and tibia with a multiseriate row of long ventral setae which are longer than diameter of femur or tibia; crossvein dm-cu longer than apical section of CuA; body length more than 2 mm ............................. magnus sp. nov.
- Mid femur and tibia without multiseriate row of long ventral setae; crossvein dm-cu shorter than apical section of CuA; body length less than 2 mm ................................................................................. 14
14 Hind femur with anterior row of short erect setae in line with preapical seta; mid femur with 3 strong ventral setae on basal third; mid and hind tibiae with 2 strong ad setae................................................. seriatus sp. nov.
- Hind femur without anterior row of short erect setae; mid femur with 2 strong ventral setae on distal third; mid and hind tibiae with 1 strong ad seta..................................................................... minutulus sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Naglis, Stefan & Grootaert, Patrick, 2012, Review of the genus Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels (Diptera, Dolichopodidae), with the description of ten new species from Sri Lanka, pp. 51-64 in Zootaxa 3525 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.211573