Nepalomyia
Creators: name: Zhang, Lili
name: Yang, Ding
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
Nepalomyia

description: Key to species of Nepalomyia from the Palaearctic and Oriental Realms (males)
1 First flagellomere distinctly longer than wide............................. longa ­species group 2
­ First flagellomere wider than long (rarely as long as wide) ........................................... ........................................................................................... henanensis ­species group 8
2. First flagellomere 4.6 times longer than wide. Taiwan ................................................... ............................................................................... Nepalomyia horvati Wang and Yang
­ First flagellomere at most 2.5 times longer than wide .................................................. 3
3. Hind tarsomere 1 shortened and thickened; hypandrium rather large and furcate apically .......................................................................................................................................4
­ Hind tarsomere 1 normal............................................................................................... 6
4 First flagellomere much elongated, 2.5 times longer than wide; basal spur on hind tar­ somere 1 furcate. Yunnan ................................ Nepalomyia furcata (Yang and Saigusa)
­ First flagellomere less than 2.0 times longer than wide; basal spur on hind tarsomere 1 normal..........................................................................................................................5
5. First flagellomere 1.6 times longer than wide (Fig. 4). Guangxi.................................... ..................................................................................... Nepalomyia spiniformis sp. nov.
­ First flagellomere 1.3 times longer than wide. Yunnan................................................... ....................................................................... Nepalomyia crassata (Yang and Saigusa)
6. Hypandrium with shallow apical incision..................................................................... 7
­ Hypandrium with deep apical incision. Shaanxi Nepalomyia longa (Yang and Saigusa)
7. R2+3 and R4+5 swollen basally; hypandrium rather short. Taiwan ..................................... ................................................................................. Nepalomyia siveci Wang and Yang
­ R2+3 and R4+5 normal basally; hypandrium rather long. Yunnan....................................... ......................................................................... Nepalomyia dentata (Yang and Saigusa)
8. First flagellomere as long as wide................................................................................. 9
­ First flagellomere wider than long .............................................................................. 10
9. 4 strong dc. Yunnan ...................................... Nepalomyia daliensis (Yang and Saigusa)
­ 5 strong dc. Nepal .............................................................. Nepalomyia confusa (Hollis)
10. R2+3 and R4+5 normal ..................................................................................................... 11
­ R2+3 and R4+5 distinctly thickened basally. Sichuan, Yunnan............................................ ..................................................................... Nepalomyia trifurcata (Yang and Saigusa)
11. Thoracic pleura brownish yellow to yellow except pteropleuron or upper portion dark ..................................................................................................................................... 12
­ Thoracic pleura wholly metallic green........................................................................ 18
12. 5 strong dc; thoracic pleura brownish yellow to yellow, except pteropleuron dark.... 13
­ 6 strong dc; thoracic pleura brownish yellow to yellow, except upper portion dark .. 17
13. Antennal scape and pedicel yellow ............................................................................. 14
­ Antenna entirely black ................................................................................................ 15
14. Halter brown with yellow base; hypandrium short and broad, with conical apex. Yunnan ............................................................................. Nepalomyia flava (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Halter yellow; hypandrium with 2 acute denticles. Guizhou.......................................... ...................................................................... Nepalomyia bidentata (Yang and Saigusa)
15. Acr absent. Yunnan .................................... Nepalomyia pingbiana (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Acr irregularly paired .................................................................................................. 16
16. Hypandrium symmetrical with a deep apical incision; cercus with a weak basal tuber­ cle. Taiwan ..................................................... Nepalomyia taiwanensis Wang and Yang
­ Hypandrium asymmetrical with a shallow apical incision; cercus with a distinct basal tubercle. Yunnan ..................................... Nepalomyia luteipleurata (Yang and Saigusa)
17. Cercus with basal tubercle. Shaanxi ......... Nepalomyia tuberculosa (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Cercus without basal tubercle. Beijing .......... Nepalomyia beijingensis Wang and Yang
18. 5 strong dc ................................................................................................................... 19
­ 6 strong dc .................................................................................................................. 25
19. Fore tarsus partly white .............................................................................................. 20
­ Fore tarsus brown to dark brown................................................................................. 21
20. Fore tarsomere 5 white; halter dark brown with yellow base. Sichuan .......................... ........................................................................ Nepalomyia pallipes (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Fore tarsus with tip of tarsomere 3 and entire tarsomere 4 white ................................... ................................................................................... Nepalomyia guangxiensis sp. nov.
21. Cercus sclerotized apically, without hairs. Nepal ................... Nepalomyia dytei (Hollis)
­ Cercus not sclerotized apically, with sparse hairs ....................................................... 22
22. Hypandrium trifurcate apically; cercus without distinct basal tubercle, but with short sparse hairs .................................................................................................................. 23
­ Hypandrium not furcate apically;cercus with basal tubercle bearing short hairs and2 very long bristles. Sichuan ................................... Nepalomyia longiseta (Yang and Saigusa)
23. First flagellomere 0.6 times as long as wide; hypandrium with marginal denticles, middle lobe short with furcate tip in ventral view. Yunnan ............................................ .................................................................... Nepalomyia pallipilosa (Yang and Saigusa)
­ First flagellomere nearly as long as wide; hypandrium without marginal denticles, middle lobe long and broad in ventral view............................................................................ 24
24. First flagellomere with weak lower apical corner; fore tarsomeres 1–3 with one row of long posterior hairs. Indonesia ...... Nepalomyia baliensis Yang, Saigusa and Masunaga
­ First flagellomere with distinct lower apical corner; fore tarsus without row of long posterior hairs. Yunnan ....................................... Nepalomyia ruiliensis Wang and Yang
25. First flagellomere with weak lower apical angle ........................................................ 26
­ First flagellomere with distinct lower apical angle .................................................... 33
26. Hind tibia with 2 or 3 ad ............................................................................................. 27
­ Hind tibia with 1 ad ..................................................................................................... 31
27. Hind tibia with 3 pd ..................................................................................................... 28
­ Hind tibia with 2 pd ..................................................................................................... 30
28. Cercus without basal tubercle. Henan ..... Nepalomyia henanensis (Yang, Yang and Li)
­ Cercus with basal tubercle........................................................................................... 29
29. First flagellomere 0.9 times as long as wide (Fig. 9); cercus with short basal portion (Fig. 10) Guangxi ....................................................... Nepalomyia tianlinensis sp. nov.
­ First flagellomere 0.7 times as long as wide; geniculate cercus with long basal portion. Guizhou, Zhejiang ............................................................ Nepalomyia chinensis (Yang)
30. Cercus with long geniculate basal process. Shaanxi, Yunnan......................................... ................................................................ Nepalomyia zhouzhiensis (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Cercus without distinct basal process. Nepal .................................................................. .......................................................... Nepalomyia nigra (Yang, Saigusa and Masunaga)
31. Hypandrium symmetrical; cercus with basal tubercle bearing dense long hairs. Yunnan ......................................................................... Nepalomyia pilifera (Yang and Saigusa)
­ Hypandrium asymmetrical; cercus with basal tubercle bearing sparse short hairs. Yunnan ..................................................................................................................................... 32
32. Hypandrium rather long. Russia ................................. Nepalomyia tatianae (Negrobov)
­ Hypandrium rather short. Yunnan ........... Nepalomyia yunnanensis (Yang and Saigusa)
33. Halter yellow; hypandrium with V­shaped apical incision ......................................... 34
­ Halterdarkbrownwith yellowbase;hypandrium with small,quadrateapicalincision.Yun ­nan........................................................... Nepalomyia daweishana (Yang and Saigusa)
34. Cercus basally with rather long tubercle bearing long pale hairs. Nepal ........................ ................................................. Nepalomyia nepalensis (Yang, Saigusa and Masunaga)
­ Cercus with short tubercle bearing short hairs. Shaanxi ................................................. ................................................................. Nepalomyia brevifurcata (Yang and Saigusa)
description: Published as part of Zhang, Lili & Yang, Ding, 2005, Species of Nepalomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Guangxi, China, with a key to Palaearctic and Oriental species, pp. 51-60 in Zootaxa 1058 on pages 52-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170148