Bombyliini Latreille 1802
Creators: name: Li, Xuankun
name: Yeates, David K
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Bombyliidae

description: <b>Key to Australian genera of Bombyliini</b> <b>1</b> <i>M</i> <i> 1</i> ending at wing margin, cell <i>r</i> <i> 5</i> open............................. 2 – <i>M</i> <i> 1</i> ending at <i>r</i> <i> 5</i> , cell <i>r</i> <i> 5</i> closed............................................. 9 <b>2</b> Palpus two-segmented......................................................... 3 – Palpus one-segmented......................................................... 4 <b>3</b> Flagellum apex truncate, with dorsal apical stylus; anterior half of scutum strongly arched; abdominal hairs uniformly yellowish, without longitudinal pale scales in middle part, hairs relatively long laterally.................................. <i>Eusurbus</i> – Flagellum apex tapering, with apical stylus; anterior half of scutum slightly arched; abdominal hairs with a remarkable black and white pattern, longitudinal pale scales present in middle part, hairs long and brush-like laterally................................................................. <i>Zentamyia</i> <b>4</b> Cell <i>br</i> much longer than cell <i>bm</i>, crossvein <i>r-m</i> located on apical half of cell <i>dm</i>........................................................... 5 – Cell <i>br</i> nearly as long as cell <i>bm</i>, crossvein <i>r-m</i> located on basal half of cell <i>dm</i>............................................................ 7 <b>5</b> Pedicel nearly as long as width, and scape ~3.0× longer than pedicel; horizontal line dividing compound eye................................................................ <i>Cryomyia</i> (part) – Pedicel ~2.0× longer than wide, and scape less than 2.0× longer than pedicel; without horizontal line dividing compound eye............................................................................. 6 <b>6</b> Pedicel 2.5× longer than wide; wing brown towards costal third; female sperm pump shorter than 1.0× length of genital fork; distal spermathecal duct longer than 2.0× of genital length; sperm bulb with apical small conical point; basal bulb absent (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 50g).............................................................. <i>Robertsmyia</i> – Pedicel 1.8× longer than wide; wing uniformly slightly infuscated, without distinct darker area towards costal third; female sperm pump longer than 2.5× length of genital fork, strong and sinuous; distal spermathecal duct shorter than 1.0× length of genital fork; sperm bulb flattened, apex spherical; basal bulb present (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 26g).................................................................... <i>Laurella</i> <b>7</b> Male eyes narrowly separated by 0.5× width of ocellus; femora thickened; pulvillus and claw enlarged, longer than distitarsus; male genitalia enlarged; female genital fork enlarged.......................................... <i>Paramonovius</i> gen. nov. – Male eyes clearly holoptic, not separated; femora not thickened; pulvillus and claw not enlarged, shorter than distitarsus; male genitalia not enlarged; female genital fork not enlarged......................................................................... 8 <b>8</b> Flagellum with subapical long hairs (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 6x); labellum broad and fleshy; abdomen with median longitudinal stripe, consisting of dense, decumbent, short scales; abdominal apex without long, brush-like hairs...................................................................... <i>Sisyromyia</i> – Flagellum with subapical setae and setula (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 21c) or bare (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 18c); labellum thin and filiform; abdomen with median longitudinal stripe, consisting of long scales; abdominal apex with long, brush-like hairs................................................... <i>Dissodesma</i> <b>9</b> Crossvein <i>m-m</i> much shorter than crossvein <i>r-m</i>, sometimes absent; <i>M</i> <i> 1 + 2</i> present (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 7m)....... 10 – Crossvein <i>m-m</i> nearly as long as crossvein <i>r-m</i>; <i>M</i> <i> 1 + 2</i> never present (Li &amp; Yeates 2018a: fig. 7o)................................ 12 <b>10</b> Compound eye with horizontal line............ <i>Cryomyia</i> (part) – Compound eye without horizontal line............................. 11 <b>11</b> Second flagellomere long; base of wing vein <i>Cu</i> bare; thoracic scutum without pale hairs on lateral margin; abdominal tergites largely yellow with black medially; female without sand chamber...................................................... <i>Eristalopsis</i> – Second flagellomere short; base of wing vein <i>Cu</i> often with long hairs; thoracic scutum often with pale hairs on lateral margin; abdominal tergites blackish; female with sand chamber............................................................ <i>Staurostichus</i> <b>12</b> Cell <i>br</i> much longer than cell <i>bm</i>, crossvein <i>r-m</i> located on middle part of cell <i>dm</i>.......................................... <i>Nigromyia</i> – Cell <i>br</i> nearly as long as cell <i>bm</i>, crossvein <i>r-m</i> located on basal part of cell <i>dm</i>.......................................................... 13 <b>13</b> Base of wing vein <i>Cu</i> with long hairs.............................. 14 – Base of wing vein <i>Cu</i> bare................................................ 15 <b>14</b> Flagellum two-segmented; female eye separation less than 2.5× of ocellar tubercle width, frons normal, less than 3.5× width of frons......................................................... <i>Mandella</i> – Flagellum one-segmented; female eye separation more than 3.5× of ocellar tubercle width, frons wide, over 3.5× width of frons................................................................... <i>Choristus</i> <b>15</b> Flagellum elongate and slender; palpus short, without palpal pit; abdomen with brush-like long hairs................ <i>Meomyia</i> – Flagellum not elongate; palpus long, with lateral palpal pit; abdomen without brush-like long hairs........ <i>Lambkinomyia</i>
description: Published as part of <i>Li, Xuankun &amp; Yeates, David K, 2019, A new genus and species of an unusual Australian winter bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae) with discussion on its phylogenetic position, pp. 92-203 in Austral Entomology 58</i> on pages 93-94, DOI: 10.1111/aen.12361, http://zenodo.org/record/3265414
description: {"references": ["Li X &amp; Yeates DK. 2018 a. Morphological phylogeny of the Australian genera of the bee fly subfamily Bombyliinae (Diptera: Bombyliidae) with description of four new genera. Invertebrate Systematics 32, 319 - 399."]}