Blepharoneura femoralis Wulp 1899
Creators: name: Norrbom, Allen L.
name: Condon, Marty
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tephritidae
Blepharoneura
Blepharoneura femoralis

description: Key to species of the femoralis group   
 1. Anepisternum mostly brown or at least with medial spot extended dorsally to level of anterior seta (Fig. 106). Hind femur with apical 1/2–1/4 entirely dark brown (Fig. 110) (B. femoralis rarely with only elongate anteroventral and posteroventral brown marks)........................................................................................................................................ 2   
 - Anepisternum entirely yellow (Fig. 108) or at most with small dark brown spot dorsal or posterodorsal to anterior seta (Fig. 107). Hind femur usually entirely yellow or at most with elongate anteroventral and posteroventral brown marks apically (Figs. 109, 111–112) (more extensively brown in B. nigriapex and wasbaueri)............................... 11   
 2. Cell r 2+3 with solid dark band along costal margin (Figs. 9, 53–54, 63–65). Cell r 1 with 1 well defined inverted hyaline triangle................................................................................................................................................................... 3   
 - Cell r 2+3 with 2 hyaline marginal spots (Figs. 13–14, 27–29). Cell r 1 with 2–3 hyaline marks.................................... 6   
3. Cell dm distal to crossvein r-m with isolated hyaline spot in anterior half distinctly distal to hyaline posterior spot or band (Figs. 9, 53–54). Pterostigma with distinct subapical hyaline or yellow spot. Aculeus tip with steps shallow, lobes not strongly produced and relatively blunt (Figs. 136, 181)............................................................................... 4  
 - Cell dm distal to crossvein r-m usually without isolated hyaline spot in anterior half, if present narrowly separated from and aligned with hyaline posterior spot or band (Figs. 63–65). Pterostigma usually without subapical hyaline spot (occasionally present in splendida). Aculeus tip with steps deeper and lobes more pronounced and acute (Figs. 144, 184–187)............................................................................................................................................................... 5   
 4. Subapical hyaline area in cells r 2+3 and r 4+5 not constricted along vein R 4+5 (Fig. 9). Cell dm with single very long and broad hyaline area in basal 3/4. Aculeus (Fig. 136) without acute scales medially, with lobed apical part 0.55 times as long as wide, with second and third lobes similar in size. Mexico................................................ aspiculosa, n. sp.   
 - Subapical hyaline area in cells r 2+3 and r 4+5 usually constricted or interrupted along vein R 4+5 (Fig. 53–54). Cell dm often with 2 separate hyaline areas in basal 3/4. Aculeus (Fig. 181) with acute scales medially, with lobed apical part 0.41–0.45 times as long as wide, with third lobe from middle larger than second lobe. Mexico to Costa Rica............ ........................................................................................................................................................ punctistigma, n. sp.   
 5. Submedial scutal vittae usually separate from spots on posterior margin, if connected at least narrowed near dorsocentral setae. Aculeus tip short triangular, less than half as long as wide, with gaps between lobes wider than long (Figs. 184–187). Mexico to Ecuador. ............................................................................................ splendida Giglio-Tos   
 - Submedial scutal vittae uninterrupted, connected to spots on posterior margin. Aculeus tip elongate triangular, slightly more than half as long as wide, with gaps between lobes longer than wide (Fig. 144). Costa Rica................. ............................................................................................................................................................ sinepuncta, n. sp.   
6. Aculeus tip with lateral margin straight or slightly tapered proximal to well developed lateral lobe, lobed part no more than 0.5 times as long as wide (Figs. 137, 145, 176–180)................................................................................... 7  
- Aculeus tip with lateral margin rounded proximal to lateral lobe or with lateral lobe weak or absent, lobed part often more than 0.5 times as long as wide (Figs. 143, 173–174, 183–183)........................................................................... 9  
7. Aculeus tip with lateral lobe large, usually blunt or forming nearly 90° angle, sublateral lobe distinctly larger than submedial lobe (Figs. 145, 176–180). Medial membrane of aculeus with acute scales extending almost to tip......... 8  
 - Aculeus tip with lateral lobe small and acute, sublateral lobe similar in size to submedial lobe (Fig. 137). Medial membrane of aculeus with relatively few acute scales extending only about midway to tip. Mexico........................... ........................................................................................................................................................ cyclantherae, n. sp.   
 8. Aculeus tip with medial lobe convex, gaps between lobes deeply concave (Figs. 176–180). Mexico to Brazil........... ............................................................................................................................................................... femoralis Wulp   
 - Aculeus tip with medial lobe truncate or slightly notched, gaps between lobes shallow (Fig. 145). Costa Rica.......... ............................................................................................................................................................. zumbadoi, n. sp.   
 9. Cell cu 1 with subapical marginal hyaline spot moderately large, reaching vein Cu 1 (Figs. 13, 52). Medial membrane of aculeus with scales acute or polygonal (Figs. 173, 182–183)................................................................................ 10   
 - Cell cu 1 with subapical marginal hyaline spot small, not reaching vein Cu 1 (Fig. 51). Medial membrane of aculeus with scales acute (Figs. 143). Bolivia ................................................................................................. nigrifemur, n. sp.   
 10. Medial membrane of aculeus with acute scales dorsally and ventrally (Fig. 173). Lobed part of aculeus tip short triangular, 0.43–0.54 times as long as wide, part distal to sublateral lobe about half as long as wide (Figs. 173–174). Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... biseriata Wulp   
 - Medial membrane of aculeus ventrally without scales, dorsally with scales mostly polygon-shaped, acute only proximally (Figs. 182–183). Lobed part of acuelus tip slender and elongate, 0.63–0.66 times as long as wide, part distal to sublateral lobe almost as long as wide. Mexico ......................................................................... osmundsonae, n. sp.   
 11. Wing with oblique subapical hyaline band more or less parallel to costa, extending from wing margin in cell r 4+5 into cell r 2+3, cell r 2+3 without marginal hyaline marks except very rarely subapical band very narrowly touching margin near apex of vein R 2+3 (Figs. 4, 15–22, 35–37). Cell r 1 without subapical marginal hyaline spots............................. 12   
 - Wing with subapical spots or bands, subapical band, if present, usually with concave apical margin, cell r 2+3 with at least 1 hyaline mark broadly reaching margin (Figs. 10–12, 23–24, 30–34, 43–44, 70). Cell r 1 often with subapical marginal hyaline spot or spots.................................................................................................................................... 24   
12. Pterostigma with subapical hyaline spot (Figs. 17, 20–22, 41).................................................................................. 13  
- Pterostigma without subapical hyaline spot (Figs. 4, 15–16, 18–19, 35–37)............................................................. 15  
 13. Cell c with single diffuse hyaline or subhyaline area, or at least without distinct brown medial mark (Figs. 17–20). Scutum posterior margin with 1 broad brown mark (Figs. 96–97). Costa Rica to Peru...... brevivittata, n. sp. (in part)   
- Cell c with 2 subrectangular hyaline marks separated by distinct brown medial mark (Figs. 21–22, 41). Scutum posterior margin with 0 or 2 brown spots......................................................................................................................... 14  
 14. Scutum without postsutural brown markings, with only pair of submedial vittae presuturally. Wing with apical brown band much narrower in cell r 2+3 than in cell r 4+5 (Figs. 21–22). Proximal posterior hyaline spot in cell m reaching posterior margin, distal spot not extending into cell r 4+5. Peru, northern Brazil.......................... sp. nr. brevivittata
description: Published as part of Norrbom, Allen L. & Condon, Marty, 2010, Revision of the femoralis group of Blepharoneura Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) 2374, pp. 1-139 in Zootaxa 2374 (1) on pages 10-11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2374.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5315903