Phaonia errans
Creators: name: Xue, Wanqi
name: Du, Jing
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Muscidae
Phaonia
Phaonia errans

description: Phaonia errans group
Addendum to the key to species of the Phaonia errans group from Ma, Xue & Feng (2002) (males)
1. Fore tarsus without sensory hairs on the ventral surface (Phaonia simulans subgroup).............................. 2
- Fore tarsus with sensory hairs on the ventral surface (Phaonia errans subgroup)................................... 9
2. Sternite 1 bare........................................................................................ 3
- Sternite 1 setulose..................................................................................... 4
3. Fore tibia with 1–2 median p; frons about 1.5x as wide as the distance between out margin of posterior ocellus; parafacial about 1.8x as wide as postpedicel............................................................ P. rectoides Xue, 1996
- Fore tibia without median p; frons about 1.5x as wide as anterior ocellus; parafacial not wider than postpedicel............................................................................................. P. liujiayui Xue sp. nov.
4. Eye covered with short ciliae............................................................................ 5
- Eye covered with long ciliae............................................................................ 6
5. Dm-cu crossvein curved as S shaped; Coxae and tarsi black; parafacial slightly narrower than postpedicel; the end of surstyli is pointed in profile................................................................ P. asierrans Zinovjev, 1981
- Dm-cu crossvein slightly straight; Coxae and tarsi fuscous; parafacial about 2/3 of postpedicel in width; the end of surstyli is broad in profile........................................................... P. fulvescenticoxa Feng & Ma, 2002
6. Hind tibia with 2 ad and 1 long pd ........................................................................ 7
- Hind tibia with 0 ad and 1 fine pd .................................................... P. minoricalcar Wei, 1994
7. Distal half of scutellum yellow........................................................ P. shuierrans Feng, 1995
- Most part of scutellum yellow or orange................................................................... 8
8. Antenna brown; hind femur with pv in distal 1/3................................ P. jinfengshanensis Feng & Ma, 2002
- Antenna black; hind femur without pv ................................................ P. wangpingga Xue sp. nov.
9. At least distal part of scutellum yellowish-brown........................................................... 10
- Scutellum not yellowish-brown......................................................................... 18
10. Sternite 1 bare....................................................................................... 11
- Sternite 1 setulose.................................................................................... 14
11. Most part of scutellum brown.................................................... P. sinierrans Xue & Cao, 1989
- Nearly distal half of scutellum yellow.................................................................... 12
12. Notopleuron bare................................................................ P. subscutellata Xue, 1991
- Notopleuron setulose................................................................................. 13
13. Frons about 2.0x as wide as anterior ocellus; basal half of palpus brown............ P. suberrans Feng in Ma & Feng, 1989
- Frons subequal to the width of anterior ocellus; palpus black.......................... P. tianmushanensis Xue sp. nov.
14. Fore tibia with 2–3 median p .............................................. P. mimerrans Ma in Ma & Feng, 1989
- Fore tibia without median p ............................................................................ 15
15. Scutum with black vittae.............................................................................. 16
- Scutum without black vittae............................................................................ 17
16. Calypter light yellow; halter yellow..................................................... P. latierrans Xue, 1996
- Calypter brownish yellow; halter light reddish brown.................................. P. xinierrans Feng & Ye, 2009
17. Upper half of frons with setulae-like fr row; distal half of scutellum orangered; all tergites without middle black vitta....................................................................................... P. errans (Meigen, 1826)
- Upper half of frons bare; only the end and lateral margins of scutellum light brownish-red; at least tergite 1+2 and tergite 3 with middle black vittae.......................................................... P. rufivulgaris Xue & Wang, 1989
18. All femora yellow.................................................................................... 19
- At least part of femora black........................................................................... 20
19. Dm-cu crossvein slightly bent; fr row in full, small setulae-like on upper half of frons; hind femur without pv ...................................................................................... P. youyuensis Xue & Wang, 1989
- Dm-cu crossvein distinctly bent; fr row incomplete, upper half of frons bare; hind femur with 2 pv ........ P. fissa Xue, 1984
20. All femora black..................................................................................... 21
- Part of femora yellow................................................................................. 22
21. Basicosta brown; crossveins r-m and dm-cu not clouded...................................... P. bulanga Xue, 1996
- Basicosta black; crossveins r-m and dm-cu clouded............................ P. nigrierrans Cui, Zhang & Xue, 1998
22. Sternite 1 bare; presutural of scutum with black vittae............................... P. tristriolata Ma & Wang, 1992
- Sternite 1 setulose; presutural of scutum without black vittae.................................................. 23
23. Frons narrower, about half width of anterior ocellus; parafacial distinctly narrower than postpedical; body length 5.0 mm..................................................................... P. chaoyangensis Zhang, Cui & Wang, 1993
- Frons subequal to the width of the distance between out margin of posterior ocellus; parafacial about 2.0x as wide as postpedical; body length 7.0–11.0 mm............................................ P. shanxiensis Zhang, Zhao & Wu, 1985
description: Published as part of Xue, Wanqi & Du, Jing, 2020, Five new species of Phaonia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae) from China, pp. 559-572 in Zootaxa 4895 (4) on pages 563-564, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/4358914