DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15138191
title: Table 1 in The world woodlouse flies (Diptera, Rhinophoridae)

description: Table 1. List of characters and states.
ADULT (body parts, except terminalia)1Arista, microtrichia length: (0) shorter than maximum diameter of arista; (1) distinctly longer.2Male arista, microtrichia: (0) not bottlebrush-like; (1) bottlebrush-like.3Arista, development: (0) normally developed; (1) shortened.4Arista, setae: (0) absent; (1) present.5Arista, thickening: (0) at most on basal fourth; (1) at least on basal 3/4.6First aristomere, length: (0) short, at most as long as wide; (1) approx. 2-3 times as long as wide; (2) at least 4 times as long as wide.7Lunule, setae: (0) bare; (1) with setae.8Female, groove between fronto-orbital plate and parafacial: (0) absent; (1) present.9Male, proclinate orbital setae: (0) absent; (1) present, at least as long as frontal setae; (2) present, distinctly shorter than frontal setae.10Female, proclinate orbital setae: (0) absent; (1) present, at least as long as frontal setae; (2) present, distinctly shorter than frontal setae.11Proclinate orbital setae, when present, number: (0) one or two; (1) more than two.12Vibrissal triangle: (0) normal; (1) projected.13Shape of lower facial margin, shape: (0) not sunken; (1) deeply sunken (i.e., concave).14Facial plate, shape: (0) not sunken; (1) deeply sunken.15Facial plate, median carina: (0) absent; (1) present.16Compound eye, posterior margin: (0) not indented; (1) indented.17Parafacial, setosity: (0) bare in ventral half; (1) setose in ventral half.18Parafacial setae, configuration: (0) short, scattered and proclinate; (1) long, robust and medioclinate.19Frontal setae, orientation of dorsal-most pair: (0) converging in the middle and crossed; (1) sub-parallel.20Mouthparts, development: (0) normally developed (i.e., prementum between 2 and 6 times as long as wide); (1) both prementum and labella strongly reduced (vestigial).21Palpus: (0) normally developed; (1) reduced; (2) absent.22Occiput, setae: (0) black, normal; (1) pale and hair-like.23Postpronotal setae, number: (0) four (or more) setae; (1) three setae; (2) two setae; (3) one seta; (4) none.24Postpronotal setae, if three or more, position: (0) mid-basal seta in line, or nearly so, with inner and outer basal setae; (1) mid-basal seta displaced anteriorly to line between inner and outer basal setae (i.e., three robust, basal setae in an almost right-angled triangle).25First postsutural supra-alar seta, size: (0) present, approx. as long as notopleural setae; (1) absent or very short and hair-like; (2) strong, distinctly longer and thicker than notopleural setae.26Subscutellum, development: (0) flat or concave; (1) moderately swollen; (2) strongly swollen.27Subscutellum, sclerotisation: (0) not fully sclerotised; (1) entirely sclerotised.28Scutellum, apical setae: (0) present; (1) absent.29Katepimeron, setae: (0) with at least one seta anteriorly; (1) entirely bare.30Metathoracic spiracular lappets: (0) practically absent; (1) small, sub-equal in size and directed outwards; (2) unequal in size (posterior one distinctly larger) and both lappets closing the spiracle like an operculum.31Male fore tarsus: (0) normal; (1) laterally compressed.32Female fore tarsus: (0) normal; (1) laterally compressed.33Shape of tibiae of mid and hind legs: (0) normal; (1) laterally compressed and distinctly keeled dorsally.34Leg chaetotaxy: (0) not particularly modified; (1) reduced and with almost no (strong) setae.35Hind coxa, posterodorsal margin: (0) bare; (1) with (1-4) setae.36Lower calypter, shape: (0) semi-circular; (1) tongue-shaped.37Long trichia along margin of lower calypter: (0) absent; (1) present.38Female wing, development: (0) normally developed; (1) brachypterous; (2) micropterous.39Costa, indentation at level of R4+5: (0) absent; (1) present.40Male wing pattern, three distinct whitish spots: (0) absent; (1) present.41Female wing pattern, posterodistal whitish spot: (0) absent; (1) present.42Vein R1, dorsal setae: (0) absent; (1) with a row of setulae along whole length; (2) with 1-10 setae at most on apical fourth.43Vein R4+5, dorsal setae: (0) present; (1) absent.44Vein R4+5, extent of dorsal setae, when present: (0) only at base; (1) reaching at least crossvein r-m;45Bend of vein M 1: (0) distinct; (1) not distinct.46Vein M 1, position of bend: (0) well removed from wing margin; (1) very close to wing margin but distinct.47Vein M 1, extent of distal part: (0) not vanishing on wing margin; (1) gradually vanishing on wing membrane.48Vein M 1, apical termination: (0) joining R4+5 so that cell r4+5 is closed; (1) joining costa, so that cell r4+5 is open.49Crossvein dm-m, inclination: (0) forming a right angle with proximal section of M4; (1) forming an acute angle with proximal section of M4.50CuA+CuP: (0) not reaching wing margin; (1) reaching wing margin.51Tergite 3, median marginal setae: (0) present; (1) absent or very short and recumbent.52Tergite 4, marginal setae: (0) a regular row of more or less erect marginal setae; (1) marginal setae absent or not differentiated from general abdominal setulae.ADULT (male terminalia)53Sternite 5, posteromedian notch: (0) present; (1) absent.54Sternite 5, shape of transversal section: (0) U-shaped (i.e., folds up laterally); (1) almost flat.55Sternite 5, median tooth-like apophysis on lateral lobe: (0) absent; (1) present.56Tergite 6, median marginal setae: (0) present; (1) absent.57Tergite 6, shape: (0) normal (plate-like); (1) posteriorly indented; (2) divided into two hemitergites; (3) reduced, absent.58Connection between tergite 6 and syntergosternite 7+8: (0) membranous; (1) tergite 6 and syntergosternite 7+8 fused.59Connection between sternite 6 and syntergosternite 7+8 on right side: (0) membranous; (1) fused.60Cerci, shape: (0) normally developed; (1) short and sub-globular.61Cerci, medial connection: (0) not fused at all medially; (1) at least partly fused medially.62Surstylus, shape: (0) not divided; (1) with a large base distally divided into a lateral, wide, rounded lobe and into a postero-median finger-like apophysis.63Surstylus, bifid inner median extension: (0) absent; (1) present.64Surstylus, setae on median extension: (0) absent; (1) present.65Bacilliform sclerite and laterobasal margin of surstylus, connection: (0) articulated, not fused; (1) firmly fused.66Surstylus and epandrium, connection: (0) membranous; (1) surstylus and epandrium fused.67Hypandrial arms, shape: (0) firmly fused postero-medially, entirely encircling base of phallus; (1) more or less converging medially but not fused.68Phallic guide and pregonites, connection: (0) membranous (i.e., not fused); (1) sclerotised (i.e., fused).69Postgonite, anterior seta: (0) present; (1) absent.70Extension(s) of dorsal sclerite of distiphallus: (0) present; (1) absent.71Extension(s) of dorsal sclerite of distiphallus, longitudinal division: (0) divided into two hemisclerites or at least partly unfused medially (i.e., distally bifid); (1) entirely fused mid-dorsally into a single sclerotisation (i.e., distally not bifid).72Extension(s) of dorsal sclerite of distiphallus, sclerotised connection with dorsal sclerite of distiphallus: (0) present; (1) absent.73Membranous flag distal to extension of dorsal sclerite of distiphallus: (0) absent; (1) present.74Median process of ventral sclerotisation of distiphallus: (0) present; (1) absent.75Median process of ventral sclerotisation of distiphallus, connection with ventral plate: (0) not interrupted, running from the ventral plate to tip of phallus; (1) interrupted proximally and not connected to ventral plate.76Median process of ventral sclerotisation of distiphallus, longitudinal division: (0) not divided longitudinally; (1) divided longitudinally.77Median process of ventral sclerotisation of distiphallus, length: (0) normal; (1) very long (i.e., ending far beyond tip of acrophallus).78Median process of ventral sclerite of distiphallus, asymmetry: (0) absent; (1) present.79Acrophallus, shape: (0) simple, unmodified (with one opening); (1) distinctly tripartite (with three openings).80Semi-cylindrical dorsal sclerite of acrophallus: (0) absent; (1) present.81Distiphallus, helmet-shaped, partly sclerotised envelope: (0) absent; (1) present.ADULT (female terminalia)82Ovipositor: (0) long and telescopic; (1) shortened.LARVA (first instar)83Labrum: (0) well developed; (1) reduced.84Locomotory behaviour: (0) creeping (peristalsis); (1) leech-like; (2) somersaulting.85Antenna: (0) normally developed; (1) long and tapering.86Posterior part of anal division modified as a terminal sucker: (0) no; (1) yes.87Mandibles: (0) well developed; (1) reduced.88Shape of mandible: (0) normal, hook-like; (1) toothed or serrated.89Labrum, connection with cephaloskeleton: (0) not fused; (1) fused.90Body shape: (0) subfusiform; (1) slightly flattened dorsoventrally.91Parastomal bar of cephaloskeleton: (0) reduced or not elongated; (1) long and slender.92Longitudinal incision on parastomal bar of cephaloskeleton: (0) absent; (1) present.93Fleshy protuberances (= prolegs) on segments: (0) absent; (1) present.94Shape of ventral part of pseudocephalon: (0) normal (i.e., not elongated); (1) elongated.95Longitudinal cuticular ridges posteroventrally on anal division: (0) absent; (1) present.96Tongue-like projection posterodorsally on anal division: (0) absent; (1) present.97Pair of more or less elongated or globular vesicles posteroventrally on anal division: (0) absent; (1) present.98Shape of posteroventral vesicles, is present: (0) sub-globular; (1) long and tapering.99Mandible, number of teeth (if present): (0) two; (1) three or more.
description: Published as part of Cerretti, Pierfilippo, Badano, Davide, Gisondi, Silvia, Giudice, Giuseppe Lo & Pape, Thomas, 2020, The world woodlouse flies (Diptera, Rhinophoridae), pp. 1 in ZooKeys 903 on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.903.37775