The first species of Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888 (Diptera: Syrphidae) described from the Oriental region, with a discussion on the character states of the pilosity of the katepisternum

  • Jeroen van Steenis Research Associate Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden; c/o Hof der Toekomst 48, 3823 HX Amersfoort
  • Nigel P. Wyatt Department of Life Science, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.687
Keywords: Trichopsomyia formiciphila group, new species, Oriental region, character states of the metasternum and katepisternum

Abstract

The first Oriental species of the genus Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888, Trichopsomyia pilosa sp. nov. (Java), has been discovered and is now described. This Oriental species of Trichopsomyia has several characters strongly differing from the other species within this genus. It is hypothesized that it forms a separate group within Trichopsomyia. One species, Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, Skevington & Thompson, 2017, from Australia, is similar to the Oriental species described here, and the group is named after this first described species, hence the formiciphila group. The characters for a future phylogenetic analysis are discussed. The character states of the pilosity of the katepisternum and the shape of the metasternum hitherto used in a phylogenetic analysis of Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 are discussed too.

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2020-07-20
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van Steenis, J., & Wyatt, N. P. (2020). The first species of Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888 (Diptera: Syrphidae) described from the Oriental region, with a discussion on the character states of the pilosity of the katepisternum. European Journal of Taxonomy, (687). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.687
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