Published March 17, 2020 | Version v1
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Sigalopella Irwin & Winterton 2020, gen. n.

Description

Key to species of Sigalopella gen. n.

1. Femora black (Figs 6–8)............................................................. S. nigrofemoralis sp. n.

– Femora yellow (Fig. 1)................................................................................ 2

2. Abdomen orange basally (laterally on segments 1–2 and sometimes segment 3) (Figs 3 –5)............ S. armeniaca sp. n.

– Abdomen uniform black (Figs 1, 12)..................................................................... 3

3. Scape narrow, much longer than head length, most macrosetae filamentous regardless of size; flagellum longer and sub-cylindrical along most of length; face distinctly bulbous and shiny (Figs 9–13)....................... S. rufifemoralis sp. n.

– Scape thicker, only slightly longer than head length, larger macrosetae shorter and more robust dorsally and laterally; flagellum shorter and more tapered; face raised but more broadly rounded (Fig. 1–2) (male unknown).......... S. ammophila sp. n.

Notes

Published as part of Irwin, Michael E. & Winterton, Shaun L., 2020, A new stiletto fly genus from South America (Diptera: Therevidae: Agapophytinae), pp. 276-290 in Zootaxa 4751 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4751.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/3713094

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Therevidae
Genus
Sigalopella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Irwin & Winterton
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Sigalopella Irwin & Winterton, 2020