Corresponding author: Viviane Rodrigues de Sousa (
Academic editor: M. De Meyer
de Sousa VR, Pereira AFM, Couri MS (2020) On
In the phylogenetic analysis made by Couri and Carvalho (2003), these two genera, together with
Five species are currently known in the genus.
Diagnosis for all species, colored photographs, male dissections, illustrations, and a key to separate them are presented herein.
All examined material belongs to the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (Germany) and were examined during a scientific visit of MSC during the years 2018–2019. Four of the five species were analyzed,
Color photos were made using Auto-Montage. Complementary line drawings to the ones presented by
The terminology follows that of
1 | Palpus yellow (Fig. |
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– | Palpus reddish brown to brown, abdomen more reddish brown with tergites variable |
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2 | Calypters yellowish |
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– | Calypters yellowish with brown margin or fulvous brown |
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3 | Arista yellow (Fig. |
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– | Arista mostly brown, femora reddish, mid tibia with 4 or 5 posterior setae, third and fourth abdominal segments wholly black |
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4 | Fronto-orbital plate silvery-white pruinose (Fig. |
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– | Fronto-orbital plate greyish brown (Fig. |
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♂;
The species was keyed by
1 ♂, 2 ♀ (see
The species was keyed by
2 ♀ (see
The species was keyed
(characters from
Female. Differs in frontal vitta reddish brown above; no orbitals; scutum with very poorly defined dark vittae, almost unicolorous.
Types. Holotype ♂; 3 paratypes ♂ (all from Eden, Cameroon); Allotype ♀ (Sierra Leone) (
The species was keyed
2 ♀ of
The species was keyed by
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