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Parageron Paramonov 1929, s. lat.

Creators

  • 1. Orchard Cottage, Cecil Road, Weston-super-Mare, UK BS 23 2 NF.

Description

Key to genera of Parageron s. lat.

1. Either a distinct additional crossvein between veins R 2+3 and R 4 or discrete round or oval brown to shiny black spots on either side of the mesonotum on the thoracic suture (Gibbs 2011) (can be small and inconspicuous in some pale yellow species, do not confuse with brown spot behind thoracic suture above wing base in some species). Gonostyli with distinct thumb-like lobe on inner side. Genital fork largely membranous, usually only arms clearly sclerotized ......................................... 2

– Venation normal, no R 2+3 –R 4 crossvein, mesonotum variously patterned or uniformly dusted, never with discrete dark spots on thoracic suture. Gonostyli very variable, usually sigmoid, curved with basal boss, hooked or with small apical projections. Genital fork usually well sclerotized centrally, at least a sclerotized arch connecting arms of genital fork present .................................................. 3

2. An extra crossvein between veins R 2+3 and R 4, all crossveins shaded brown ..... Ectopusia gen. nov. One species E. additivaneura gen. et comb. nov. (Carles-Tolrá, 2009)

No crossvein in this position, wing membrane adjacent to crossveins entirely hyaline ..................... ............................................................................................................... Parageron Paramonov, 1929

3. At least front knees marked with yellow and/or, if legs entirely black, dusted genal area between eye and undusted mouth margin conspicuously broader than the palp at its broadest. Male genitalia often small, contracted into apical tergites, if relatively large, then tibia yellow ....... Protypusia gen. nov.

– Legs entirely black and dusted genal area between eye and undusted mouth margin, approximately at level of palp, very narrow, not wider than tip of palp at its broadest. Male genitalia relatively large, about a third to half as large as rest of abdomen .................................................... Parusia gen. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Gibbs, David, 2023, A world review of the bee fly tribe Usiini (Diptera, Bombyliidae) - Part 3: Parageron Paramonov s. lat., pp. 1-162 in European Journal of Taxonomy 863 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.863.2081, http://zenodo.org/record/7767958

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Paramonov
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Bombyliidae
Genus
Parageron
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Parageron Gibbs, 2023

References

  • Gibbs D. J. 2011. A world revision of the bee fly tribe Usiini (Diptera, Bombyliidae) - Part 1: Usia subgenus Micrusia, U. versicolor (Fabricius) (= black-haired species) and Usia martini Francois. Zootaxa 2960: 1 - 77. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2960.1.1
  • Carles-Tolra M. 2009. Two new bombyliid species from Spain (Diptera, Bombyliidae). Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 44: 63 - 66.
  • Paramonov S. J. 1929. Beitrage zur Monographie einiger Bombyliiden-Gattungen (Diptera). Trudy Fizychno-Matematychnogo Viddil Ukrains'ka Akademiya Nauk 11 (1): 65 - 225.