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1a |
| First flagellomere at least four times as long as pedicel. |
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2 |
| b |
| First flagellomere at most four times as long as pedicel. |
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9 |
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2a |
Frontal index larger than 1,5. Antennae distinctly separated at their bases, the distance between them about the same as the distance between the antennal base and the eye. Hind femur ventral withou a field of short hairs.
No European species. |
| Tropeopsila Shatalkin, 1983 |
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| b |
Frontal index less than 1,5. Antennae more closely approximated at their bases. Hind femur ventrally near apex with a field of short hairs.
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3 |
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3a |
Frontal vitta sclerotized, (sub)shining; lunule sclerotized and broadly exposed between antennal base and anterior margin of frons (rarely withdrawn in dry specimens)  . Alula bare except margin. Male pregenital sclerite large and exposed, setulose (pgs). Female cerci contiguous with tergite 10 but separate . |
| Loxocera Meigen, 1803 |
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4 |
| b |
| Frontal vitta desclerotized, velvetty and dull; lunule usually hidden , at most very narrowly exposed between antennal base and anterior margin of frons. Alula microtrichose. Male pregenital sclerite small and withdrawn, bare. Female cerci completely fused to tergite 10, forming one continuous sclerite . |
| Imantimyia Frey, 1925 |
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6 |
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4a |
Scape, pedicel and first flagellomere all elongate; arista thickened and inserted about halfway the first flagellomere ; arista white with yellowish base. Head, thorax and abdomen glossy brownish black but basal abdominal segments rather reddish brown. Legs yellowish brown but femora darker. 10-12 mm.
Loxocera Meigen, 1803 subgenus PlatystylaMacquart, 1835 |
| Loxocera (Platystyla) hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1826 |
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| b |
| Only the first flagellomere elongate; arista thickened at base only and inserted near base of first flagellomere . |
| Loxocera Meigen, 1803 sensu stricto |
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5 |
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5a |
| Head black, but genae with a small paler marking and frontal vitta yellowish brown. Abdomen black but somehwta brownish laterally. Thorax yellowish brown but mesonotum blackish anteriorly. Legs yellow. 7-10 mm. |
| Loxocera (Loxocera) aristata (Fanzer, 1801) |
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| b |
| Head black, but genae yelllow and frontal vitta yellowish brown. Abdomen blackish but with yellow base and lateral markins. 8-9 mm. |
| Loxocera (Loxocera) maculata Rondani, 1876 |
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6a |
| Arista with short hairs, virtually invisible at low magnification . Face black medially with yellow lateral parts or entirely black. |
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7 |
| b |
| Arista with distinct hairs . Face entirely yellow. |
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8 |
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7a |
| Postpronotum yellow. Frons with frontal vitta black, lateral parts yellow; face black with yellow lateral parts. Genae broader, lower part of vertex and genae yellow. Thgorax yellow with dark marking on anterior part of mesonotum. Abdomen brownish black. Legs yellow. 4-6 mm. |
| Imantimyia sylvatica Meigen, 1826 |
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| b |
Postpronotum dark. Frons entirely black, if not entirely black then not as described for the species above. Face entirely black but lateral parts with narrow strips with silvery pilosity. Genae narrower, lower part of vertex blackish. Abdomen brownish black. Legs yellow. 4-5 mm.
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| Imantimyia fulviventris Meigen, 1826 |
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8a |
Head yellow but frontal vitta and upper part of vertex black. Scutellum yellow. Arista white. Thorax yellowish with postpronotum and anterior part of mesonotum black. Abdomen black. Legs yellow. Larger species: 7-9 mm.
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| Imantimyia albiseta (Schrank, 1803) |
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| b |
| Frons and scutellum entirely black. Smaller species: 5-7 mm. |
| Imantimyia nigrifrons (Macquart, 1835) |
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9a |
| Height of peristoma less than 1/3 of eye diameter . Anal cell (A) distinctly shorter than second basal cell (2B) . Vertex flat. Vibrissal area in lateral view angular . Males: hypopygium with surstyli. 2-3 pairs of scutellar setae. |
| Chyliza Fallén, 1820 |
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10 |
| b |
| Height of peristoma larger than 1/3 of eye diameter . Anal cell (A) about as long as second basal cell . Vertex somewhat convex. Vibrissal area in lateral view rounded. Males: hypopygium without surstyli. |
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16 |
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10a |
| Arista with dense black pubescence. |
| Chyliza Fallén, 1820, subgenus Dasyna Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |
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11 |
| b |
| Arista with normal white pubescence. |
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12 |
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11a |
| Head completely black; first flagellomere more than twice as long as wide. Hind tibia without black area. Body length 5–5.5 mm - Europe, Middle East and Turkmenistan. |
| Chyliza (Dasyna) extenuata (Rossi, 1790) |
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| b |
| Head mainly yellow, only occiput partly black; first flagellomere twice as long as wide. Hind tibia with large lateral black area on apical 2/3. Body length 4.5–5 mm - Iran. |
| Chyliza (Dasyna) qaradaghi Khaghaninia & Gharajedaghi, 2014 |
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12a |
| Eyes small in relation to head . Wings dark, especially darkened along costa . Femora typically all predominantly black (on some specimens the black area is reduced on the hind pair). Male genitalia: . Often only 2 pairs of bristles on scutellum. |
| Chyliza (Chyliza) leguminicola Melander, 1920 |
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| b |
| Eyes large in relation to head: . Wings predominantly hyaline; apex darkened, but the dark area along costa is restricted to at most apical half of the wing. Femora all predominantly yellow. Male genitalia different. 3 pairs of bristles on scutellum (or very rarely 4 pairs). |
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10 |
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13a |
| Thorax yellow with brown or blackish brown longitudinal stripes laterally and sometimes dorsally. Back of the head and frons entirely or mostly yellow. Legs yellow (or with brownish sub-apical band on hind femora). |
| Chyliza (Chyliza) vittata Meigen, 1826 |
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| b |
| Thorax black (except humeri and scutellum). Back of the head and frons all or mostly black. |
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14 |
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14a |
| Femora yellow with black rings near tip. |
| Chyliza (Chyliza) annulipes Macquart, 1835 |
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| b |
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15a |
| Male front tibia with row of small black erect spines . Male sternite 6 with central part narrow and with large spines posteriorly . Female with second antennal segment brownish above, and dorsal side of humeri usually entirely black. |
| Chyliza (Chyliza) leptogaster (Panzer, 1798) |
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| b |
| Male front tibia with row of small black adpressed “humpback-shaped” spines . Male sternite 6 with central part broad and somewhat triangular, and with only small spines . Female with second antennal segment yellowish above and dorsal side of humeri usually yellow. |
| Chyliza (Chyliza) nova Collin, 1944 |
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16a |
| Neither npl nor sa present. Male: Hind femur thickened and bent . Females with peculiarly built ovipositor . |
| Psilosoma Zetterstedt, 1860 |
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17 |
| b |
| Npl and sa present. Male: hind femur normally built. Females with simple ovipositor. |
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18 |
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17a |
| No ors. No dc fe blen. Male hind femur with a tooth ventrally at base . Mesonotum with brown pattern. |
| Psilosoma audouini (Zetterstedt, 1835) |
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| b |
| 1 ors. 1 dc. Male hind femur without basal tooth . Mesonotum without brown pattern. |
| Psilosoma lefebvrei (Zetterstedt, 1835) |
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18a |
| Anepimeron with soft, fine setulae in posterior half; роstосеllаг setae absent (ехсерt for some Asian species); tarsus of mid leg ventrally with short, black setulae scattered among the golden setulae. |
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19 |
| b |
Anepimeron bare; one postocellar seta present (except for most
specimens of Ch. setalba Freidberg & Shatalkin and the East Palaearctic species Ch. nigripalpis); tarsus of mid leg ventrally with short yellow setulae. |
| Chamaepsila Hendel, 1933 |
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23 |
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19a |
First flagellomere about 2.5 times as long as its width at base, yellow but dark infuscated along dorsal margin; abdomen brownish to black; thorax yellow or reddish yellow with a darker stripe laterally the level of the supra-alar seta and the dorsal half of the anepisternum; dorsocentral setae absent. Body length: 6-1-7.3 mm. - Europe and Caucasus.
Oxypsila Frey, 1925
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| Oxypsila abdominalis (Schummel, 1844) |
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| b |
| First flagellomere at most 1.5 times as long as its width at base, if yellow then without darkened dorsal margin; colouration of thorax different; one dorsocentral seta. |
| Psila Meigen, 1803 |
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20 |
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20a |
| First flagellomere mostly black. |
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21 |
| b |
| First flagellomere yellow, at most at base of arista with darkened spot. |
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22 |
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21a |
Mesonotum and subscutellum yellow. Body length: 6.7-7.2 mm. -
Caucasus. |
| Psila caucasica Mik, 1887 |
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| b |
| Mesonotum yellow, but with an unpaired black stripe medially extended almost to scutellum, and with a pair of black stripes from posterior end of postpronotal lobe to level of dorsocentral seta (sometimes these black stripes may be confluent). Subscutellum black. Body length: 6.5- 7.0 mm. - Switzerland. |
| Psila helvetica Shatalkin & Merz, 1910 |
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22a |
| Eye kidney-shaped, distinctly higher than wide; first flagellomere at base of arista with black spot; rays of arista about twice as long as its basal diameter . Body length: 7.7-8.8 mm. - Europe. |
| Psila fimetaria (Linnaeus, 1761) |
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| b |
| Eye roundish, only slightly higher than wide; first flagellomere entirely yellow; rays of arista at most only little longer than its basal diameter . Body length: 8.3-8.5 mm - Europe |
| Psila merdaria Collin, 1944 |
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23a |
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24 |
| b |
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25 |
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24a |
| Head with two large, brown lateral occipital spots. Thorax with a brown band from postpronotum to base of halters. Halters blackish. Body length 4.5 mm. |
| Chamaepsila longipennis (Séguy, 1936) |
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| b |
| Head without distinct occipital spots. Thorax without brown band. Halters yellowish. BM-cu often partly or entirely reduced. Body length 6-7 mm. Male genitalia: . |
| Chamaepsila obscuritarsis (Loew, 1856) |
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25a |
pvt absent. 3 mm. Poland, Germany.
Head yellowish, arista white haired; body blackish, legs yellow, thoracic setae yellow. 1 dc, 2 vt. |
| Chamaepsila problematica Hennig, 1941 |
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| b |
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26 |
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26a |
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27 |
| b |
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34 |
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27a |
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28 |
| b |
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29 |
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28a |
| Phallus strongly sclerotized and serrated, pointed ; epandrium 1.8–2.0 times as high as long in lateral view ; generally darker species, with head and legs usually dark brown to black; frontofacial angle usually less prominent, and parafacial usually narrower (compare ). |
| Chamaepsila friedmani Freidberg & Shatalkin, 2008 |
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| b |
| Phallus not strongly sclerotized and not serrated, blunt ; epandrium 2.5–3.0 times as high as long in lateral view ; generally paler species, with head and legs often yellow; frontofacial angle often prominent, parafacial sometimes half as wide as eye length . |
| Chamaepsila hebraica Hennig, 1941 |
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29a |
| Legs unicoorous yellow. Head yellow except for posterior part of frons and dorsdal part of vertex. |
| Chamaepsila villosula (Meigen, 1826) |
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| b |
| Legs not completely yellow. Head black. |
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30 |
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30a |
Tibiae and tarsi yellow, last tarsomeres brownish; femora black except at knees. 3 dc.
Note: According to Van der Goot & Van Veen (1987) the leg colour of Chamaepsila atra is similar but in other keys it is included among the species with entirely black legs. All specimens with 4 dc should be keyed following the other option in this couplet. |
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31 |
| b |
| Legs completely black. 3-4 dc. |
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32 |
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31a |
| Antennae dark. Mid and hind tibiae brown. |
| Chamaepsila nigra (Fallén, 1820) |
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| b |
| Antennae yellowish brown, at most darkened dorsally and apically on first flagellomere . Mid and hind tibiae yellow. |
| Chamaepsila tenebrica (Shatalkin, 1986) |
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32a |
| 3 dc. |
| Chamaepsila morio (Zetterstedt, 1835) |
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| b |
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33 |
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33a |
| Male genitalia: The two branches of the basal plate are blunt and broadly rounded. Female ovipositor: segment 7 is narrow and has become part of the ovipositor. Male genitalia: . Body entirely black. 3-4 mm. |
| Chamaepsila atra (Meigen, 1826) |
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| b |
| Male genitalia: The two branches of the basal plate end in a curved finger-like projection. Female ovipositor: segment 7 is similar to segemnt 6 with the ovipositor protruding from it. Body entirely black. 3.5 mm. |
| Chamaepsila clunalis (Collin, 1944) |
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34a |
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35 |
| b |
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43 |
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35a |
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36 |
| b |
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38 |
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36a |
| Thorax and abdomen reddish yellow. |
| Chamaepsila rufa (Meigen, 1826) |
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| b |
Body black. First flagellomere black.
When pvt absent and first flagellomere yellow, check problematica. |
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37 |
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37a |
| 1 ors. Male genitalia: . |
| Chamaepsila buccata (Fallén, 1826) |
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| b |
| 2 ors. Male genitalia: . |
| Chamaepsila rozkosnyi Carles-Tolrá, 1993 |
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38a |
| Mesonotum and pleura dark, postpronotum and propleura usually paler, sometime whole of pleura brownish. |
| Chamaepsila limbatella (Zetterstedt, 1847) |
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| b |
| Thorax predominantly yellow, upper part of pleura or mesonotum may have stripes or other dark markings. |
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39 |
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39a |
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40 |
| b |
| Thorax with yellow setae. |
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41 |
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40a |
Inner side of epandrium with 1-2 strong teeth , paramere with 1 strong internal subbasal tooth and slightly teethted ventrally . Mesonotum generally uniformly yellow, without longitudinal
dark bands, metanotum brown.
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| Chamaepsila bicolor (Meigen, 1826) |
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| b |
Inner side of epandrium with only small or very small teeth , paramere with small posterior teeth . Mesonotum generally with longitudinal dark bands, metanotum brown.
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| Chamaepsila quadrilineata (Strobl, 1898) |
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41a |
| One orbital seta. Mesonotum with a medial longitudinal dark brown band, disappearing before the transversal suture, not reaching the scutellum. Metanotum brown. Epandrium and paramere: . |
| Chamaepsila ephippium (Zetterstedt, 1847) |
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| b |
| Two orbital setae. Mesonotum without longitudinal bands. |
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42 |
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42a |
| Inner side of epandrium with many small teeth, paramere sligthly teethted laterally . Mesonotum and metanotum pale yellow. |
| Chamaepsila pseudobicolor Soós, 1985 |
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| b |
| Inner side of epandrium without teeth , paramere without teeth . Mesonotum with an anteromedial dark brown triangular spot , metanotum brown. |
| Chamaepsila martineki Carles-Tolrá, 1993 |
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43a |
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44 |
| b |
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45 |
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44a |
| Anterior part of frons yellow, posterior part with a dark undulating transverse band. Femora with narrow ventral dark stripe. |
| Chamaepsila nigrotaeniata (Strobl, 1899) |
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| b |
| Head predominantly yellow. Femora ventrally without dark stripe. |
| Chamaepsila sardoa (Rondani, 1876) |
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45a |
| Mesonotum entirely yellow. |
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46 |
| b |
| Mesonotum yellow with black stripes or entirely black. |
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51 |
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46a |
Subscutellum brown or black at least medially. Arista long setulose, rays longer than basal diameter of arista .
(= Ch. pallida auct. nec. Fallén) |
| Chamaepsila unilineata (Zetterstedt, 1847) partim |
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| b |
Subscutellum yellow. Arista short setulose, rays shorter than basal
diameter of arista. |
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47 |
| |
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47a |
| Abdominal tergites black, Palpus apically black. |
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48 |
| b |
| Abdominal tergites yellow. Palpus yellow, or narrowly brownish apically. |
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50 |
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48a |
3 fronto-orbital setae present. Frons yellow, with a transverse black
stripe dorsally the lunule. Body length: 3.45 mm. - Hungary. |
| Chamaepsila triorbiseta Papp, 2003 |
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| b |
| 1-2 fronto-orbital setae present. Frons yellow throughout. |
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49 |
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49a |
| First flagellomere black. Setae on head and thorax ranging from yellow (specimens from the Caucasus) to dark brown (specimens from Northern Italy). Body length: 3.3 mm. - Russia (Caucasus), Italy. |
| Chamaepsila andreji (Shatalkin, 1996) |
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| b |
| First flagellomere mainly yellow, with a darkened dorsal margin. Setae on head and thorax black. Body length: 4.5 mm. - Finland, Czech and Slovak Republics, Russia (Moscow area). |
| Chamaepsila nigrosetosa Frey, 1925 |
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50a |
| First flagellomere yellow. Setae on head and thorax light yellow. Male genitalia: . Body length: 4.0-5.0 mm. - Europe, Mongolia (?). |
| Chamaepsila pallida (Fallén, 1820) |
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| b |
| First flagellomere mainly yellow, with a darkened dorsal margin. Palpus often narrowly brownish apically. Setae on head and thorax brownish yellow. Body length: 4.0 mm. - Great Britain, Denmark, Czech and Slovak Republics, Russia (Moscow area). |
| Chamaepsila luteola (Collin, 1944) |
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51a |
Mesonotum yellow, with 3 longitudinal stripes. Pleuron yellow.
First flagellomere mainly yellow, sometimes with a darkened dorsal margin. Arista long setulose, rays longer than basal diameter of arista . Male: Aedeagus narrow and paramere with four large eeth . Body length: 4.0-5.0 mm - Europe. |
| Chamaepsila unilineata (Zetterstedt, 1847) partim |
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| b |
| Mesonotum entirely black Other characters variable. |
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52 |
| |
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52a |
| Pleuron black, or black with a yellowish spot dorsally the anterior spiracle. |
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53 |
| b |
| Pleuron partly or entirely yellow, at least postpronotal lobe yellow. |
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56 |
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53a |
| Pleuron with a yellowish spot dorsally the anterior spiracle. Praelabrum yellow. |
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54 |
| b |
| Pleuron entirely black. Praelabrum black. |
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55 |
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54a |
| Palpus yellow, rarely brownish infuscated. First flagellomere black but yellow ventrally at base. Male genitalia: . Body length: 3.5-3.8 mm. - Europe. |
| Chamaepsila persimilis (Wakerley, 1959) |
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| b |
| Palpus black in apical half. First flagellomere entirely black. Male genitalia: . Body length: 3.7-4.2 mm. - France, Switzerland. |
| Chamaepsila confusa Shatalkin & Merz, 2010 |
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55a |
First flagellomere black, but with a small yellow spot dorsally at base around and/or basally the insertion of the arista. Male genitalia: . Body length: 3.2-3.8 mm. - Holarctic species.
The colour of the first flagellomere is unreliable according to Van der Goor & Van veen (1987) and only the male genitalia provide unambiguous identification. As a result, females cannot be reliably identified, unless collected in copula. |
| Chamaepsila rosae (Fabricius, 1794) |
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| b |
First flagellomere entirely black. Male genitalia: . Body length: 3.4-4.2 mm. - Palaearctic, Oriental (Myanmar), Afrotropical (Kenya?) Regions.
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| Chamaepsila nigricornis (Meigen, 1826) |
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56a |
| Pleuron black, but postpronotal lobe (always) and sometimes also anepimeron yellow. Body length: 2.8-3.7 mm. - Europe. |
| Chamaepsila humeralis (Zetterstedt, 1847) |
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| b |
| At least ventral half of pleuron yellow. |
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57 |
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57a |
| Pleuron entirely yellow. Body length: 2.7-3.2 mm. - Europe. |
| Chamaepsila pectoralis (Meigen, 1826) |
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| b |
| Pleuron bicoloured, dorsal half black, ventral half yellow. Body length: 3.0 mm. - Montenegro. |
| Chamaepsila strigata (Collin, 1959) |
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