Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838

Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838

Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838: 223(227); 1839: 102.  Type species: Nemopalpus flavus Macquart, 1838, by monotypy.
Nemapalpus: Macquart, 1838: 85(89).  Incorrect original spelling of Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838 [teste Macquart (1839: 102)].
Nygmatodes Loew, 1845: 9. Unavailable name.
Palaeosycorax Meunier, 1905: 50. Type species: Palaeosycorax tertiariae Meunier, 1905, by monotypy

Description:
Antennae with 16 segments.

Species (based on Curler & Jacobson 2012):
Afrotropical
capensis Edwards, 1929
concolor Stuckenberg, 1962
davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978
ledgeri Stuckenberg, 1978
transvaalensis Stuckenberg, 1962

Key to Afrotropical Nemopalpus (based on Stuckenberg 1962, 1978):
1. Gonostylus with dense patch of black microsetae

2

-. Gonostylus without dense patch of black microsetae

3

2 (1). Dense patch of black microsetae laterobasally on gonostylus. Gonostylus more or less J-shaped

Nemopalpus ledgeri Stuckenberg, 1978

-. Dense patch of black microsetae laterodistally on gonostylus. Gonostylus tongue-shaped.

Nemopalpus davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978

3 (1). Bases of R5 and M with spurs. If the gonostylus carries a distal row of sensory spines, it is not widened apically.

4

-. Bases of R5 and M without spurs. Gonostylus more or less foot-shaped, widened apically, with distal row of 8 clavate sensory spines.

Nemopalpus concolor Stuckenberg, 1962

4 (3). Base of R2+3 with a spur. Gonocoxite about twice as long as gonostylus. Gonostylus with regular dorsal concavity.

Nemopalpus transvaalensis Stuckenberg, 1962

-. Base of R2+3 without a spur. Gonocoxite less than 1,5 x length of gonostylus. Gonostylus with irregular dorsal concavity.

Nemopalpus capensis Edwards, 1929

Nearctic
nearcticus Young, 1976

Neotropical
acaenohybos Quate & Alexander, 2000
amazonensis Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2012
antillarum Fairchild, 1952
arroyoi de Leon, 1950
brejetubensis Santos, Falqueto & Alexander, 2009
brevinervis Barretto & d’Andretta, 1946

cancer Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2012

capixaba Santos, Falqueto & Alexander, 2009; Brazil

dampfianus Alexander, 1940

dissimilis Barretto & d’Andretta, 1946

espiritosantoensis Santos, Falqueto & Alexander, 2009

immaculatus Freeman, 1949

mopani de León, 1950

moralesi de León, 1950

multisetosus Alexander, 1979

pallipes Shannon & del Ponte, 1927

patriciae Alexander, 1987

phoenimimos Quate & Alexander, 2000

pilipes Tonnoir, 1922

rondanica Quate & Alexander, 2000

similis Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2012

spinosus Bravo & Barata, 2012

stenygros Quate & Alexander, 2000

stuckenbergi Wagner, 2012

sziladyi Tonnoir, 1940

torrealbai Ortiz & Scorza, 1963

yucatensis Vargas & Díaz-Nájera, 1958

Oceanian
australiensis Alexander, 1928
glyphanos Curler in Curler & Jacobson, 2012
zealandiae Alexander, 1921

Key to Oceanian Nemopalpus (based on Curler & Jacobson 2012)
1. Medial fork distal to r-m

2

-. Medial fork adjacent to r-m (M2 arising from level of r-m)

Nemopalpus zealandiae Alexander, 1921

2 (1). Gonostylus with conspicuous lobes and spiniform setae

Nemopalpus australiensis Alexander, 1928

-. Gonostylus without conspicuous lobes and spiniform setae; smooth, beak-shaped.

Nemopalpus glyphanos Curler in Curler & Jacobson, 2012

Oriental
orientalis Edwards, 1928
unicolor Edwards, 1933
vietnamensis Quate, 1962


Palearctic
flavus Macquart, 1838

Bibliography

Curler, G. R. & Jacobson, A. J. 2012. New species of Psychodidae (Diptera) from Australasia, with a checklist of the world species of Bruchomyiinae and Sycoracinae. Zootaxa, 3552: 43-65

Stuckenberg, B. R. 1962. The South African species of Nemopalpus (Diptera: Psychodidae). Annals of the Natal Museum, 15: 201-218

Stuckenberg, B. R. 1978. Two new species of Nemopalpus (Diptera: Psychodidae) found in rock hyrax abodes in South West Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23: 367-374