Bruchomyiinae Alexander, 1920

Bruchomyiinae Alexander, 1920
Bruchomyiinae Alexander, 1920
Nemopalpinae Edwards, 1921

Description (from Duckhouse 1965, Hennig 1972, Wagner 2006):
Appearance culiciform.
Eyes widely separated.
Mouthparts non-functional. Palps with five segments.
Sc with connection to R1 and often to C
CuA3 present.
Gonostylus without thorns.

Genera
Bruchomyia Alexander, 1920 (Neotropical)
Eutonnoiriella Alexander, 1940 (Afrotropical)
Nemopalpus Macquart, 1821 (Cosmotropical)

Key to genera
1. Antennae with 14 flagellomeres

Nemopalpus Macquart, 1821

-. Antennae with more than 14 flagellomeres

2

2. Antennae with 111 flagellomeres

Eutonnoiriella Alexander, 1940

-. Antennae with around 30 flagellomeres.

Bruchomyia Alexander, 1920

Bibliography:

Alexander, C. P. (1921) A new subfamily of tanyderid flies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 13 (1920), 402-407.

Alexander, C. P. (1940) Further observations on the psychodid subfamily Bruchomyinae (Diptera). Revista de Entomologia, 11, 793-799.


Duckhouse, D. A. (1965) Psychodidae (Diptera, Nematocera) of Southern Australia, subfamilies Bruchomyiinae and Trichomyiinae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 117, 329-343

Edwards, F. W. (1921) A note on the subfamily Bruchomyiinæ (Diptera Nematocera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7.



Macquart, J. (1838) Dipteres exotiques noveaux ou peu connus. Mémoires de la Société royale des sciences, de l’agriculture et des arts de Lille, 1, 9-225


Wagner, R. (2006) Amber Bruchomyiinae: descriptions of already known and new species, and the position of the subfamily within Psychodidae (s.l.) (Diptera). Studia Dipterologica, 13, 83-95

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