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.
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
