Empis (Enoplempis), 1880

Sinclair, Bradley J., Brooks, Scott E. & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2025, Revision of the western Nearctic species of Empis subgenus Enoplempis (Diptera: Empididae), Zootaxa 5615 (1), pp. 1-200 : 63

Empis (Enoplempis) clava species group

( Figs 131–142 , 152 )

This group includes three species, E. (En.) clava sp. nov., E. (En.) mariposa sp. nov. and E. (En.) tularensis sp. nov., which are distinguished by the slightly shiny abdomen in both sexes, the apically swollen or club-shaped male hind femur ( Figs 132–138 ), often with long, thickened posterior preapical setae, male hind femur with long, pale, setulae, length nearly as long as width of femur (e.g., Fig. 132 ), and subepandrial process with narrow, tapered apex (e.g., Fig. 148 ).

Figures

FIGURES 131–134. Holotype male habitus and hindleg of E. (Enoplempis) clava sp. nov. 131, habitus, lateral view; 132, hindleg, anterior view; 133, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view; 134, hind femora, dorsal view.

FIGURES 135–139. Male head, thorax and hindleg of the E. (Enoplempis) clava species group. 135, E. (En.) mariposa sp. nov., hind femur tibia joint (holotype), anterior view; 136, same, hind femur (holotype), dorsal view; 137, same, hindleg (holotype), posterior view; 138, E. (En.) tularensis sp. nov., hindlegs, lateral view; 139, same, thorax, dorsal view.

FIGURES 140–142. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) clava species group. 140, E. (En.) clava sp. nov.; 141, same, phallus; 142, E. (En.) mariposa sp. nov.

FIGURES 152–153. Known geographical distribution of the E. (Enoplempis) clava and E. (Enoplempis) delumbis species groups. 152, E. (En.) clava sp. nov., E. (En.) mariposa sp. nov. and E. (En.) tularensis sp. nov.; 153, E. (En.) delumbis Melander and E. (En.) spiculata sp. nov.

FIGURES 148–151. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) clava and delumbis species groups. 148, E. (En.) tularensis sp. nov., lateral view; 149, same, phallus, lateral view; 150, E. (En.) delumbis Melander, lateral view; 151, same, phallus lateral and posterior view.