Empis (Enoplempis) valentis

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 : 126

Empis (Enoplempis) valentis species group

( Figs 250–285 )

Nine species are included in this group, E. (En.) aeripes Melander, E. (En.) disconvenita Melander , E. (En.) dolabraria Melander stat. rev., E. (En.) flavobulla sp. nov., E. (En.) fresno sp. nov., E. (En.) mixopolia Melander , E. (En.) paraeripes sp. nov., E. (En.) subaeripes sp. nov. and E. (En.) valentis Coquillett , which are distinguished by the dorsally notched male cercus (also in E. (En.) loripedis group), dorsoapical process on epandrium (e.g., Figs 262–265 , also in E. (En.) loripedis group), base of male hind tibia with lower anterior lobe and upper posterior lobe (e.g., Figs 253–256 ), male hind femur with preapical row of thickened posterior setae (e.g., Fig. 254 ) and terminalia without subepandrial process (e.g., Figs 262–265 ).

Figures

FIGURES 249–250. Known geographical distribution of the E. (Enoplempis) turgida and E. (Enoplempis) valentis species groups. 249, E. (En.) turgida sp. nov. and E. (En.) woodleyi sp. nov.; 250, E. (En.) aeripes Melander, E. (En.) disconvenita Melander, E. (En.) flavobulla sp. nov., E. (En.) fresno sp. nov. and E. (En.) subaeripes sp. nov.

FIGURES 251–256. Male habitus, head and hindleg of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group. 251, E. (En.) aeripes Melander, habitus, lateral view; 252, same, head, posterolateral view; 253, same, hind femur tibia joint, anterior view; 254, same, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view; 255, E. (En.) disconvenita Melander, hind femur tibia joint, anterior view; 256, same, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view.

FIGURES 257–261. Male habitus and hindleg of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group. 257, E. (En.) dolabraria Melander, hindlegs, lateral view; 258, same, hind femur tibia joint, anterior and posterior views; 259, E. (En.) flavobulla sp. nov., habitus, lateral view; 260, same, hind femur tibia joint, oblique anterior view [arrow pointing to basal lobe]; 261, same, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view.

FIGURES 262–265. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group, lateral view. 262, E. (En.) aeripes Melander; 263, E. (En.) disconventia Melander (lectotype); 264, E. (En.) dolabraria Melander (lectotype); 265, E. (En.) flavobulla sp. nov.

FIGURES 266–274. Male head and hindleg of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group. 266, E. (En.) fresno sp. nov., hind femur tibia joint (holotype), anterior view; 267, same, hind femur tibia joint (holotype), posterior view; 268, E. (En.) mixopolia Melander, head, lateral view; 269, same, hind femur tibia joint, anterior view; 270, same, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view; 271, E. (En.) paraeripes sp. nov., hind femur tibia joint, anterior view; 272, same, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view; 273, E. (En.) subaeripes sp. nov., hind femur tibia joint (holotype), oblique anterior view [arrow pointing to basal lobe]; 274, same, hind femur tibia joint (holotype), posterior view.

FIGURES 275–276. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group, lateral view. 275, E. (En.) fresno sp. nov.; 276, E. (En.) mixopolia Melander.

FIGURES 277–279. Male habitus and hindleg of E. (Enoplempis) valentis Coquillett. 277, habitus, lateral view; 278, hind femur tibia joint, anterior view; 279, hind femur tibia joint, posterior view.

FIGURES 280–283. Male terminalia of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group, lateral view. 280, E. (En.) paraeripes sp. nov.; 281, E. (En.) subaeripes sp. nov.; 282, E. (En.) valentis Coquillett; 283, same, phallus.

FIGURES 284–285. Known geographical distribution of the E. (Enoplempis) valentis species group. 284, E. (En.) dolabraria Melander and E. (En.) mixopolia Melander; 285, E. (En.) paraeripes sp. nov. and E. (En.) valentis Coquillett.