Ommatius normus

Vieira, Rodrigo, Bravo, Freddy & Rafael, José Albertino, 2010, Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821, normus species-group (Diptera, Asilidae): description of two new species and comments on Brazilian species, Zootaxa 2344, pp. 39-51 : 50

Key to normus species group females, modified from Scarbrough (2008)

1. Apical scutellar macrosetae present.............................................................................................................................. 2

- Apical scutellar macrosetae absent ............................................................................................................................... 4

2. Capsules of spermatheca with constriction at the apical 1/2, or beyond apical 1/2 ( Fig. 25 ) ( Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Brazil; Paraguay)..................................................................................... O.normus Curran

- Capsules of spermatheca without constrictions ( Fig. 15 ) ............................................................................................. 3

3. Sternite VIII subrectangular ( Fig. 16 ) ( Guyana, Brazil)............................................................ O. neotropicus Curran

- Sternite VIII with rounded corners ( Venezuela)..................................................................... O. nebulosus Scarbrough

4. Dorsocentral macrosetae usually black, rarely 1–2 yellow; cell r2 wide apically, apex rounded ( Brazil; Paraguay).............................................................................................................................................................. O. pulcher (Engel)

- Dorsocentral macrosetae yellow; cell r2 narrow apically, apex pointed ( Brazil) ...................... … O.ruficaudus Curran

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 29. Ommatius normus. 3 (Figs. 19 – 24, 26); Ƥ (Figs. 25, 27 – 29): 19. Male terminalia lateral. 20. Male terminalia dorsal. 21. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in dorsal view. 22. Gonostylus. 23. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in lateral view. 24. Male terminalia ventral. 25. Capsule spermatheca. 26. Subepandrial sclerite. 27. Female proctiger. 28. Female sternite VIII. 29. Female terminalia dorsal.

FIGURES 8 – 18. Ommatius neotropicus. 3 (Figs. 8 – 14); Ƥ (Figs. 15 – 18): 8. Male terminalia lateral. 9. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in dorsal view. 10. Male terminalia dorsal. 11. Male terminalia ventral. 12. Gonostylus. 13. Subepandrial sclerite. 14. Phallus and ejaculatory apodeme in lateral view. 15. Capsule spermatheca. 16. Female sternite VIII. 17. Female terminalia dorsal. 18. Female proctiger. capsule spermatheca (cap esp); cercus (cer); proctiger (proc); sternite VIII (st VIII); tergite IX (t IX).