Themira lohmanus Ang, 2017

Male

Themira lohmanus. Male alcohol-vouchered specimen.

Deposited at: Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Yuchen Ang

Diagnosis

Diagnostic illustrations for adults

Adapted from:

Ang Y, Meier R, Su KF-Y & Rajaratnam G (2017) Hidden in the urban parks of New York City: Themira lohmanus, a new species of Sepsidae described based on morphology, DNA sequences, mating behavior, and reproductive isolation (Sepsidae, Diptera). Zookeys 698: 95-111.

Themira lohmanus can be readily differentiated from T. biloba based on the asymmetrical internally-pointing protrusions on the surstyli (see image).

Source:

Morphoglossary

Head Thorax Abdomen(Male)Abdomen(Female)

Taxonomy Information

Classification

Sepsidae: Sepsinae: "Lower sepsids": Themira

Synonyms

Themira lohmanus Ang 2017

Source:

Ang Y, Meier R, Su KF-Y & Rajaratnam G (2017) Hidden in the urban parks of New York City: ,[object Object],, a new species of Sepsidae described based on morphology, DNA sequences, mating behavior, and reproductive isolation (Sepsidae, Diptera). Zookeys 698: 95-111.

Distribution

Nearctic: USA (New York).

Source:

Ang Y, Meier R, Su KF-Y & Rajaratnam G (2017) Hidden in the urban parks of New York City: <i>Themira lohmanus</i>, a new species of Sepsidae described based on morphology, DNA sequences, mating behavior, and reproductive isolation (Sepsidae, Diptera). Zookeys 698: 95-111.