Sarcofahrtiopsis

Key to species of Sarcofahrtiopsis View in CoL View at ENA

[ S. diembroma Dodge from Jamaica is excluded as it is known only from the female sex. For a pictorial guide to the species, see Pape & Carlberg (2004).]

1. Vein R1 setose in full length, i.e., beyond the knob at level of subcostal break. Postgo­ nal apodeme not elongated........................ thyropteronthos View in CoL Pape, Dechmann & Vonhof

— Vein R1 setose only proximal to the knob at level of subcostal break. Postgonal apo­ deme distinctly elongated.............................................................................................. 2

2. Abdominal tergite 5 reddish............................................................. baumhoveri View in CoL Dodge

— Abdominal tergite 5 black ............................................................................................. 3

3. Vesica with proximal part drawn out into a spiny process in addition to the usual vesical extension (see Dodge 1965 fig. 29)................................................... paterna View in CoL Dodge

— Vesica without separate spiny process in proximal part, only showing the vesical extension.......................................................................................................................4

4. Vesical extension with a small or large bifurcation....................................................... 5

— Vesical extension simple, entirely without bifurcation ................................................. 8

5. Vesical bifurcation small, mainly a subapical barb­ or thorn­like process (see fig. 24 in Mello­Patiu & Pape 2000)............................................................. cuneata (Townsend) View in CoL

— Vesical bifurcation large, both prongs about equally long (Figs 1–2, 4–5)................... 6

6. Cercus distally slightly swollen and compressed, tip blunt (see fig. 3 in Pape & Méndez 2002)................................................................................ carcini View in CoL Pape & Méndez

— Cercus gradually tapering, tip pointed (Figs 3, 6)......................................................... 7

7. Proximal extension of vesica about the length of swollen part of distiphallus; vesical bifurcation with prongs of about equal length, the one perpendicular to longitudinal axis of vesical extension set close to base (Figs 1, 2)................................ kuna View in CoL sp. nov.

— Proximal extension of vesica much longer than swollen part of distiphallus; vesical bifurcation with prongs of subequal length, the one perpendicular to longitudinal axis of vesical extension is shortest and set just proximal to the mid point (Figs 4, 5) ........................................................................................................................ chiriqui View in CoL sp. nov.

8. Vesical extension much longer than remaining vesica and with a spade­ or shovel­like flattened tip......................................................................... spathor View in CoL Mello­Patiu & Pape

— Vesical extension at most as long as remaining vesica, tip not flattened ...................... 9

9. Vesica rounded or broadly oval........................................................... capitata (Curran) View in CoL

— Vesica more irregular, almost triangular ..................................................................... 10

10. Basicosta yellowish. Vesica with 4–5 large spines on proximal part........... farri View in CoL Dodge

— Basicosta dark brown. Vesica with 8–10 small spines on proximal part ................................................................................................................................... jamaicensis View in CoL Dodge