Ziminellia, Nihei & de Carvalho, 2007

Key to the species of Ziminellia

(modified from Fan 2008)

1 Lower calypter fuscous brown, usually with a pale border and fringe............................................ 2

- Lower calypter yellowish white.......................................................................... 5

2 Hind metatarsus in male setose ventrally in entire length, basal setae among them twice as long as the diameter of metatarsus. Body length 7.0 mm...................................................... Z. sordidisquama (Stein) comb. nov.

- Hind metatarsus in male not setose ventrally in entire length................................................... 3

3 Male fifth tergite with conspicuous dark vitta and spots; a shifting dark mark situated on the junction of fronto-orbital plate and parafacialia; male hind tibia with 2–3 rows of fine setulae on posterior surface from apical one-fourth to middle, the longest setulae not longer than twice the tibial width. Body length 7.0– 8.5 mm............. Z. nigrisquama (Malloch) comb. nov.

- Male fifth tergite without dark vitta and spots; no shifting dark mark on the junction of fronto-orbital plate and parafacialia.... ................................................................................................... 4

4 Male hind tibia with posterior setae longer than twice tibial width. Body length 6.0–9.0 mm...................................................................................................... Z. sinensis (Ôuchi) comb. nov.

- Male hind tibia with posterior setae as long as tibial width. Body length 5.2–5.6 mm..................................................................................................... Z. yunnanensis Xue & Zhang sp. nov.

5 Postsutural dorsocentral setae 4, all developed.............................................................. 6

- Postsutural dorsocentral setae 4–5, among them the anterior 2–3 shorter than the posterior ones....................... 7

6 Male hind tibia with 1 posterodorsal seta on apical half; female abdomen with shifting grayish white dusted markings; each tergite with narrow dark band on posterior margin in both sexes. Body length 6.0–8.0 mm............. Z. simplex (Loew) View in CoL

- Male hind tibia with 3–4 posterodorsal setae; female abdomen black, no distinct marking except a faint median dark vitta; frons about as wide as postpedicel; postsutural scutum with the inner dark longitudinal vittae shorter than the outer ones, the former ending not far behind the sutural sulcus. Body length 5.5–6.5 mm...................... Z. hainanensis (Ni) comb. nov.

7 Mid tibia with 1 posteroventral seta on apical half and 1 posterior seta at middle; abdomen densely dusted and with 3 dark vittae more or less distinct. Body length 5.0–8.0 mm......................................... Z. hortensia (Wiedemann)

- Mid tibia with 4–5 posteroventral setae.................................................................... 8

8 Hind tibia with 5–7 posteroventral setae on apical half, the longest ones only slightly longer than tibial width............ 9

- Hind tibia with 10–12 posteroventral setae on apical half, the longest ones almost twice the tibial width. Body length 8.8 mm....................................................................... Z. suifenhensis (Ni) comb. nov.

9 Male frons wider than postpedicel; dorsocentral setae 4+5; hind tibia with a row of 6–7 short anterodorsal and 3 posterodorsal setae. Body length 7.0–9.0 mm.......................................................... Z. asetosa (Baranov)

- Male frons slightly narrower than postpedicel; dorsocentral setae 3+4; hind tibia with 2 anterodorsal and 1 posterodorsal seta. Body length 7.4–7.6 mm................................................. Z. quadrangula Xue & Nihei sp. nov.