Paropesia

Overview & Synopsis

Key to species of Paropesia1. Abdomen shining black, at most with thin grayish pruinosity on anterior portion of 3rd and 4th tergites, without median discal setae on 3rd and 4th tergites; abdominal syntergite 1+2 without median marginal setae; palpus dark brown... P. nigra Mesnil- Abdomen wholly covered with grayish or yellowish gray pruinosity; a pair of median discal setae on 3rd to 5th tergites; syntergite 1+2 with median marginal setae; palpus dark brown or reddish yellow...................................... 22. Hind tibia with 2 preapical dorsal setae; abdomen with dense pale yellowish gray pruinosity, rather weak tessellate appearance on 4th tergite; gena wide, about 2/5 of eye height............................................... P. grisea sp. nov.- Hind tibia with 3 preapical dorsal setae; abdomen with grayish pruinosity of tessellate appearance on 3rd to 5th tergites; gena about 1/3, or less, of eye height........................................................................... 33. Palpus reddish yellow to reddish brown, weakly darkened on basal 1/2–3/4; antenna with 1st flagellomere about 4 times as long as pedicel in male, 3.2 times in female................................................... P. discalis sp. nov.- Palpus dark brown to black; 1st flagellomere of antenna at most 3.5 times as long as pedicel in both sexes..................................................................................................... P. tessellata sp. nov.