Photographic atlas and identification key to the robber flies of Germany

- Robber flies of Germany -
Key Catalogue Comparisons Notes [Terminology]

Notes

Overview
-   Head
-   Antenna
-   Thorax
-   Wing
-   Leg
-   Abdomen
-   Genitalia
-   Hairs/bristles

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Terminology - Thorax

Fig. 4: Thorax, dorsal

	Fig. 4: Thorax, dorsal
1 =	antepronotum
2 =	postpronotum
1+2+5	= pronotum
3 =	mesoanterior angle of postpronotum and mesonatal apodeme
4 =	prescutum
5 =	postpronotal lobe, humerus, humeral callus
6 =	notopleuron, paratergit
7 =	transverse suture
8 =	presutural area of scutum
9 =	postsutural area of scutum
8+9 =	scutum, "mesonotum" (incorrect)
10 =	postalar callus, parascutellum
11 =	postalar wall
12 =	scutellum
*	mesonotum = prescutum (reduced in Diptera) + scutum + scutellum + postnotum (= metanotum, postscutellum)

Fig. 5: Thorax, lateral

Fig. 5: Thorax, lateral 1 = cervix. - 2 = antepronotum. - 3 = postpronotum. - 4 = postpronotal lobe, humerus, humeral callus. - 5 = mesothoracic spiracle. - 6 = anepisternum, mesopleuron. - 7 = anterior notal wing process ?. - 8 = transverse suture. - 9 = anterior & posterior basalare. - 10 = wing base. - 11 = pleural wing process. - 12 = ? [1]. - 13 = postalar callus. - 14 = postalar wall. - 15 = scutellum. - 16 = katatergite. - 17 = mesopostnotum (mediotergite + laterotergite). - 18 = anatergit, postnotal callus. - 19 = abdominal tergite 1. - 20 = 2. cervical sclerite. - 21 = proepisternum, anterior propleuron, precoxal bridge. - 22 = Proepimeron. - 23 = ?, precoxale 1. - 24 = coxa 1 (pl. coxae). - 25 = ?, precoxale 2. - 26 = katepisternum, "mesosternum" (incorrect). - 27 = coxa 2. - 28 = katepimeron. - 29 = anepimeron, pteropleuron. - 30 = meron, remark: usually fused with metepisternum. - 31 = metkatepisternum. - 32 = coxa 3. - 33 = metanepisternum, remark: usually fused with meron. - 34 = metepimeron. - 35 = katepimeron ?. - 36 = metathoracic spiracle. - 37 = halter. - 38 = abdominal sternite 1. - 39 = abdominal sternite 2.

Fig. 6: Thorax, ventral

1 =	prosternum, precoxal bridge, if it is joined with proepisternum
2 =	postpronotal lobe, humeri, humeral callus
3 =	proepimeron
4 =	katepisternum
5 =	anepisternum
6 =	anepimeron
7 =	meron
8 =	?, precoxale
9 =	metepimeron
10 =	abdominal tergite 1
11 =	abdominal tergite 2
12 =	front coxal foramen
13 =	mesosternum
14 =	mid coxal foramen
15 =	hind coxal foramen
16 =	?, mesoepisternum + metepisternum
17 =	metasternum, = postcoxal bridge ?
18 =	abdominal sternite 1
19 =	abdominal sternite 2