Empis (Enoplempis) deceptiva Sinclair, Brooks & Cumming, 2025, sp. nov.
Bibliographic record
Abstract
Empis (Enoplempis) deceptiva sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D038357D-F6C4-4FBE-804E-FF20B5EED783 (Figs 355–357, 359–361, 367, 368, 370) Type material. HOLOTYPE ♂ (Fig. 355), labelled: “CAN: QC: Terrasse Vaudreuil / Molson Nature Reserve [45°23′41′′N 73°58′32′′W]/ Malaise, 16–25.vi.1999, S.E. Brooks ”; “ CNC1078534 ”; “E. (Enoplempis)/ tridentata Coquillett / det. Sinclair et al. 2013”; “ HOLOTYPE / Empis (Enoplempis) / deceptiva Sinclair,/ Brooks & Cumming [red label]” (CNC). PARATYPES: CANADA. Ontario: Nepean, 24 Gervin St, 45.317°N 75.720°W, 2.vii.2020, 90 m, MT, J.E. O’Hara (1♂, CNC). Quebec: Cté Vaudreuil, summit Mt. Rigaud [45.466°N 74.326°W], 16.vii.1993, D.M. Wood (1♀, CNC). USA. Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Melrose Highlands [42°28′07″N 71°04′11″W], 1.vii.1911, J.D. Tothill (1♂, CNC). New Hampshire: Strafford County: Durham [43°08′N 70°55′W], 1.vii.1981, K. Tacewski (1♀, CNC). Hillsborough County: Nashua, Long Hill, 20 m, N 42°42′59″ W 71°27′04″, 27.vi–5.vii.2004, MT, S.D. & A. V. Gaimari (7♂, 6♀, CNC). Diagnosis. This species is included in the E. (En.) tridentata species group on the basis of three distinct scutal vittae, wings with clouding at base of R 4 and apex of the discal cell and robust ventral setae on the hind femur. Males of this new species are distinguished from E. (En.) tridentata by the more widely separated eyes (Fig. 357 vs Fig. 358), less tapered cercus and evenly arched phallus. Females are distinguished by the absence of short pennate scales on the mid and hind femora (Figs 359, 360 vs Figs 362, 363) and absence of a stub vein near the base of R 4 (Fig. 361 vs Fig. 364). Description. Wing length 5.1–6.0 mm. Male. Similar to E. (En.) tridentata except as follows: head with eyes separated on frons by width of anterior ocellus (Fig. 357). Terminalia (Figs 367, 368): cercus yellow, epandrium darker. Cercus short, broad, separate from anterior margin of epandrium, broader at anterior end; posterior end slightly narrower than anterior end, apex tapered; clothed in setae, longer apically. Subepandrial process slender, straight, extending to either side of phallus. Epandrial lamella subquadrate, posterior margin somewhat truncate, bearing short apical setae. Hypandrium very reduced, with truncate apical margin, about 0.5× as long as epandrium; lacking setae. Phallus with broad base, tapered, apically smoothly curved, not sinuous; apex emerging beyond cercus; ejaculatory apodeme shorter than epandrium; inverted Y-shaped, with short median keel. Female. Similar to male, except as follows: frons broader, about twice width of anterior ocellus; spine-like setae of mid femur less numerous and slightly less stout; pennate scales on mid and hind femora absent (Figs 359, 360); base of R 4 without short stub vein (Fig. 361); cercus long and slender, slightly shorter than tergite 8. Geographical distribution and seasonal occurrence (Fig. 370). Empis (En.) deceptiva sp. nov. is known from Ontario and Quebec and the New England states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Adults have been collected in June and July. Etymology. The species name is from the Latin decipio, in reference to this species being overlooked among the specimens of E. (En.) tridentata. Nuptial gift presentation. Form unknown. Remarks. This species was found hidden among identified specimens of E. (En.) tridentata. While re-examining the legs of E. (En.) tridentata, it was discovered that northern specimens lacked rows of small pennate scales on the female mid and hind femora (Figs 359, 360), base of R 4 without short stub vein (Fig. 361) and the male eyes were significantly more widely separated (Fig. 357) compared to the lectotype of E. (En.) tridentata (Pennsylvania) and more southern specimens (Fig. 358). In addition, small differences in the male terminalia were discovered which supported the recognition of a new species despite the shared distinctive body colour pattern and wing clouding. These two species are assigned to the newly recognized E. (En.) tridentata species group based on the characters listed in the above diagnosis.
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.004 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.022 | 0.018 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".