Acroceridae (Diptera): a pictorial key and diagnosis of the Brazilian genera Author Gillung, Jéssica Paula Author Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De text Zootaxa 2009 2175 29 41 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.189330 98fe41a3-654e-4bdb-9770-09eeee3edc9c 1175-5326 189330 Terphis Erichson, 1840 ( Figs. 3–5 ) Terphis Erichson, 1840 : 168 . Type-species: Terphis nodosa Erichson, 1840 . Diagnosis . Eyes holoptic above and below antennae, with sparse pilosity. Antennae short, inserted in the middle of the head; flagellum swollen basally and ending in a thin apical style ( Fig. 3 ). Mouthparts small, indistinct, at the lower part of the head ( Fig. 3 ). Postpronotal lobes strongly developed, fused dorsally, but together for shorter distance than in Philopota . Postscutelum well developed, easily visible under scutelum ( Fig. 4 ). Tergites of abdominal segments II-IV with one pair of dorsolateral bumps each ( Fig. 5 ). References . Schlinger (1968b) . Brazilian species . T. nodosa ( Erichson, 1840 ) [ Brazil , São Paulo, Itaquaquecetuba; Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia (type-locality)].