The Muscini flies of the world (Diptera, Muscidae): identification key and generic diagnoses
Author
Nihei, Silvio Shigueo
Author
Carvalho, Claudio José Barros De
text
Zootaxa
2009
1976
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10.5281/zenodo.185153
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185153
Myiophaea
Enderlein, 1935
Myiophaea
Enderlein, 1935
: 240
.
Type
species:
Myiophaea ralumensis
Enderlein, 1935
[=
Bengalia spissa
Walker, 1858
].
Diagnosis.
Colouration yellowish-brown; abdomen dark-brown but lighter on laterals and on fifth tergite; thorax and abdomen with golden pruinosity; wing without maculae, but the membrane tinged with yellow, especially the base and along the anterior margin. Female with proclinate fronto-orbital; parafrons setulose on upper half; interfrontal seta absent. Presutural acrostichals undeveloped; one postsutural pair. Dorsocentrals 2+5. Posthumeral present; parahumeral absent; postsutural intra-alars 1; intrapostalar present. Prosternum bare. Katepisternals 1+2. Meron bare. Wing with the basal portion of stem-vein setulose ventrally; apical portion of stem-vein bare; R1, Rs node and R4+5 setulose dorsally and ventrally; M bent forward towards R4+5. Lower calypter enlarged posteriorly, but not extending below base of scutellum (
Fig. 13
). Subcostal sclerite setulose ventrally. Calcar weak.
Comments.
This is the only yellowish-brown taxon within the Australasian
Muscini
fauna (although some specimens may have a more blackish colour on thorax;
Pont 1967
); the other representatives possess a metallic or dull colouration.
Distribution
(1 species). Australasian (Papuan subregion).
References.
Pont (1967
,
1973
).