Afrotropical Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Muscidae) with the description of four new species Author Couri, Márcia Author Pont, Adrian text Zootaxa 2017 4216 6 501 536 journal article 37328 10.5281/zenodo.242395 92230737-0e1b-4d86-9c80-6562b0f1793e 1175-5326 242395 FF708257-E9A3-4C91-AD18-50326BB9676A Limnophora apicalis Zielke, 1970a : 73 . ( Figs 1 , 17–20 ) Holotype male in BMNH; in good condition, abdomen a little damaged. Diagnosis. ( Fig. 1 ) Scutum dark brown, postpronotum and notopleuron bluish-grey dusted; legs bluish-grey dusted; 1 reclinate orbital seta, curved outwards and backwards; postsutural dorsocentrals 3; mid femur with 1 posterior preapical seta; mid tibia with 1 posterior seta; sternite 5 ( Fig. 17 ). Terminalia. Cercal plate and surstylus as in Figs 18–19 . Aedeagal complex as in Fig. 20 . Notes. This runs to L. praeapicalis Emden (couplet 5 of Emden 1951 ), and differs by the subshining scutum, with 2 pale brown paramedian vittae running inside the dorsocentral lines, from the neck to the second postsutural dorsocentral seta; and postpronotal lobe, notopleuron and postalar area with silvery pruinose patches. Note. One male paratype dissected and illustrated.