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 1 24 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.185153 0b5ad8cc-9b48-4700-acc5-012d1707f720 1175-5326 185153 Mitroplatia Enderlein, 1935 Mitroplatia Enderlein, 1935 : 236 . Type species: Mitroplatia pygmaea Enderlein, 1935 . Diagnosis. Colouration metallic blue to violaceous; wing without maculae. Female with proclinate frontoorbital seta developed or not; parafrons weakly setulose on upper half; interfrontal seta absent. Acrostichals 0+1. Posthumeral present; postsutural intra-alars 1; intrapostalar present. Prosternum bare and conspicuously enlarged anteriorly, with a trapezoid shape ( Fig. 8 ). Katepisternals 1+2 (sometimes 1+1). Wing with the Rs node setulose dorsally and ventrally; R4+5 setulose dorsally and usually ventrally; M bent forward towards R4+5. Lower calypter enlarged posteriorly, extending under base of scutellum. Subcostal sclerite bare. Calcar strong. First abdominal sternite widely setulose. Distribution (15 species). Afrotropical and Oriental. References. Afrotropical species: Peris (1961 , 1967 ), Zielke (1971) ; Oriental: Emden (1965) , Xue and Chao (1998) . [Most references include the Mitroplatia species in Morellia . See the Afrotropical and Oriental catalogues ( Pont 1977 , 1980 ).]