Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 25. A key to the genera of the subfamily Stenopogoninae with new synonymy and descriptions of six new genera
Author
Londt, Jason G. H.
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Corymyia
gen. n.
Type species:
Corymyia meias
sp. n.
Figs 7-8.
Corymyia
gen. n.
,
cJ.
7. C.
antimelas
sp. n.
Head - holotype. 8. C.
melas
sp. n.
Wing - paratype (Hondeklipbaai). Scale lines = I mm.
Description: Small, mostly blackish (except
xantha),
silver pruinose stenopogonine asilids with the following combination of characters:
Head
(
Fig. 7
): clearly wider than high in anterior view. Antenna: scape
ca.
twice as long as pedicel, segment 3
ca.
twice as long as scape and pedicel combined, style cylindrical with terminal spinelike seta. Mystax composed of strong black and/or white setae which cover entire slightly protruding face (except
xantha
- white setae on lower 1 of face); palpi 2- segmented.
Thorax:
postmetacoxal area membranous; anepimeral bristle well developed;
ca.
3-4 pairs scutellar macrosetae. Wing (
Fig. 8
):
ca.
3-4 mm
long, transparent, immaculate, uniform microtrichial cover, C extends around entire wing margin, cells m) and cup closed and stalked. Legs: pulvilli and empodia well developed.
Abdomen:
♂
terminalia rotated through
180°;
♂
epandrium hemispherical, curved inward posteriorly such that proctiger is similarly directed; hypandrium small; gonocoxite complex in structure.
Etymology: Gr. f.
koryne
- club, mace +
myia
- fly: refers to club-shaped male terminalia.