The fast-running flies (Diptera, Hybotidae, Tachydromiinae) of Singapore and adjacent regions Author Grootaert, Patrick Author Shamshev, Igor V. text European Journal of Taxonomy 2012 2012-01-06 5 1 162 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2012.5 e809cd3a-36bb-413d-9f19-70837d7db34b 3715167 B69F002A-C1A0-439D-9477-62BFA87DEAD7 Elaphropeza furca Shamshev & Grootaert, 2007 Fig. 246 Elaphropeza furca Shamshev & Grootaert, 2007: 90 . Diagnosis Occiput black, postpedicel about 3.0 times longer than wide, stylus about as long as postpedicel; thorax yellow, acrostichals biserial, dorsocentrals uniserial; legs partly brownish, hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal bristle; abdominal tergites 4 and 5 with squamiform setae. Material examined SINGAPORE : 1 ♂ , Semakau, 6 May 2009 , mangrove, sweeping (reg. 29049, leg. P.G.); 3 ♀♀ , Semakau (SMK03), 13 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29066, leg. P.G.); 22 ♂♂ , 15 ♀♀ , Semakau, 20 May 2009 , beach forest, sweeping (reg. 29097, leg. P.G.); 4 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , Sungei Buloh (SBWR01), 19 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29073, leg. P.G.); 1 ♀ , Kranji (KNT02), 12 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29053, leg. P.G.); 1 ♂ , Kranji (KNT01), 12 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29052, leg. P.G.); 2 ♂♂ , Kranji (KNT01), 19 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29075, leg. P.G.); 6 ♂♂ , Kranji (KNT01), 26 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29103, leg. P.G.); 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Kranji (KNT01), 2 June 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29128, leg. P.G.); 3 ♂♂ , Kranji (KNT02), 2 June 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29129, leg. P.G.). Distribution Singapore . Habitat and seasonal occurrence This species is more common than previously thought. On several occasions it was found in anthropogenic conditions: the park at Kranji, the beach forest at the landfill of Semakau island and a patch of secondary forest at Bukit Timah. Future studies might show if it is a true colonizer. Collection records are from May and June.