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 asiophila Shamshev & Grootaert, 2007 Elaphropeza asiophila Shamshev & Grootaert, 2007: 85 . Diagnosis Occiput black, postpedicel nearly 6.0 times longer than wide, stylus about 1.5 times shorter than postpedicel; thorax wholly reddish yellow, acrostichal and dorsocentral bristles multiserial; tarsomere 5 of all legs dark brown, fore tibia and fore tarsomeres 2-4 brownish, hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal bristle near middle. Material examined SINGAPORE : 26 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , Semakau (SMK05), 13 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29068, leg. P.G.); 2 ♀♀ , Semakau (Semakau), 6 May 2009 , mangrove, sweeping (reg. 29049, leg. P.G.); 2 ♂♂ , Semakau (SMK02), 13 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29065, leg. P.G.); 6 ♂♂ , Semakau (Semakau), 20 May 2009 , beach forest, sweeping (reg. 29097, leg. P.G.); 3 ♂♂ , Semakau (SMK02), 20 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29088, leg. P.G.); 10 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , Semakau (SMK05), 20 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29091, leg. P.G.); 1 ♂ , Semakau (SMK02), 27 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29116, leg. P.G.); 21 ♂♂ , Semakau (SMK05), 27 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29119, leg. P.G.); 1 ♂ , Pulau Ubin (PU02), 12 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29059, leg. P.G.); 4 ♂♂ , PU02), 26 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29110, leg. P.G.); 6 ♀ , Pulau Ubin (PU02), 2 June 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29135, leg. P.G.); 1 ♀ , Pasir Ris (PSR01), 19 May 2009 , mangrove, Mal. (reg. 29085, leg. P.G.). Distribution Malaysia , Singapore . Habitat and seasonal occurrence Originally this species was only recorded from Chek Jawa . It is now found quite abundantly in the mangroves at Semakau, Pulau Ubin and Pasir Ris, with all records from May.