Six new species of Amblypsilopus Bigot (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) and a key to species of the Afrotropical mainland Author Grichanov, Igor Ya. 5320AD3A-92D8-4820-8091-24802F8C8C06 All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, St Petersburg, Pushkin, 196608, Russia. grichanov@mail.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-01-25 789 1 49 80 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1631 journal article 2400 10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1631 905fc45e-d75c-4b30-bd74-06550e492e6c 2118-9773 5906516 7C7817E9-A9CE-447B-8CDA-249FEDEC74D0 Amblypsilopus bipectinatus ( Parent, 1934 ) Sciapus bipectinatus Parent, 1934: 120 . Type locality: Kenya : Nairobi. Amblypsilopus bipectinatus Bickel 1994: 373 . Material examined KENYA2 ♂♂ , 9 ♀♀ ; Kikuyu , Gatamayu ; 0°58′ N , 36°42′ W ; alt. 2330 m ; 18–23 Jan. 1999 ; Th. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 31 ♂♂ , 19 ♀♀ ; Mt Kenya , NP-HQ; 0°10.5′ N , 37°8.8′ W ; alt. 2550 m ; Feb. 1999 ; Th. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 4 ♂♂ ; Kikuyu , Gatamayu ; 0°58′ N , 36°42′ W ; alt. 2330 m ; Mar. 1999 ; Th. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3 ♂♂ ; Nyahururu env. , Ngare Naro forest ; 0.047264° N , 36.377169° E ; alt. 2410 m ; 25–26 Nov. 2012 ; D. Gavryushin leg.; ZMUM . Remarks Having strong vertical bristles on male frons and modified claws on male fore tarsus, the species is close to Chinese species of the genus Sinosciapus Yang, 2002 ( Yang & Zhu 2011 ). However, the latter was diagnosed by two rather than one pairs of scutellar bristles, by one modified claw on the male fore tarsus rather than both claws modified. Distribution Kenya .