Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964

Grootaert, Patrick, 2013, New Nepalomyia Hollis (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) From Singapore And South Malaysia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 61 (1), pp. 103-116 : 104

Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964

Nepalomyia Hollis, 1964: 110 . Type species: Nepalomyia dytei Hollis, 1964 (original designation)

Neurigonella Robinson, 1964: 119 . Type species: Neurigona nigricornis Van Duzee, 1914 (original designation)

Diagnosis. — Species with arista in apico-dorsal notch of third antennal segment. Hind basal tarsomere with a basal posterodorsal spine articulating with tip of hind tibia. Abdominal segment 7 narrow, elongated, forming a stalk and with seventh sternite attached to internal carina of eighth sternite.

A detailed genus diagnosis can be found in Runyon & Hurley (2003).

– Tip of hypandrium yellowish. Hind metatarsus with two black dorsal spines ........................................ N. spinata , new species

3. Third antennal segment about 3.5 times as long as wide; vein R2+3 slightly thickened in basal fifth; hind metatarsus with a dorsal ridge; hypandrium and aedeagus yellowish................... .................................................. N. singaporensis , new species

– Third antennal segment shorter: between 1.5 and 2.5 times as long as wide; not the above combination of characters.........4

4. Tip aedeagus anchor-like resembling a grappling iron: i.e., with 4 long appendages ( Fig. 11 ).............. N. harpago , new species

– Tip aedeagus not anchor-like..................................................5

5. Aedeagus much swollen in middle containing a black mass ( Fig. 11 ), but this structure is hidden inside 4 th and 5 th abdominal segment. Cercus dorsally with a broad leaf-like bristle ........... ............................................................ N. priapus , new species

– Aedeagus not swollen in middle.............................................6

6. Aedeagus elongate, yellowish ............... N. yangi , new species

– Aedeagus with a globular tip, dorsally contrastingly black ..... ........................................................ N. negrobovi , new species

Figures

Figs. 9–11. Nepalomyia priapus, new species: 9, antenna; 10, hind basitarsus; 11, post abdomen.