Elaphromyia Bigot, 1859

David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Sachin, K., Ramya, R. S. & Ramani, S., 2021, Taxonomic notes on the genus Elaphromyia Bigot (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae: Pliomelaenini) in India, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5023 (2), pp. 251-262 : 252

Elaphromyia Bigot

Elaphromyia Bigot, 1859: 314 . Type species Elaphromyia melas Bigot, 1859 (= Trypeta adatha Walker, 1849 ).

Paralleloptera Bezzi, 1913: 154 . Type species Paralleloptera pterocallaeformis Bezzi, 1913 .

Diagnosis: Small to medium-sized flies (2–5 mm), with elongate, parallel-sided, predominantly brown wing ( Figs. 1 , 6 , 15–16 ) with a series of subhyaline spots/markings, a series of marginal spots and the dorsal setulae on vein R 1 without a gap posterior to the end of vein Sc. Epandrium bar-shaped in profile without demarcation between epandrium and lateral surstylus, proctiger smaller than epandrium, glans of phallus with acrophallus patterned and broadly bifid. Taeniae elongate, reaching more than three-quarters length of eversible membrane, aculeus with apex flattened in sagittal plane, two dark brown to black spermathecae with numerous projections.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus male (lateral) of Elaphromyia juncta David, Hancock & Sachin, sp.n.

FIGURES 2–6. Elaphromyia juncta David, Hancock & Sachin, sp.n. 2, head (lateral view); 3, thorax (dorsal view); 4, abdomen; 5, thorax (lateral view) and legs; 6, wing.

FIGURES 15–16. Elaphromyia siva Frey. 15, habitus (lateral view); 16, habitus (dorsal view)