Mesembrinella anomala, Guimar

Whitworth, Terry L. & Yusseff-Vanegas, Sohath, 2019, A revision of the genera and species of the Neotropical family Mesembrinellidae (Diptera: Oestroidea), Zootaxa 4659 (1), pp. 1-146 : 138

Mesembrinella anomala species-group

Recognition. The M. anomala group includes two species, M. andina and M. anomala . Both are medium-sized, blue-black flies (9–11 mm in length), with row of postocular setae not reaching gena, discal scutellar setae absent and T5 elongate, 1.5–2 times length of T 4 in male. Male with surstylus broad and cercus sinuous ( Figs 99–100 ) (see Wolff et al. 2014: figs 22–23); phallus distinctive; epiphallus long and slender ( M. anomala , Figs 189–190 ) or short and slender ( M. andina ) (see Wolff et al. 2014: figs 20–21).

Figures

FIGURES 99–102. Left lateral and posterior views of epandrium, cerci and surstyli of Mesembrinellidae. 99–100. Mesembrinella anomala (Guimar„es). 101–102. Souzalopesiella facialis (Aldrich).

FIGURES 183–192. Left lateral and dorsal views of phallus of Mesembrinella. 183–184. M. townsendi Guimar„es. 185–186. M. umbrosa Aldrich. 187–188. M. velasquezae sp. nov. 189–190. M. anomala (Guimar„es). 191–192. Souzalopesiella facialis (Aldrich).