Atomosiini, Lynch Arribalzaga, 1882

Londt, Jason G. H., 2015, Afromosia, a new robber fly genus from Cameroon (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae: Atomosiini), African Invertebrates 56 (3), pp. 719-719 : 725

Key to the genera of Afrotropical Atomosiini Adapted from Londt (1982)

1 Antennal postpedicel with a terminal style and lacking a dorsally situated seta-like sensory element situated just beyond half length; mesonotum with a pair of small macrosetae on anterior margin; scutellum smoothly rounded apically; anatergite setose .......................................................................................................................2

– Antennal postpedicel lacking a terminal style and equipped with a dorsally situated seta-like sensory element situated just beyond half length; mesonotum lacking a pair of small macrosetae on anterior margin; scutellum with a tubercular projection apically; anatergite asetose........................................................... Afromosia gen. n.

2 Antennal style longer than scape; occipital macrosetae poorly developed............... ....................................................................................... Dichaetothyrea de Meijere

– Antennal style shorter than scape; occipital macrosetae well-developed ...............3

3 Ratio of width of one eye (in anterior view):width of face>1.5; mesonotum punctate; mystax of both sexes lacking dorsoventrally flattened, ‘scale­like’ setae................. ................................................................................................. Loewinella Hermann

– Ratio of width of one eye:width of face<1.5; mesonotum shiny, smooth, with at most a few shallow punctations; mystax of males with shiny, dorsoventrally flattened, setae................................................................................... Goneccalypsis Hermann