Remotomyia, Londt, 1983

Londt, Jason G. H., 1983, The Genus Daspletis Loew, 1858 And The Description Of Two New Genera, Anasillomos And Remotomyia (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 46 (2), pp. 283-308 : 301

Remotomyia gen. nov.

Derivation: L. remotus; ='- remote; G. myia = fly. Refers to the fact that flies of this group inhabit remote areas.

Type species: Daspletis albosetatus Hull, 1967 by present designation.

Diagnosis: Stenopogonine flies with the following combination of characters: Antenna with well-developed microsegment and enlarged scape (medially) and scutellum with strong bristles; propleuron and lateral lobes of pronotum with fine setae only - no strong bristles; palps usually less than half the length of the proboscis (except in langipalpus); facial swelling not markedly projecting in dorsal part ( Fig. 36 ); É? with setae of abdominal segments 6 and 7 anteriorly directed (those on segments 1-5 posteriorly directed).

Figures

Figs 35-39. Remotomyia albosetatus (Hull). 35-36. Bagani female. 35. Antenna, lateral aspect. 36. Head. 37-39. Oshikango male genitalia. 37. Lateral. 38. Ventral. 39. Dorsal.