Daspletis Loew, 1858

Londt, Jason G. H., 2010, A review of Daspletis Loew, 1858 with the addition of a remarkable South African species (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), African Invertebrates 51 (1), pp. 183-183 : 185

Genus Daspletis Loew, 1858

Daspletis: Loew 1858: 337 ; Londt 1983: 285 . Type species: D. vulpes Loew, 1858: 337 , by monotypy.

Neodysmachus Ricardo, 1925: 263 . Type species: N. setithoracicus Ricardo, 1925: 264 , by original de- signation.

Diagnosis: The following characters were extracted from Londt’s (1999) key to Afrotropical stenopogonine genera and serve as a brief generic diagnosis.Anatergites setose (a character effectively dividing the subfamily into two distinct groups); antennal postpedicel lacking a distinct style, and tipped with a small pit enclosing a sensory spine (this feature is shared only by Microstylum Macquart, 1838 ); facial swelling occupying lower three-quarters of face, entirely setose; presutural dorsocentral macrosetae well developed; vein M 1 not strongly arched anteriorly; postmetacoxal membrane long setose (these last few characters are used to separate the genus from Microstylum ).

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