Cymatopus Kertész, 1901

Samoh, Abdulloh, Satasook, Chutamas & Grootaert, Patrick, 2018, New data on the marine genera Cymatopus Kertèsz and Thambemyia Oldroyd (Insecta, Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from rocky shores in southern Thailand with the description of a new species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 258-267 : 259

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scientific name	Cymatopus Kertész, 1901
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Genus Cymatopus Kertész, 1901 View in CoL View at ENA

Cymatopus Kertész, 1901: 408 View in CoL . Type species: Cymatopus tibialis Kertesz, 1901 View in CoL (monotypy).

Vanduzeeia Parent, 1934: 257 . Type species: Vanduzeeia cheesmanae Parent, 1934 (monotypy).

Diagnosis. Aphrosylinae. Grey dusted species of moderate length (2–5 mm). Third antennal segment triangular with an apical arista. Proboscis short but strong. Fore femur thickened in male and female. Male fore leg generally with various adornments such as strong bristles on femur and tibia, leaf-like bristles on fore tarsus, lengthened metatarsus and apical tarsomeres flattened. Males of the longipilus -group have simple fore legs, hind tibia thickened bearing very long hair-like bristles.