Sphyracephala detrahens Walker, 1860

Figs 107, 108, 109, 110–112, 134–136, 137–141, Tables 2, 3, 4

Diopsis detrahens Walker, 1860: 161. Descamps 1957: 18; Steyskal 1972: 8.

Diopsis cothurnata Bigot, 1874: 115.

Pseudodiopsis detrahens (Walker): Hennig 1965: 60 (with P. cothurnata as junior synonym). Steyskal 1977: 35 (with P. cothurnata as junior synonym).

Pseudodiopsis cothurnata (Walker): Hendel, 1917: 33. Curran 1934: 495; Malloch 1938: 437; Shillito 1940: 150.

Microdiopsis cothurnata (Walker): Curran, 1934: 359. Curran 1934: 495 (in the corrections rectified to Pseudodiopsis cothurnata); Malloch 1938: 437; Steyskal 1972: 12.

Sphyracephala detrahens (Walker): Feijen 1989: 66. Baker 1999: 24, fig. 1-2; Meier and Baker 2002: 326.

Type series.

Indonesia: holotype “ Fæm. ” ♀ (head and abdomen lost, Fig. 136), Makessar, Celebes, on label Macassar, Celebes, A. R. Wallace, ex coll. Saunders 684 [Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, ~ 5°12'31"S, 119°27'1"E, ~ 5 m] (NHMUK) . The type of D. cothurnata appears lost. Bigot only indicated Célèbes [Sulawesi, Indonesia].

Distribution.

Only Sulawesi can, at present, be considered as the area for S. detrahens . Sphyracephala specimens from countries as far apart as Malaysia, Japan, and the Solomon Islands have been identified as S. detrahens . However, at least part of these identifications appears doubtful and more study of genitalia or molecular studies are required. Although S. detrahens and S. cothurnata appear distinct synonyms, it is possible that at least on the small islands near Sulawesi an additional species occurs.

Illustrations.

A set of photographs (Figs 134 – 141) of habitus, head, thorax, wing, fore femur, and abdomen is presented.