Notinopasiphae Engel, new subgenus

ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0870E164-582D-4E0D-AE8B-1FE6EFF69D36

TYPE SPECIES: Filiglossa striatula Rayment, 1959 .

DIAGNOSIS: This subgenus is distinctive for the combination of widely spaced punctures, a well-developed scopa, metatibia with abundant plumose setae, the inner metatibial spur of the female finely ciliate, and the dull, nonmetallic integument.

ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of the Ancient Greek adjective nótinos (νότῐνος, meaning, “southern”) and Pasiphae . The gender of the name is feminine.