The pepocatu group

Diagnosis (Based on males). Base of femur I with 2 long pv setae, with anterior bush-like comb of setae (Figs 6D, 7B); It1 longer than remaining tarsomeres combined (Fig. 5D); femur II with ventral surface bare, except for av row of setae, decreasing in length towards apex, ending in one long and sometimes sinuous av seta near apex (Figs 4D, 5E); the hypopygial morphology is quite similar for all species in the group (as in Fig. 2, see Discussion).