Genus Philodicus Loew, 1848

Key to southern African Species

1. Anterior and posterior surfaces of fore-femur without bristles, ventral surface equipped with long thin macrochaetae (al cimoides group) 2

- Fore-femur with at least one short stout bristle on posterior surface and sometimes a single similar bristle on the anterior surface, ventral surface equipped with a number of stout long bristles (fraternus group) 4

2. Wing longer than 1,5 cm dubius Ricardo

- Wing shorter than 1,5 cm 3

3. Male genitalia as in Figs 4 & 10 tenuipes Loew

- Male genitalia as in Figs 5 & II cinerascens (Ricardo)

4. A single short black bristle on anterior surface of fore-femur. swynnertoni Hobby

- Anterior face of fore-femur without bristles fraterculus (Walker)