Synolcus Loew, 1858

Londt, Jason G. H., 2012, The genus Synolcus Loew, 1858, with descriptions of new species (Diptera: Asilidae), African Invertebrates 53 (2), pp. 661-661 : 664

Genus Synolcus Loew, 1858

Synolcus: Loew 1858 c: 362 [1860 c: 219]. Type species: Asilus dubius Macquart, 1846 ( Fig.1 ), by designation of Hull (1962: 524). [Type species not designated by Loew (1860); (statement of Hull 1962: 524) in error.]

Diagnosis: Asilidae with the following combination of characters:Antennal stylus asetose and composed of three elements (2 segment-like elements tipped with a seta-like sensory element); face plane or slightly convex; dorsal postocular macrosetae long, markedly proclinate; palpus 1-segmented; postmetacoxal area membranous; anepisternum lacking strong macroseta at superoposterior angle; anatergites asetose; katatergite with vertical row of macrosetae; prothoracic tibiae without apical spur; metacoxa with at least one lateral macroseta; R 2+3 joining R 1 proximal to end of R 1 (i.e. cell r 1 closed); discal cell markedly constricted at midlength; cell r 5 open at wing margin; posterior margin of wing with single row of microtrichiae lying in same plane as membrane; ovipositor usually at least twice as long as deep and lacking spines.

Figures

Fig. 1. Synolcus dubius (Macquart, 1846), entire male specimen (Kosi Bay Nat. Res.).