Stilpon divergens, Smith, 1965

Shamshev, Igor V. & Grootaert, Patrick, 2004, A Review Of The Genus Stilpon Loew, 1859 (Empidoidea: Hybotidae) From The Oriental Region, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (2), pp. 315-346 : 328

The S. divergens species group

Cumming & Cooper (1992) have recognised this group to include a single species known just from the Oriental region only. Additionally, they noted also some undescribed species from Africa and Japan. We have added to this group another 6 species described below. Members of the S. divergens species group are characterised by an entirely black thorax (except S. malayensis ) and tomentose scutum, complete rows of acrostichal setulae, presence of gland-like structures on the male abdomen (unclear in S. divergens ), undivided upper lobe of left surstylus, markedly developed surstylar comb, bilobed right cercus, a long ventral bristle on left cercus, setose left cercus, long bristles in apical part of left epandrial lamella, elongate hair-like phallus, elongate female terminalia and sternite 8 of the female terminalia with upper apex not partially separated from base.