Tachydromia, Meigen, 1803

Shamshev, Igor & Grootaert, Patrick, 2010, The genus Tachydromia Meigen (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Afrotropics, African Invertebrates 51 (1), pp. 207-207 : 208

Key to the Afrotropical species of the genus Tachydromia

1 Eyes with upper hind corner extending beyond ocellar tubercle, vertex narrower than frons. Thorax largely densely tomentose. Wing almost uniformly brownish infuscate, narrowly pale basally ( Uganda) ............................. stuckenbergi sp. n.

– Eyes with upper hind corner near ocellar tubercle, vertex broader than frons.Thorax almost entirely shining. Wing with two bands connected along costa (on cell r 1) or separated throughout ............................................................................................. 2

2 Wing with two bands connected along costa (on cell r 1). Male: right surstylus viewed dorsally with deep lateral notch ( South Africa, Lesotho) ............ petrabilis Smith

– Wing with two bands separated throughout. Male: right surstylus viewed dorsally with more or less straight margins ........................................................................ 3

3 Fore and mid femora entirely yellow, hind femur yellowish on basal third. Male: mid femur with rows of unmodified anteroventral and posteroventral short setae ( South Africa, Lesotho) .............................................................. lilaniensis Smith

– All femora entirely blackish brown. Male: mid femur with cluster of several short black ventral setae basally ( Ethiopia) .......................................... freidbergi sp. n.