Elaphropeza combinata, Published, 2007

SHAMSHEV, IGOR V. & GROOTAERT, PATRICK, 2007, Revision of the genus Elaphropeza Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Oriental Region, with a special attention to the fauna of Singapore, Zootaxa 1488 (1), pp. 1-164 : 14

Elaphropeza biuncinata group

Members of this group are characterised by the following combination of characters: male genitalia with one rod-shaped apodeme ( Fig. 3 ); phallus in form of long spiral coil (Fig. 251); a long upturned bristle present just above fore coxa ( Fig. 211 ); abdominal tergites 3, 4 and 5 with squamiform setae; abdominal glands present between tergites 3–4 and 4–5 ( Fig. 231 ). Additionally, in species of this group the hind tibia lacks anterodorsal bristles (except E. combinata sp. nov.), cerci are separated ( Fig. 3 ) and the right surstylus is very prominent ( Figs. 3, 4 ). In female, sclerites of abdominal segment 8 are fused antero-laterally and sternite 8 not folded apically ( Fig. 239 ).

Species Complex 1.—Hind tibia with 2 curved subapical bristles.

Figures

FIGURES 2–5. Elaphropeza biuncinata (Melander) 2. antenna. 3. epandrium with cerci. 4. right surstylus. 5. left surstylus. c: cercus; a: apodeme; ls: left surstylus; rel: right epandrial lamella; rs: right surstylus.

FIGURES 209–211. 209. Elaphropeza biuncinata: mouthparts. 210. E. palpata: head. 211. E. biuncinata pleura. Abbreviations: cx1: fore coxa; cx2: mid coxa; cx3: hind coxa; hypl: hypopleuron (= meron); mpl: mesopleuron (= anepisternum); mtn: metanotum (= postnotum); ptpl: pteropleuron (anepimeron); sc: scutellum; stpl: sternopleuron (= katepisternum).

FIGURES 225–234. Abdominal tergites dorsal view. 225. Elaphropeza bicaudata. 226. E. equalis sp. nov. 227. E. monospina sp. nov. 228. E. riatanae sp. nov. 229. E. combinata sp. nov. 230. E. yeoi sp. nov. 231. E. spiralis sp. nov. 232. E. spicata sp. nov. 233. E. meieri sp. nov. 234. E. neesoonensis sp. nov.

FIGURES 235–240. Ovipositors. 235. Elaphropeza ephippiata. 236. E. bicaudata. 237. E. bicaudata ventral. 238. E. feminata sp. nov. 239. E. biuncinata. 240. E. singaporensis sp. nov.