Peloropeodinae

Ya, Igor, 2010, Discovery of Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels and Nepalomyia Hollis in the Afrotropical Region with a key to Afrotropical genera of Peloropeodinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), Zootaxa 2668, pp. 1-20 : 18-19

Key to Afrotropical genera of Peloropeodinae

1 Acrostichal setae absent............................................................................................................................................... 2

- Acrostichals distinct, even though sometimes small ................................................................................................... 3

2 Arista-like stylus dorsal; scutellum with only one pair of setae; hind femur with subapical bristle; male hypopygium sessile .............................................................................................................................................. Micromorphus Mik

- Arista-like stylus apical or subapical, inserted in notch of postpedicel; scutellum with additional pair of hair-like setae; hind femur without subapical bristle; male hypopygium pedunculate ....................................... Acropsilus Mik

3 Crossvein dm-cu very short, at least 5 times shorter than apical part of CuA1, located at basal 1/3 of wing length; male face broad, slightly narrowed downward; face under antennae twice as wide as height of postpedicel ............... ..................................................................................................................................................... Meuffelsia Grichanov

- Crossvein dm-cu at most 2–3 times shorter than apical part of CuA1; male face distinctly or strongly narrowed downward ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4

4 Abdomen longer than thorax; male with symmetrical claws on fore tarsus; male mid coxa without apical spine of glued cilia; hypopygium pedunculate ................................................................. Griphophanes Grootaert & Meuffels

- Abdomen as long as thorax; hypopygium sessile; other features various .................................................................. 5

5 Arista-like stylus dorsal; male with asymmetrical claws on fore tarsus; male mid coxa usually with apical spine of glued cilia ................................................................................................................................... Peloropeodes Wheeler

- Arista-like stylus apical or subapical, inserted in notch of postpedicel; male with symmetrical claws on fore tarsus; male mid coxa without apical spine of glued cilia ............................................................................ Nepalomyia Hollis