Notiolaphria, Londt, 1977

Londt, Jason G. H., 2015, Taxonomic observations regarding four genera ofAfrotropical robber flies, Choerades Walker, 1851, Laphria Meigen, 1803, Nannolaphria Londt, 1977 and Notiolaphria Londt, 1977, and the description of Ericomyia gen. n. (Diptera, Asilidae, Laphriinae), African Invertebrates 56 (1), pp. 191-191 : 219-220

Key to species of Notiolaphria

1 Mesonotum and thoracic pleura extensively pale brownish red ( Fig. 23 ) ................. ........................................................................................................ miltothorax sp. n.

– Mesonotum and thoracic pleura uniformly dark red-brown to black ( Fig. 3 ) ......... 2

2 Femora extensively brownish orange ( Fig. 20 ) (distal and proximal ends may be dark red-brown to black) ................................................... dimidiatifemur Oldroyd, 1960

– Femora extensively to entirely dark red-brown to black ......................................... 3

3 Tibiae and tarsi extensively to entirely brownish yellow ( Fig. 21 ) ............................ ............................................................................................... rufitibia Oldroyd, 1960

– Tibiae and tarsi extensively to entirely dark red-brown to black ............................ 4

4 Male with mystax entirely yellow; scutellar macrosetae yellow; mesonotum and T1–4 with obvious fine golden yellow setae; a small species (wing length <6 mm) ( Fig. 22 ) ......................................................................................... microtheres sp. n.

– Male with mystax black and white; scutellar macrosetae black; mesonotum and T1–4 without obvious fine golden yellow setae; usually larger species (wing length commonly> 6 mm) ................................................................................................. 5

5 Facial gibbosity strongly protuberant; scutellum extensively pruinose; femora strongly developed; presently confined to Madagascar.............. stuckenbergi Oldroyd, 1960

– Facial gibbosity weakly to moderately protuberant; scutellum extensively apruinose; femora weakly to moderately developed; widespread on Afrotropical Indian Ocean Islands and the African mainland ............................. coerulescens ( Macquart, 1834)

Figures

Fig. 23. Notiolaphria miltothorax sp. n. ♀, (Madagascar, Zombitse National Park).

Fig. 3. Notiolaphria coerulescens (Macquart, 1834), ♂ Réunion (Photo: Dominique Matiré).

Figs 20, 21. Notiolaphria species, metathoracic legs: (20) No. dimidiatifemur (Oldroyd, 1960) ♀, (Madagascar,7 km W Ranomafana);(21) No.rifitibia (Oldroyd,1960) ♂, (Madagascar, Foulpointe).

Fig. 22. Notiolaphria microtheres sp. n. ♂, (Madagascar, Mikea Forest).