Leptogaster, Meigen, 1803

Tomasovic, Guy, 2020, Description of a new species of Leptogaster Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae) from Papua New Guinea, Belgian Journal of Entomology 108, pp. 1-7 : 1-7

Key of the Leptogaster from Papua

1. Scutum black, pleura with whitish tomentum........................................................................ 2

– Scutum other colour ................................................................................................................ 3

2. Legs tawny. Wings slightly greyish .................................. L. aruensis Tomasovic , nom. nov.

– Legs yellow and black. Wings with a black spot ............................... L. tarsalis Walker, 1861

3. Thorax reddish-yellow, wings with a brown black strip at the tip. Legs tawny, femora black at the tip; tarsi black ......................................................................... L. rufithorax Meijere, 1913

– Thorax shining brown, with three darker strips. Wings clear and lightly brown at the tip. Legs wholly yellowish ................................................................................... L. madangensis sp. nov.