Myiophaea Enderlein, 1935

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Myiophaea Enderlein, 1935

Myiophaea Enderlein, 1935: 240 . Type species: Myiophaea ralumensis Enderlein, 1935 [= Bengalia spissa Walker, 1858 ].

Diagnosis. Colouration yellowish-brown; abdomen dark-brown but lighter on laterals and on fifth tergite; thorax and abdomen with golden pruinosity; wing without maculae, but the membrane tinged with yellow, especially the base and along the anterior margin. Female with proclinate fronto-orbital; parafrons setulose on upper half; interfrontal seta absent. Presutural acrostichals undeveloped; one postsutural pair. Dorsocentrals 2+5. Posthumeral present; parahumeral absent; postsutural intra-alars 1; intrapostalar present. Prosternum bare. Katepisternals 1+2. Meron bare. Wing with the basal portion of stem-vein setulose ventrally; apical portion of stem-vein bare; R1, Rs node and R4+5 setulose dorsally and ventrally; M bent forward towards R4+5. Lower calypter enlarged posteriorly, but not extending below base of scutellum ( Fig. 13 ). Subcostal sclerite setulose ventrally. Calcar weak.

Comments. This is the only yellowish-brown taxon within the Australasian Muscini fauna (although some specimens may have a more blackish colour on thorax; Pont 1967); the other representatives possess a metallic or dull colouration.

Distribution (1 species). Australasian (Papuan subregion).

References. Pont (1967, 1973).

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 14. Posterolateral portion of thorax and lower calypter: 12. Polietina flavithorax (Stein), dorsolateral view. 13. Myiophaea spissa (Walker), dorsolateral view. 14. Neomyia cornicina, oblique dorsolateral view. All figures on same scale.