Cymatopus longipilus Parent, 1935

Fig. 9

Parent, 1935b: 61 (figs, 5–7).

Material examined. – No new material was found during the present study.

Diagnosis. A small (1.75 mm) dark species with dark brown legs. Tip of hind tibia in male enlarged and bearing very long black bristles, continuing on the hind metatarsus (Fig. 9).

Bionomics. The adult flies are found in the splash zone of rocky shores and often they are found on vertical oyster beds.

Distribution. Shores of the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (Grootaert & Meuffels, 2001), Christmas Island Indian Ocean (type locality).