Microdon sharpii Mik, 1900 Figs 433-434

Discussion.

Based on external characters, no close relatives were recovered in the phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters by Reemer and Ståhls (in press). The species is characterized by its metallic blue colouration and golden pilosity, a long basoflagellomere, a medially widely bare face, a rectangular postero-apical corner of wing cell r4+5, and unfused tergites 3 and 4. The latter character may indicate affinity with Ceratophya, Kryptopyga or Thompsodon, but the species lacks other diagnostic characters for these taxa. This species is left unplaced for now.