Genus Austrophilopterus Ewing

Austrophilopterus Ewing 1929: 190 . Type species: Docophorus cancellosus Carriker by original designation.

Head (Figs. 2, 8, 10, 16) with usually shallow concave anterior hyaline margin; 4 stout spiniform setae associated with posterior margin of dorsoanterior plate; temple margin with 2 medium to long setae on each side; 2 ocular setae. Pronotum with single lateroposterior marginal seta; metanotum usually with 7 marginal setae on each side, less often 6 or 8, with distribution and lengths as in Fig. 1. Abdominal tergites III–VII with very long postspiracular setae; segments II–III lacking lateral marginal seta, IV with short lateral seta, V–VIII with long to very long lateral seta; without anterior setae on tergites III–IX or sternites II–VI. Male with at least tergites II–VI and female with II–VII medially divided; prominent male subgenital plate of fused sternites VII–IX; female subgenital plate and marginal setae as in Figs. 5 or 13, transverse posterior margin bearing 22–45 setae, and 13–30 small setae scattered medioanteriorly from this margin.