Haplomydas Bezzi, 1924

GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/species/1591511

Haplomydas Bezzi, 1924: 199 .

Heleomydas Seguy, 1929 - junior synonym; ZooBank http://zoobank.org/48330D1D-A176-4042-9F3C-97EC14FCD173

Type-species: Haplomydas crassipes Bezzi, 1924, by original designation.

Diagnosis.

The genus can be delineated by the greatly expanded metathoracic femora, the distinct ventral keel terminating into a spur on the metathoracic tibiae, the presence of setae on the posterior anepisternum, the yellow to light brown colouration, and the absence of M3+M4 terminating into the costa.

Distribution, biodiversity hotspots, phenology, and biology.

Known from diverse localities in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe (Fig. 57). A relatively commonly collected genus with collecting events between 1917 and 1999 (Table 1). The genus occurs in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot in eastern-most Zimbabwe (Fig. 57). Adult flies are active in late summer to autumn (Table 2). Nothing is known of the biology.