Xenomyia palpalis Emden, 1948

Diagnosis. (modified from the Emden 1948). Female. (Fig. 15 modified from Fig. 4 of Emden 1948). Body length: 8.3 mm; wing length: 8.2 mm. General ground-color fuscous-brown. Ocellar setae present, fine and short; antennal insertion produced; arista damaged; eye a little oblique with dense and short velvety-like hairs; fronto-orbital plate narrower than frontal vitta and without setae, except for 1–2 setulae near lunula; proboscis stout and bulbous, dusted; palpus very large; facial ridges with few setulae near vibrissa. Mesonotum without acrostichal setae, dorsocentrals 1:4, only the last one strong; presutural intra-alar seta absent; anepimeron bare; katepisternals 0:1. Legs very long and slender; fore tibia without submedian setae; hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal submedian seta; claws long and strong. Wing brownish along the veins; calypter brown; halter yellow.

Notes. Known only from holotype female from Abyssinia, Addis Abada, 8,000 ft, collected in house (NHMUK). Figure of head and thorax in lateral view in Emden (1948). Male unknown .