Xenomyia perplexa Emden, 1951

Diagnosis. (modified from Emden 1951). Length: 7.0 mm. Ocellar setae present; fronto-orbital plate narrower than frontal vitta; proboscis short, stout and bulbous, dusted; palpus narrowly dilated apically, flattened, somewhat spoon-shaped; facial ridges with few setulae near vibrissa; several rows of occipital hairs; anepimeron bare; presutural intra-alar seta present in male and absent in female; dorsocentrals 1:3; katepisternals 0:1; coxae with slender setae, more numerous on mid coxa; claws very long and strong almost same size as the length of pedicel plus postpedicel; puvilli small; fore tibia with a posterior seta; apex of hind tibia in male with long posteroventral fine setae and very long anteroventral setae; hind tarsi compressed and very short (Fig. 19, modified from Fig. 49 of Emden 1951).

Note. Described from male and female from South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ulundi, 5,000-6,500 ft .. Holotype deposited at NHMUK.