Corymyia gen. n.

Type species: Corymyia meias sp. n.

Description: Small, mostly blackish (except xantha), silver pruinose stenopogonine asilids with the following combination of characters: Head (Fig. 7): clearly wider than high in anterior view. Antenna: scape ca. twice as long as pedicel, segment 3 ca. twice as long as scape and pedicel combined, style cylindrical with terminal spinelike seta. Mystax composed of strong black and/or white setae which cover entire slightly protruding face (except xantha - white setae on lower 1 of face); palpi 2- segmented. Thorax: postmetacoxal area membranous; anepimeral bristle well developed; ca. 3-4 pairs scutellar macrosetae. Wing (Fig. 8): ca. 3-4 mm long, transparent, immaculate, uniform microtrichial cover, C extends around entire wing margin, cells m) and cup closed and stalked. Legs: pulvilli and empodia well developed. Abdomen: ♂ terminalia rotated through 180°; ♂ epandrium hemispherical, curved inward posteriorly such that proctiger is similarly directed; hypandrium small; gonocoxite complex in structure.

Etymology: Gr. f. koryne - club, mace + myia - fly: refers to club-shaped male terminalia.