Teuchophorus peltastes, Meuffels & Grootaert, 2004

Meuffels, Henk & Grootaert, Patrick, 2004, The genus Teuchophorus in South-East Asia and New Guinea, description of new species, species-groups and their phylogeny (Insecta, Diptera, Dolichopodidae), Journal of Natural History 38 (2), pp. 143-258 : 246

............ 11. T. peltastes sp. nov. ( Indonesia: Irian Jaya)

16 Mid femur posteroventrally with a row of close-set, short bristles, growing longer towards tip of femur................. 17 (Rather small, dark-coloured species; eyes touching or nearly touching each other on face; third antennal segment dark, short, pointed; no spinules at ventral base of fore tarsus)

– Mid femur posteroventrally without row of close-set bristles; if there is a row of short bristle-like hairs, then antennae short with a blunt tip, spinules at ventral base of fore tarsus present, and either eyes separated or first segment of hind tarsus slightly longer than second segment.................. 19