Teuchophorus acinaces, 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 : 247

25 Mid femur ventrally on basal third with two or three very short bristlets; third antennal segment about twice as long as deep at base (figure 171); two tiny black spinules at ventral base of fore tarsus; eyes broadly separated; arista about two times as long as antenna...... 38. T. acinaces sp. nov. ( Indonesia: Irian Jaya)

– Mid femur ventrally near base without bristles; third antennal segment longer (more than 2.5 times as long as deep at base); no spinules at ventral base of fore tarsus. 26