Teuchophorus hirsutus, 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 : 249

42 Fore tibia with a strong dorsal serration; hind tibia ventrally on basal third with some rather long hairs; anteroventrally a row of rather short bristles; antenna very dark, with only apex of third segment lighter coloured; pleurae dark brown.......... 41. T. fuscicornis Meuffels and Grootaert, 1986 ( Papua New Guinea) – Fore tibia with an inconspicuous serration; hind tibia on basal half with a row of thin hair-like pv, followed by a row of crowded, short, bent hairs (figure 166); basal segments of antenna brown, third segment yellowish brown; pleurae pale brown............. 37. T. hirsutus sp. nov. ( Indonesia: Pulau Biak)

43 Hind tibia ventrally or anteroventrally with a row of bristles; hind femur ventrally with rather long yellow or white hair-like bristles and one long black bristle near apex; third antennal segment about as long as deep......... 44 – Hind tibia ventrally only on basal third with some longer hairs or bristles; hind femur ventrally without longer yellow or white bristles; third antennal segment distinctly longer than deep................... 45

44 Surstyli conspicuously black; hind tibia with a row of long av (nearly twice as long as diameter of tibia; figure 161); costa of wing hardly thickened.......