Zinza, Bradley, 1995

Sinclair, Bradley J. & McAlpine, David K., 1995, Zinza, a New Genus of Rhinotorine Flies from Northern Queensland, Australia (Diptera: Heleomyzidae), Records of the Australian Museum 47 (3), pp. 225-230 : 225

Zinza n.gen.

Type species. Zinza grandis n.sp.

Description. Large flies, with most of the general characters of the Rhinotorini (D. McAlpine, 1985) .

Head ( Fig. 1 ) moderately excavated on vertex, ocelli thus not visible in profile; posterior ocelli much closer to each other than to anterior ocellus; ocellar bristles closely approximated, inserted posteriorly to anterior ocellus; vibrissa and 2-3 closely placed peristomial bristles distinct but small; central cheek bristle absent; hypofacial short and narrow. Arista long-plumose beyond basal fifth. Palpus short and compressed.

Figures

Figs 1-7. 1, Zinza grandis head. 2, Z. grandis epandrium, sursty!us, cercus. 3, Z. grandis hypandrium, phallus, ejaculatory apodeme. 4, Z. grandis wing. 5, Cairnsimyia sydneiensis D. McAlpine scutellum. 6, Neorhinotora aristalis (Fischer) scutellum. 7, Z. grandis scutellum. Abbreviation: gst, gonostylus.