Limnophora majuscula Emden, 1951 : 432

Couri, Márcia & Pont, Adrian, 2017, Afrotropical Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Muscidae) with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 4216 (6), pp. 501-536 : 515

Limnophora majuscula Emden, 1951: 432 .

( Figs 2 , 41–44 )

Holotype male seen; in good condition.

Diagnosis. ( Fig.2 ). Postsutural dorsocentrals 3; anterior postsutural intraalar present; fore tibia with a submedian posterior seta; mid femur with 2 preapical setae; mid tibia with 1 posterior seta and without anterodorsal; hind tibia with or without a posterodorsal seta; lower katepisternal seta more or less equidistant from the other two; costal spine distinct, wing with costal margin infuscated; sternite 5 as in Fig. 41 .

Terminalia. Cercal plate and surstylus as in Figs 42–43 . Aedeagal complex as in Fig. 44 .

Notes. Originally described with two subspecies, L. m. majuscula and L. m. kinangopana , the latter being herewith elevated to species rank (see comment under L. kinangopana ). One male paratype was dissected and illustrated.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Dorsal habitus of Limnophora species: 1. Limnophora apicalis Zielke. 2. Limnophora majuscula Emden. 3. Limnophora obliquesignata (Emden). 4. Limnophora ochribasis Emden.

FIGURES 41 – 56. Sternite 5; cercal plate and surstyli in dorsal view; epandrium, cercal plate and surstyli in lateral view; aedeagus in lateral view: 41 – 44. Limnophora majuscula Emden. 45 – 48. Limnophora melanota Emden. 49 – 52. Limnophora nuda sp. nov. 53 – 56. Limnophora numerosa sp. nov.