Euscelidia brunnea (Loew, 1858) Dikow, 2003

Dikow, Torsten, 2003, Revision of the genus Euscelidia Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae), African Invertebrates 44 (2), pp. 1-131 : 27

Euscelidia brunnea species-group

Diagnosis of species: All representatives ( brunnea, ochricornis , and six new species ( atrata , cana , capensis , natalensis , notialis , vallis )) of this group are distinguished from congeners by the sheath-like development of the dorsal aedeagal sheath ( Figs 5A–C , 18 ), which is open and extending the gonopore. Species are mainly distributed in southern Africa while one species is found in northern DR Congo. (Note: The use of this species-group does not intend any ranking of these species as a subgenus or even a genus.)

Figures

Fig. 5. Aedeagi. A, B, C. Euscelidia natalensis sp. n. A. Lateral. B. Ventral. C. Dorsal. D, E, F. E. bequaerti. D. Anterior. E. Lateral. F. Dorsal. Scale lines = 100 m.

Fig. 18. Aedeagus of Euscelidia ochricornis. A. Lateral. B. Dorsal. Scale line = 1 mm.