Euscelidia glabra, Dikow, 2003

Dikow, Torsten, 2003, Revision of the genus Euscelidia Westwood, 1850 (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae), African Invertebrates 44 (2), pp. 1-131 : 66-67

Euscelidia glabra sp. n.

Figs 37 , 47

Etymology: Latin adjective glaber = hairless; refers to the apruinose, bare scutum.

Diagnosis: The species is distinguished from congeners by the predominantly apruinose sct, the few microtrichia on the wings, and features of the ơ terminalia (shape of aed).

Description: Head: Black; fc yellow pruinose, fc gib distinct, mystax white, many macrosetae; prob and plp brownish-black, setae white; oc tr apruinose; occ silver pruinose, setae white; Antennae - scp brown, brown setae ventrally; ped brown, brown setae ventrally and dorsally, white pruinose; pped brown, white pruinose; apsel brown.

Thorax: Black; ppro peg small, distinct, silver pruinose; sct bluish-black, predominantly apruinose, margins silver pruinose, white setae antero-laterally and on margins, presut and psut dc setae present; macrosetae: white, 1 npl s, 1 spal s; sctl silver pruinose, ds sctl s and sctl s long, white; Legs - yellow to brown; pro fem yellow, meso fem yellow proximally, remaining part brown, meta fem in proximal half pale yellow, clubbed, club brown, setae white; tib yellow proximally, brown in remaining part, pale yellow stripe not reaching tip on meta tib anteriorly; tar brown, black setae; emp short, about a fifth of length of clw; Wings - hyaline, but microtrichia evenly scattered on remigium and distal margin; ptero distinct, brown; cell d terminating in 3 veins; hlt light brown. Abdomen: Black; T predominantly brown pruinose, anterior margin grey pruinose laterally, posterior margin grey pruinose, T 2 in proximal half with apruinose spot, T1 with long white setae laterally, T 2 in proximal half with white setae laterally, remaining T with white and yellow setae, S grey pruinose; ơ terminalia Fig. 37 - sur pointed distally, lobe ventrally; hypd bent upwards, pointed distally; d aed shea short, blunt, paired appendage developed ventrally; lat apod simple.

Type material - The ơ holotype is labelled ‘S. India: Karnataka. Gersoppa ( Jog Falls ) 19–24.xi.1977 c. 600 m Zool. Mus. Copenhagen Exp. / HOLOTYPE Euscelidia glabra sp. nov. det. T. Dikow 2001 (red label)’. The specimen is directly mounted, is in excellent condition, and is deposited in the ZMUC.

17^^ 9ơơ paratypes have same labels as holotype except ‘ PARATYPE Euscelidia glabra sp. nov. det. T. Dikow 2001 (yellow label)’. The specimens are either directly mounted or double mounted (minuten in block of foam), are in good to excellent condition, and are deposited in the ZMUC .

Type locality and distribution ( Fig. 47 ): India, Karnataka Province , Gersoppa, 14 15'N 74 39'E. India .

Figures

Fig. 37. ơ terminalia of Euscelidia glabra sp. n. A. Dorsal. B. Ventral. C. Lateral. D. Aedeagus lateral. E. Aedeagus dorsal. Scale line = 1 mm.

Fig. 47. Distribution. Euscelidia abbreviata sp. n., squares; E. glabra sp. n., star; E. marion, circles.