Dikowmyia, Londt, 2002

Londt, Jason G. H., 2002, Afrotropical Asilinae (Asilidae): A provisional key to genera, with a review of the status of Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878, and descriptions of new genera and species, African Invertebrates 43, pp. 11-92 : 47

Dikowmyia gen. n.

Type species: Dikowmyia mediorus sp. n. by monotypy and present designation.

Etymology: Named for Torsten Dikow, who has encouraged my work on asilids.

Diagnosis: Head: Antennal style composed of three elements including terminal spine; postpedicel more than twice as long as scape; scape predominantly blackish. Facial gibbosity moderately well developed, occupying approximately half distance between lower facial margin and antennal sockets. Face relatively broad (width of head divided by width of face at same level <7). Thorax: Postpronotal lobe equipped with longish slender setae. Mesonotum with dorsocentral macrosetae extending anterior of transverse suture. Scutellum usually with two marginal macrosetae. Metathoracic coxa with one lateral macroseta. Metathoracic femur with areas of black and yellow. Abdomen: Pruinescence extends uniformly over at least seven segments. Female cerci dorsally finely setose. Epandrial lobes shortish and converging strongly distally.Aedeagus bowed upwards at about midlength and with three short, well developed terminal prongs. Hypandrium medially narrowed.

Note: See also illustrations, key and character matrix (Table 3) for morphological information.