Hirsutophallus Yamaguchi, Lamas & Evenhuis, 2017

Yamaguchi, Carolina, Lamas, Carlos José E. & Evenhuis, Neal L., 2017, A new Neotropical genus of bee flies (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Phthiriinae), Zootaxa 4363 (4), pp. 521-534 : 524

Hirsutophallus Yamaguchi, Lamas & Evenhuis gen. nov.

Type species: Hirsutophallus andinus Yamaguchi, Lamas & Evenhuis sp. nov. (here designated).

Diagnosis. The new genus Hirsutophallus can be distinguished from other Poecilognathini by the presence of large and short lower lobes on the epiphallus, very different from the long and slender lower lobes of other genera, presence of striking large and curved lateral lobes on the epiphallus, with long dorsal macrosetae, not found in any other genus, and presence of long dorsal macrosetae on the penial guide of the distiphallus, which is absent in the other genera. The gonocoxite with a medial process that is large basally and acute on apex in lateral view, with apical and ventral short spines together with the presence of ventral spines on posterior process and furca V-shaped with very long and curved apical arms, easily segregates Hirsutophallus from all members of Phthiriinae .

Etymology. The generic epithet derives from Latin hirsutus, meaning hairy or bristly, and phallus, in reference to the male reproductive component.