Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Styringomyia Cameroon => S.occidentalis

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 07-03-2018 08:56
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Of paler yellow species with distinctly spotted wings, anterior half of mesonotum (presumably) pale and apex of tergite 9 trilobed, this one runs pretty well to Styringomyia occidentalis Edwards, 1924 (basal tubercle of gonocoxite with stout, spinelike terminal bristle). I've seen Styringomyia annulipes (Enderlein, 1912) which is quite similar yet with basal tubercle of gonocoxite short and terminal bristle very slender; occidentalis was originally described as a form of wide-spread annulipes. Unfortunately, male hypopygium of occidentalis never has been illustrated (only female terminalia in Podenas, 2012). Styringomyia liberiensis Alexander, 1930 which also belongs here is maybe another option.

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 07-03-2018 08:56