Apiocera cerata Paramonov 1961: 109 .

(Fig. 18).

Diagnosis. A small, elongate, grey and black species. Proboscis 1.0 x length of fore tibia, flagellum 3 x longer than maximum width, costa ending at CuA+A1, vein M3+CuA1 present, M2 present. Abdomen black with lateral grey markings extending from posterior margin of tergite towards anterior margin on tergites 1–4, and extending from anterior margin towards posterior on tergites 5–6 (like A. collessi, Fig. 16). Quite similar to A. minor but distinguished by shorter brown hairs on segment 8 of the abdomen.