Sclerocoelus clarae (Papp, 1973)

Limosina clarae Papp, 1973: 388 .

Limosina clarae – Papp 1984: 96.

Sclerocoelus clarae – Roháček et al. 2001: 249.

Material examined

No material of “ Sclerocoelus clarae ” was examined.

Distribution

Palaearctic: Mongolia.

Remarks

Roháček et al. (2001) tentatively treated this species as a Sclerocoelus based on the brief description and figures of female terminalia in Papp (1973), but it differs from all other species of Sclerocoelus in having a narrow alula, four subequal interfrontal bristles, and an upcurved R 4+5 ending far from the apex of the wing. Papp (1973) noted the presence of a midventral and apicoventral seta on the mid tibia, but did not specify if this was present in just the female (as is typical of all Sclerocoelus) or if this was present in both sexes (other male Sclerocoelus have a double row of apicoventral setae and no midventral). It seems unlikely that Sclerocoelus occurs in Central Asia, and we prefer to treat this species as incertae sedis pending further study.