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C45087F5D60E4D41F9CD63433141FA61.text	C45087F5D60E4D41F9CD63433141FA61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba bakongo	<div><p>Silba bakongo sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.6x width of eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plates shining black. Lunule with dull orange ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 6–7 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from an obscure brownish area at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3.5:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of antennal postpedicellus 1.1:1</p><p>Thorax: Mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum with all setae either broken or obscured by the mounting pin and glue. Katepisternum with 2 setae near dorsal margin, the posterior longer and stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc grey dusted, on margin between lateral and apical setae with one setula on left side, none between apical setae. Calypteres white with white fringes. Wings clear, wing length 3.2mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres slightly darker orange than in other species, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 3–4): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate, in ventral view widening evenly from base to apex, at apex forming two parallel sided processes separated by a deep, wide U-shaped incision. In lateral view basal plate extending past the apex of the phallus, apices expanded and laterally flattened, resembling paddles. Basiphallus of normal size, with only a few small spicules.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 23.iv.1951, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes: P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 11.ix.1950, 1♂; 28.ix.1951, 1♂; 2.iv.1952, 1♂; 3.vi.1952, 1♂; 1.ix.1952, 1♂ and 22.ix.1952, 1♂. Ndele, 18.vi.1952, 1♂, all Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Bakongo tribe of the Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D60E4D41F9CD63433141FA61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D60E4D47F9CD64833143FDEF.text	C45087F5D60E4D47F9CD64833143FDEF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba boulangi	<div><p>Silba boulangi sp. nov.</p><p>The holotype has the antennae missing.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plates shining black. Lunule with brownish ground colour, intensely covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 5 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae missing, Paratype has 1st flagellomere black apart from a hint of orange-brown at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3.3:1. Arista long plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1:1</p><p>Thorax: Mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum with 2 anterior and 3 posterior setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae near dorsal margin, posterior longer and stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc heavily grey dusted, on margin between lateral and apical setae with four setulae on each side, none between apical setae. Calypteres white with white fringes. Wings clear, wing length 3.5 mm. Legs entirely black, basal and second tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 5–6): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate, in ventral view almost parallel sided, widest point before the apex, with two processes, these rather rounded and swollen at their apices, separated by a deep, U-shaped incision. In lateral view basal plate extending past the apex of the phallus, apices expanded and laterally flattened, resembling paddles. Basiphallus of normal size, bearing a scattering of spicules ventrally.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 26.ix.1952, II/gd/16, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes. All taken within the Park Nationale Garamba by Miss. H. de Saeger; 7.ix.1950, 1♂. Napukumweli, 15.ix.1950, 1♂; 3.vi.1952, 1♂; 16.vi.1952, 1♂.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Boulangi tribe of the Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D60E4D47F9CD64833143FDEF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6084D47F9CD63313110FAC5.text	C45087F5D6084D47F9CD63313110FAC5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba bredoi	<div><p>Silba bredoi sp. nov.</p><p>The holotype has many of its major setae missing.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, subshining black with fine microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae approximately 0.3x as long as the orbital setae. Lunule with ground colour dark, intensely silver pollinose as to a lesser extent are the parafacials and face. Antennae; entirely black with just a faint hint of orange at extreme medial base 1st flagellomere length to depth ratio 3.6:1. Arista with plumosity at maximum extent approximately depth of 1st flagellomere. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 5 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae on the genae</p><p>Thorax: Mesonotum and pleura shining black, all setae missing. Scutellum, disc with traces of silver dusting, all lateral setae and setulae missing. Calypteres white with long whitish fringes. Legs black, basal tarsomeres yellow, other tarsomeres becoming darker apically. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 7–8): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate, in ventral view very long and narrow, almost parallel sided, slightly widening at apex where there is a slight semi-circular excavation. In lateral view basal plate extending almost as far as the phallus, apex slightly expanded. Basiphallus of normal size, bearing a few spicules ventrally.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; Lubumbashi, (label reads Elisabethville), 14.iv.1939, leg. H.J. Brédo.</p><p>Only known from the holotype, specimen in RBINS.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to H. J. Brédo who captured the holotype.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6084D47F9CD63313110FAC5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6084D45F9CD64273440FE7F.text	C45087F5D6084D45F9CD64273440FE7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba garamba	<div><p>Silba garamba sp. nov</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, mainly shining black with slight microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae approximately 0.3x as long as the orbital setae, orbital plate bare and shining. Lunule intensely silvered, face and parafacials slightly silver pollinose. A group of four anterior genal setulae slightly separated from other setulae on the genae, none particularly strong. Antennae; entirely black, 1st flagellomere length to depth ratio 3.5:1. Arista, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere, 1.1:1.</p><p>Thorax; Mesonotum shining black. Anepisternum with 2 anterior and 3 posterior setae, Katepisternum with 2 setae, posterior slightly stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum rather heavily grey dusted, on margin between lateral and apical setae with four short setulae, none between apical setae. Calypteres whitish with a rather dense, long whitish fringe. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm. Legs black with basal and second tarsomeres brownish yellow.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 9–10): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: Basal plate, in ventral view very long and narrow, almost parallel sided, widening abruptly at apex and forming two pointed apical processes divided by a relatively wide U-shaped incision, the entire basal plate resembling the shape of a spanner. In lateral view basal plate extending further than the phallus, apex slightly expanded. Basiphallus of normal size, a few spicules at base of distiphallus.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Parc Nationale Garamba). Ndele/R., 24.ix.1952, Miss. H.de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes. P.N.G. 23.4.1951, 2♂; 1.viii.1951, 1♂; 11.ix.1951, 1♂; 11.ix.1951, 1♂; 8.x.1951, 2 ♂; 8.xi.1951, 1♂; 18.iv.1952, 1♂; 28.vii.1952, 1♂. P.N.G., Magamba, 29.ix.1952, 1♂.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Parc Nationale Garamba from which the type material was collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6084D45F9CD64273440FE7F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D60A4D45F9CD6081314CFB1D.text	C45087F5D60A4D45F9CD6081314CFB1D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba hambai	<div><p>Silba hambai sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plates shining black. Lunule with brownish ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are the parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 5–6 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from an obscure brownish area at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1:1</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum with all setae either broken or obscured by the mounting pin and glue. Katepisternum with 2 setae near the dorsal margin, the posterior longer and stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc almost as subshining blue black as the mesonotum, on margin between lateral and apical setae with 2 setulae on each side, none between apical setae. Calypteres white with white fringes. Wings clear, wing length 3.2mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 11–12): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: Basal plate, in ventral view widening steadily from base, at apex forming two processes separated by a wide V shaped incision. In lateral view apices expanded and laterally flattened, resembling paddles. Apex of phallus broken off, basiphallus significantly swollen, bearing spicules on inner surfaces.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), II/gd/9, 8.xi.1951. Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Only known from the holotype, specimen in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Hamba people of the Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D60A4D45F9CD6081314CFB1D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D60A4D4AF9CD64603116FE72.text	C45087F5D60A4D4AF9CD64603116FE72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba inimvua	<div><p>Silba inimvua sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.6x the width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plates shining black. Lunule with brownish ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are the parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 6 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black, brownish orange colouration at the base of the medial surface more extensive than in the other species described here, length to depth ratio 2.8:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1.1:1.</p><p>Thorax; mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum with 2 anterior and 2 posterior setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae near the dorsal margin, posterior longer and stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc heavily grey dusted, on margin between lateral and apical setae with two setulae on each side, none between apical setae. Calypteres and fringes pale golden. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 13–14): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: Basal plate a thin transparent structure, in ventral view only slightly widening towards apex where there is a v-shaped excavation. In lateral view basal plate, shorter than phallus, apex blade-like. Basiphallus swollen laterally, bearing a few spicules ventrally.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), Inimvua, 20.v.1952, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes. All from the Park Nationale Garamba: Akam, 19.v.1950, 1♂; 21.viii.1951, 1♂; 31.viii.1951, 1♂; 3.x.1951, 1♂; 8.xi.1951, 1♂. Dedegwa, 17.v.1952, 1♂. Inimvua, 20.v.1952, 1♂; 10.ix.1952, 1♂. Mabanga, 23.ix.1952, 1♂. Mt. Moyo, 25.ix.1952, 1♂.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the capture site of the Holotype.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D60A4D4AF9CD64603116FE72	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6054D4AF9CD6097315BFAE1.text	C45087F5D6054D4AF9CD6097315BFAE1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba lubumbashi	<div><p>Silba lubumbashi sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons subshining black, dulled by fine microsculpture, with vet short frontal and interfrontal setulae, 0.6x the width of an eye. Lunule silver pollinose, parafacials slightly pollinose as is are lateral margins of face. Orbital plate bare. Anterior genal setulae forming a single row of 4 anteriorly, these slightly separated from the other setulae on the genae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere length to depth ratio 3.2:1, medial surface orange yellow basally, this colouration extending along the ventral surface for the basal third of the flagellomere. Arista with plumosity which at its maximum extent is approximately the depth of the 1st flagellomere. Thorax: mesonotum shining black contrasting with the silver grey dusting on the scutellar disc. Pleura sub-shining black, anepisternum with 3 strong setulae posteriorly and 2 anteriorly. Katepisternum with 2 strong setae on dorsal margin, posterior much stronger and longer than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc slightly grey dusted, on margin apical setae missing, 2 setulae on the right side between lateral and apical setae, none on left (possibly due to damage). Calypteres white with a whitish fringe. Legs black apart from all basal tarsomeres which are yellow apical tarsomeres slightly darker. Wings clear, wing length, 3.5mm Male terminalia (Figs. 15–16): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus in lateral view a rather open U-shape, basally with only a few small spicules, basal plate thin, almost transparent, as long as phallus, in ventral view diamond-shaped, widening on apical third to form a sharp lateral point, often with serrated margin, towards apex narrowing abruptly to form two apical sharp serrated prongs, a narrow V-shaped incision between the two.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; Lubumbashi, (label reads Elisabethville), 15.ii.1939, leg. H. J. Brédoi . Specimen in RBINS.</p><p>Paratype; SOUTH AFRICA; Roodeplaat Dam N.R., 25Km NE Pretoria, 2.i.1995, A. Freidberg, 1♂. Specimen in TAUI.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the city of capture of the holotype.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6054D4AF9CD6097315BFAE1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6054D48F9CD640636B8FEEB.text	C45087F5D6054D48F9CD640636B8FEEB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba mbuti	<div><p>Silba mbuti sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta, longer setulae present anteriorly above lunule. Orbital plates shining black. Lunule with dull orange ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 6 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from and slightly stronger than the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from an obscure brownish area at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3.2:1. Arista long plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1.4:1.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum 3 anterodorsal and 3 posterior setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae near the dorsal margin, the posterior longer and stronger than the anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc almost as subshining blue black as the thoracic disc, on margin between lateral and apical setae with two setulae on each side, none between apical setae. Calypteres and fringes slightly yellowish white. Wings clear, wing length 3.7mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 17–18): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate, in ventral view kite-shaped, widening steadily for basal two thirds, then narrowing to apex, apical incision a rather deep U-shape. In lateral view basiphallus rather broad, bearing spicules, basal plate as long as phallus.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 19.v.1952, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Only known from the holotype, specimen in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Mbuti people of the Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6054D48F9CD640636B8FEEB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6074D48F9CD6032362EFAD9.text	C45087F5D6074D48F9CD6032362EFAD9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba saegeri	<div><p>Silba saegeri sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.6x width of an eye, subshining black with short frontal and interfrontal setulae which are not more than 0.25x length of orbital setae. Orbital plate bare apart from the orbital setae. Lunule with brownish ground colour, slight silver dusting as have face and parafacials. Anterior genal setulae short, in a single row of 3–4 along the mouth margin. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from a hint of orange-brown at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3.2:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1:1.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum and pleura subshining black. Anepisternum with 2 strong anterior setae and 3 strong posterior setae Katepisternum with 2 setae, anterior slightly weaker and situated slightly more ventrally than posterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum on margin between lateral and apical setae with 4–5 setulae, none between the apical setae. Calypteres whitish with a white fringe. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm. Legs black but with all basal tarsomeres yellow,</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 19–20): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate, in ventral view forceps-shaped, widening only slightly for basal two thirds then slightly constricted towards apex, apical incision long stretching almost half length of basal plate, a relatively broad apically, basally more of a narrow slot. In lateral view apices expanded and laterally flattened, resembling paddles. Basiphallus rather broad, bearing numerous spicules.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 27.iii.1952, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes. All taken within the Park Nationale Garamba by Miss. H. de Saeger. 21.vii.1950, 1♂; 21.xii.1950, 1♂; 17.vi.1951, 1♂; 18.vii.1951, 1♂; 21.vii.1951, 1♂; 8.x.1951, 1♂; 12.x.1951, 1♂; 8.xi.1951, 1♂; 20.xii.1951, 1♂; 21.xii.1951, 1♂. Pidigala, 23.iv.1952, 1♂; 8.v.1952, 1♂; 19.v.1952, 1♂. Mt. Tungu (S), 9.vi.1952, 1♂; 1.ix.1952, 2♂. Mabunga, 29.ix.1952, 1♂.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the H. de Saeger expedition which captured the holotype of this species and many of the other specimens described in this paper.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6074D48F9CD6032362EFAD9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6074D4EF9CD642A31D4FEB7.text	C45087F5D6074D4EF9CD642A31D4FEB7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba spiculata	<div><p>Silba spiculata sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.6 width of an eye, subshining black, frontal and interfrontal setulae not more than 0.25x length of orbital setae. Orbital plate bare apart from orbital setae. Lunule with ground colour dark, slightly silver dusted as are face and parafacials. Anterior genal setulae short, in a single row of 4–5 along the mouth margin. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from a hint of orange-brown at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 2.5:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1:1.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum, pleura and scutellar dorsum subshining black. Anepisternum with 2 strong anterior setae and 3 strong posterior setae, remainder of sclerite with scattered setulae which are more than 0.5x length of the setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae, the posterior markedly stronger than the anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum on margin between lateral and apical setae with 2 small setulae on right, 1 on left, none between the apical setae. Calypteres whitish with a white fringe. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm. Legs black, basal tarsomeres yellow, becoming slightly more darkened apically.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 1–2 &amp; 21–22): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: in lateral view an open U-shape, basally with a group of small spicules, ventral plate as long as phallus slightly thickened at apex, spicules visible on apical half. Basal plate, in ventral view Y -shaped, at apex forming two rounded processes separated by a rather open U-shaped incision, numerous small spicules scattered across ventral surface and lateral margins.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. MADAGASCAR; 30Km W. Sambavana, 13.iv.1991, A. Freidberg &amp; Fini Kaplan.</p><p>Paratypes. Madagascar; 35Km. E. Ranomafana, 21º20’S 47º43’E, 500m, 28.x.2007, A. Freidberg, 3♂.</p><p>Specimens in TAUI.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the spicules on the basal plate of the phallus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6074D4EF9CD642A31D4FEB7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD60D436A9FB72.text	C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD60D436A9FB72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba tekei	<div><p>Silba tekei sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.6x the width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plates shining black, bare apart from the orbital seta. Lunule with brownish ground colour, intensely covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are parafacials and face. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 5 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from a hint of orange-brown at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3.6:1. Arista long plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1.4:1.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum 2 anterior and 3 posterior setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae near the dorsal margin, the posterior longer and stronger than the anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc heavily grey dusted, on margin between lateral and apical setae with 5 setulae on the left and 3 on the right, none between apical setae. Calypteres white with white fringes. Wings clear, wing length 3.5mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 23–24): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: Basal plate, in ventral view swollen laterally from base then narrowing and at apex diverging into two narrow round ended processes, these separated by a very wide U-shaped incision, bearing a few spicules ventrally.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), 27.v.1952, Miss. H. de Saeger.</p><p>Paratypes. Mabanga, P.N.G., 29.ix. 1952, 1 ♂; 20.xii.1951, 1 ♂ and 18.ix.1952, 1♂.</p><p>Specimens in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Teke people of the Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD60D436A9FB72	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD65903015F819.text	C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD65903015F819.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba upemba	<div><p>Silba upemba sp. nov.</p><p>Specimen in a moderate condition, glued to pin and slightly faded with age.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, slightly brown with aging, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta, longer setulae present anteriorly above lunule. Orbital plates shining black, bare apart from the orbital seta.. Lunule with black ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity as to a lesser extent are parafacials. Anterior genal setulae rather short in a single row of 6 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from an obscure brownish area at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 3:1. Arista plumose, ratio of plumosity at maximum extent to depth of 1st flagellomere 1:1.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum 2 anterodorsal and 2 posterior setae. Katepisternum with 2 setae near the dorsal margin, posterior longer and stronger than anterior. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc heavily grey dusted, on margin between the lateral and apical setae with 4 setulae on each side, none between apical setae. Calypteres and fringes distinctly golden. Wings clear, wing length 3.6mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 25–26): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: Basal plate, in ventral view widening only slightly from base, almost parallel sided but with a pair of lateral serrations at half way point, apically without any obvious incision, lateral margins more produced than the centre, the entire apical margin being covered in a loose row of spinules.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.U. (Park Nationale Upemba), r.e. Lac Upemba, 585m, 1.ii.1949, Miss G.F. de Witte.</p><p>Only known from the Holotype, specimen in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Park Nationale Upemba where the holotype was captured.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6014D4EF9CD65903015F819	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D6004D4FF9CD61CA3041FC88.text	C45087F5D6004D4FF9CD61CA3041FC88.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba wittei	<div><p>Silba wittei sp. nov.</p><p>The single specimen is in poor condition.</p><p>Description. Male: Head: Eyes bare. Frons 0.5x width of an eye, subshining black, dulled by microsculpture, frontal and interfrontal setulae less than 0.25x length of orbital seta. Orbital plate shining black, bare apart from orbital seta. Lunule with dull brown ground colour, covered in silver pollinosity, parafacials and face more lightly dusted. Anterior genal setulae in a single row of 7 along mouth margin, these slightly separated from the other setulae, the basal three are the longest setulae on the genae. Antennae; 1st flagellomere black apart from an obscure brownish area at extreme medial base, length to depth ratio 2.9:1. Arista missing.</p><p>Thorax: mesonotum subshining blue black. Anepisternum and katepisternum with most setae missing. Proepimeron and proepisternum each with 1 seta. Scutellum with disc heavily grey dusted, on margin between the lateral and apical setae with only 1 setulae present on right side. Calypteres white with white fringes. Wings clear, wing length 3.8mm. Legs entirely black, basal tarsomeres yellow/brown, apical segments darkened.</p><p>Male terminalia (Figs. 27–28): epandrium and associated structures of the standard S. admirabilis group type. Phallus: basal plate a relatively thin, translucent structure, in ventral view narrowly Y-shaped, widening gradually from base, divided at apex by a relatively narrow, deep incision, each side simply tapering towards apex In lateral view apices. Apex of phallus broken off, basiphallus slightly swollen, bearing spicules at base of distiphallus.</p><p>Type material. Holotype ♂. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; P.N.G. (Park Nationale Garamba), Kamitungulu (1700m), 31.iv.1947, Miss. G.F.de Witte.,</p><p>Only known from the holotype, specimen in MRAC.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to G.F.de Witte who captured the holotype of this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D6004D4FF9CD61CA3041FC88	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
C45087F5D61F4D51F9CD608330D8FEAA.text	C45087F5D61F4D51F9CD608330D8FEAA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Silba	<div><p>Key to males of Silba admirabilis species group</p><p>(all Afrotropical unless indicated)</p><p>1. Phallus boat-shaped, basal plate fused laterally to phallus, basiphallus spiculate (Figs. 33–34)....................................................................................................... chalkei McAlpine; S.E. Asia.</p><p>- Phallus with a distinct ventrally situated basal plate.......................................................... 2</p><p>2. Phallus with an additional pair of processes between it and the basal plate (Figs. 29–30)................................................................................................. admirabilis McAlpine; India &amp; Sri Lanka.</p><p>- Phallus without such additional processes.................................................................. 3</p><p>3. Basiphallus with an obvious bulge on inner surface, in anterior view basal plate of phallus simple and lanceolate. (Figs. 35–36)......................................................................... flavitarsis MacGowan; S.E. Asia.</p><p>- Basiphallus without such a bulge or lanceolate basal plate..................................................... 4</p><p>4. In ventral view basal plate of phallus diamond shaped (Figs. 16 &amp; 18)............................................ 5</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate of phallus not diamond shaped...................................................... 6</p><p>5. Basal plate serrated apically and laterally, apical excavation a narrow V-shape (Figs. 15–16)................................................................................................................ lubumbashi sp. nov.</p><p>- Basal plate without marginal serrations, apical excavation broader, U-shaped (Figs. 17–18)................ mbuti sp. nov.</p><p>6. In ventral view basal plate of phallus with apical margin only slightly concave, without a large V or U-shaped excavation (Figs. 8, 26, 38 &amp;42).................................................................................. 7</p><p>- Basal plate of phallus at apex with an obvious V or U-shaped excavation........................................ 10</p><p>7. Basal plate long and very narrow, without any marginal serrations or spicules. (Fig. 8)................... bredoi sp. nov.</p><p>- Basal plate wider, often with marginal serrations or spicules. (Figs. 26, 38 &amp;42).................................. 8</p><p>8. Basal plate shorter than phallus, thin and translucent, with serrated margins, basiphallus broad and setulose (Figs. 37 &amp; 38)................................................................................. hilli (Malloch); Australasia</p><p>- Basal plate as long or longer than phallus. (Figs. 26 –42)...................................................... 9</p><p>9. Apical margin of basal plate strongly serrated (Fig. 26).......................................... upemba sp. nov.</p><p>- Apical margin of basal plate almost smooth, with only a few spicules (Fig. 42).................... namibia MacGowan</p><p>10. In ventral view basal plate of phallus markedly swollen medially, apex with two diverging processes with between them an open U-shaped excavation (Fig 24)............................................................. tekei sp. nov.</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate of phallus not markedly swollen medially........................................... 11</p><p>11. Basal plate of phallus bearing spicules across its ventral surface (Figs 22 &amp; 32)................................... 12</p><p>- Basal plate of phallus without spicules across its ventral surface................................................ 13</p><p>12. Basal plate covered in large spicules, apically with a large open V-shaped excavation (Figs. 31–32).... apodesma McAlpine</p><p>- Basal plate bearing only small spicules, mostly along margins, apically with a U-shaped excavation (Figs 21–22)................................................................................................ spiculata sp. nov.</p><p>13. In ventral view basal plate of phallus narrow, with a spanner-shaped apex (Figs. 9–10)................. garamba sp. nov.</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate of phallus usually broader, without such a spanner-shaped apex.......................... 14</p><p>14. In ventral view basal plate of phallus apically split for almost half of its length (Figs. 20 &amp; 28)...................... 15</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate of phallus without such a deep split............................................... 16</p><p>15. Basal plate of phallus with two thin leaf-like parallel, gradually tapering, bluntly pointed apical lobes (Figs. 27–28)................................................................................................. wittei sp. nov.</p><p>- Basal plate of phallus with parallel apical lobes constricted near apex, in lateral view with expanded apex. (Figs. 19–20)............................................................................................ saegeri sp. nov.</p><p>16. In ventral view basal plate of phallus with two square-ended apical processes separated by a V-shaped excavation. (Figs. 39– 40).................................................................. israel MacGowan and Freidberg; Israel .</p><p>- Basal plate of phallus without square ended apical processes.................................................. 17</p><p>17. In lateral view basiphallus very broad and rounded (Fig. 11). In ventral view basal plate widening at apex, forming two rather narrow, lateral apical processes separated by a wide apical excavation (Fig. 12)....................... hambai sp. nov.</p><p>- In lateral view basiphallus not greatly broadened (Figs. 3, 5, 13 &amp; 43).......................................... 18</p><p>18. In ventral view basal plate widening steadily from base to apex, apical processes almost parallel sided, apical excavation a rel- atively wide U-shape (Figs. 3–4)............................................................ bakongo sp. nov.</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate broadest before the apex or straight sided (Figs. 6, 14 &amp; 44)............................ 19</p><p>19. In ventral view basal plate parallel sided, apex with two pointed processes divided by a U-shaped excavation (Figs. 43–44)................................................................................... pappi Soós; Afghanistan</p><p>- In ventral view basal plate not parallel sided, broadest before the apex (Figs. 6 &amp; 14).............................. 20</p><p>20. Basal plate broadened apically, in ventral view widest at apical third, apical processes slightly bulbous at apex, apical excavation a narrow mouthed U-shape, basiphallus not swollen. (Figs. 5–6)................................ boulangi sp. nov.</p><p>- Basal plate thin and translucent, in ventral view at apical quarter before narrowing to apex with a V-shaped apical excavation, in ventral view basiphallus slightly swollen (Figs. 13–14)......................................... inimvua sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C45087F5D61F4D51F9CD608330D8FEAA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Macgowan, Iain	Macgowan, Iain (2015): A review of the Silba admirabilis McAlpine species group (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) with descriptions of thirteen new species from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 4032 (5): 515-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.3
