Udzungwomyiini, Grichanov, 2018

Grichanov, Igor Ya., 2019, Discovery of Udzungwomyia Grichanov in South Africa and definition of a new tribe Udzungwomyiini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 49 (2), pp. 267-275 : 268

Tribe Udzungwomyiini n. trib.

LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CA5ECF2C-195B-4C43-AC45-17A91346876B .

Type genus: Udzungwomyia Grichanov, 2018 , here designated.

Diagnosis: The tribe comprises three genera, the monotypic Oriental Neomedetera, Neotropical Maipomyia with two species, and Afrotropical Udzungwomyia with two species. Bickel (2004), Zhu et al. (2007) and Grichanov (2018) gave reasons for associating the genera with the Medeterinae rather than Peloropeodinae . The tribe members have the following synapomorphic features: small species with body length 2–3 mm; face narrow, usually narrowing in middle; facial suture distinct at eye borders; posterior third of mesonotum distinctly flattened; mesonotum with 1 long notopleural, 1 humeral, 1 sutural, and 1 postalar bristles; 4–6 pairs of strong dOrsOcentraL bristLes in reguLar rOws; mid and hind femOra with anteriOr preaрiсаL bristles; epandrial foramen positioned basally or basoventrally, somewhat shifted to left side, or left laterally ( Maipomyia ); hypandrium short, bifurcated, or reduced ( Maipomyia ). The acrostichal setae are absent ( Udzungwomyia , Maipomyia ) or present, biseriate ( Neomedetera , Maipomyia ).