Conops (Smithiconops), 2000

Stuke, Jens-Hermann, 2019, New conopid records from the Afrotropical Region (Diptera: Conopidae). Part 2: Conopinae excluding Physocephalini, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 49 (2), pp. 277-349 : 332-333

Key 9: Afrotropical species of Conops (Smithiconops) .

1 Wing uniformly light to slightly infuscated, without dark fore margin and without distinct contrast between cell r 2+3 and almost hyaline cell br ( Fig. 103); veins with the exception of the costa c usually yellow; basal radial cell br more or less covered with microtrichia, alula mainly covered with microtrichia; antennal grooves completely covered with microtrichia and therefore strongly shining; ♀: theca ( Fig. 102) shorter, almost rectangular..... C. nigritarsis Brunetti, 1925

– Fore margin of wing distinctly dark brown ( Fig. 108); wing venation mainly dark brown to black ( Fig. 108); basal radial cell br usually devoid of microtrichia, at least half of the alula without microtrichia; antennal grooves only lightly covered with microtrichia and therefore hardly shining; ♀: theca as in Fig. 105, longer and more tapered and with a rounded apex...................................................... 2

2 Pleura without dusting stripe; base of media vein M dark brown, not contrasting with costal and radial veins ( Fig. 100); frons brown to black ( Fig. 99); scutellum and abdomen brown to black, with tergites 1–3 more or less light yellow-brown laterally ( Fig. 96)..................................................... C. guineensis Kröber, 1915

– Pleura with a more or less distinct dusting stripe between midcoxa and notopleuron ( Fig. 104); base of media vein m yellow to yellow-brown, contrasting with the costal and medial veins ( Fig. 108); frons in typical specimens yellow, with a more or less developed black midstripe ( Fig. 106); scutellum usually orange to orange-brown but may be black, abdomen always more or less extensively orange to orange-brown.................................................................................... 3

3 No frontofacial spots; pleura completely or almost completely black; about half of the alula covered with microtrichia; tergite 2 extensively reddish ................ .................................................................................... C. gessorum Stuke, 2009

– Black frontofacial spots present ( Fig. 106); pleura usually mainly orange-brown but may be black; less than half of the alula covered with microtrichia; tergite 2 may be almost completely black .................................. C. rondanii Bezzi, 1901