Lonchaea sp. 2

Macgowan, Iain, 2019, New species of Lonchaeidae Diptera: Schizophora) from Madagascar, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 49 (2), pp. 223-242 : 234-236

Lonchaea sp. 2

Lonchaea sp. 2 is slightly larger with a wing length of 3.0 mm. It also has pale calypteres and fringes and pale basal tarsomeres. Length to depth ratio of antennal postpedicel 3.0:1, postpedicel being entirely black with small orange area at extreme medial base. Margin of scutellum with six to eight setulae situated between lateral and apical marginal setae. The aculeus is broader than in species 1, the shaft of aculeus 3× width of apical segment.

Material examined: Madagascar: 1♀ 10 km N Fort Dauphin , 18.iv.1991, A. Freidberg & F. Kaplan (SMNHTAU) .