Physocephala pilitarsis, Krober, 1936

Stuke, Jens-Hermann & Clements, David K., 2019, New conopid records from the Afrotropical Region (Diptera) - Part 3: Physocephalini, Bonn zoological Bulletin 68 (2), pp. 209-273 : 258

Physocephala pilitarsis species-group

This group is identical to the Pseudophysocephala pilitarsis species-group of Camras (2001). Contrary to Cam- ras (2001), however, it is not straightforwardly identified because the main character he used – a large hyaline area between the vena spuria and media in cell r 4+5 – also occurs in some other Physocephala species-groups. Fe- males belonging to this group are relatively easy to rec- ognise by the theca, and the chaetotaxy and shape of the tarsi (Key 1). Males are more difficult to identify, how- ever, and only careful examination of several characters in combination will rule out placement in other groups. In addition, species identification of males is so far based mainly on colouration characters, which may be variable. There has not been enough material available to begin looking at the male genitalia. All members of this spe- cies-group are restricted to the Afrotropical Region.