Vladelektra Evenhuis, 2020

Evenhuis, Neal L., 2020, Vladelektra, an enigmatic new genus of killer fungus gnats (Diptera: Keroplatidae: incertae sedis) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber., Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 139, pp. 1-9 : 2

Vladelektra Evenhuis , gen. nov.

Type species: Vladelektra blagoderovi Evenhuis , sp. nov., by present designation.

Diagnosis. Mouthparts reduced. Palp three-segmented, moniliform, apicalmost segment downturned with subapical palpal pit, segment setose apically; antennae with 14 cylindrical flagellomeres, longest basally, becoming shorter apically; mesonotum with long erect hairs anteriorly and posteriorly; scutellum with long hairs on posterior apex; wing hyaline, with bases of medial and cubital veins effaced; radial-medial fusion (Rs+M) not visible; vein R 2+3 (in male) ending in C closer to end of R 4+5 than to R 1 (R 2+3 absent in female); vein CuP absent; coxa long, all same length; tibiae with setae not arranged in rows; tarsi shorter than body length; abdomen long, thin, sparse hirsute dorsally; male hypopygium with long thin gonocoxae and gonostyli; gonostylus with darkly sclerotized bifid tip; epandrium narrow, with round villose apex; tergal apodeme present.