Ommatius (Pygommatius) vultus, sp. n.
Figs. 22, 28, 38. 48, 226228
Male. As O. litoreus except as follows. Length, body 9.6 mm; wing 7.1 mm. FHWLR 1.0:7.4.
Wing (Fig. 22).
Leg: Fore coxa apically with 3 unusually long, thick bristles. Fore femur (Fig. 28) basally with 2 unusually long bristles ventrally, 1 of these thick, 1 thin, plus 2 short setae, all yellow. Middle femur with 2 short, thin bristles posteroventrally. Hind femur (Fig. 38) with 1 short, thin, brown, preapical, anteroventral seta; 5 peglike, posteroventral bristles basally plus a row of 5 thin setae beyond, the apical 2 of these unusually long, thin, and bristly; HFWLR 1.0:5.3. Hind tibia (Fig. 48) narrow basally, gradually wider to midlength and beyond, preapical constriction absent; a black suboval protuberance apically, inner surface with an elevated low flange.
Abdomen: Sternites 46 with a similar pattern of bristles as in O. litoreus .
Terminalia (Figs. 226228): Epandrium 2 branched; apex of dorsal branch round, surface rugose; ventral branch forked. Gonostylus apically truncate. Gonocoxite with a prominent flange. Aedeagal sheath normal. Hypandrium with apex narrow, angular, pointed; numerous short bristles present apically; surface with minute grooves and ridges.
Female. Unknown.
Specimen examined: Holotype ♂, TANZANIA: Gonja / v.1958 / J. D. Phipps / B. M. 1962453 (BMNH).
Distribution. Known only from its type locality in Tanzania.
Etymology. Latin, vultus, meaning similarity, referring to this species likeness to O. litoreus .
Remarks. Ommatius vultus is similar to O. litoreus but differs in the 3 unusually long fore coxal bristles, the 2 long ventral bristles on the fore femur (Fig. 28), the flat, peglike bristles on the hind tibia (Fig. 38), the shape of the hind tibia (Fig. 48), and the combined characters of the terminalia (Figs. 226228).