Limnophora pluripila Emden, 1951: 388 .

Holotype male seen; in good condition.

Diagnosis. Small species (2.2 mm); general colour brown, scutum and scutellum uniformly brown; frons brown; face and parafacial silver pollinose; antenna, arista and palpus brown; haltere brown; legs brown; male dichoptic; 2 orbital setae directed backwards and outwards, the upper one longer; frontal triangle short; arista with short hairs; acrostichal setulae in 4 rows; postsutural dorsocentrals 3; scutellum with long basal and apical pairs of setae; lower katepisternal weak, inserted closer to the long posterior one; lower calypter about twice the length of the upper one; fore tibia without a submedian seta; mid femur with 1 preapical posterior seta; mid tibia with 2 posterior setae; sternite 1 bare.

Notes. Known only from the male holotype from Uganda.