Teuchophorus fuscihalteratus, Meuffels & Grootaert, 2004

Meuffels, Henk & Grootaert, Patrick, 2004, The genus Teuchophorus in South-East Asia and New Guinea, description of new species, species-groups and their phylogeny (Insecta, Diptera, Dolichopodidae), Journal of Natural History 38 (2), pp. 143-258 : 248

32 Mid tibia on apical third with two remarkable, strong av, as long as diameter of tibia (figures 70, 71); mid femur ventrally near base with three or four small, black bristlets; halter brown; wing with a broad stigma (figure 72).................... 13. T. fuscihalteratus sp. nov. ( Papua New Guinea)

– If there are anteroventral bristles on apical half of mid tibia, then there are no ventral bristlets near base of mid femur; halter yellow, if brown, then wing without stigma. 33

33 Mesoscutum and scutellum largely yellow or brownish yellow; a roundish area on hinder part of mesoscutum metallic green or brown with a green gloss.... 34 (Large species without wing stigma; eyes broadly separated; hind tibia with three dorsal bristles; first segment of hind tarsus half or a little more than half as long as second segment; tp about half as long as apical part of m3+4)

– Mesoscutum entirely or largely dark (dark metallic green or dark glossy brown); if anterior part of mesoscutum is yellowish brown, then scutellum dark.... 35