Astochia Becker, 1913

Young, Charles L., 2006, Robber flies of South Korea — II. South Korean species of the Subfamily Asilinae Latreille, 1802 (Diptera, Asilidae), Zootaxa 1132, pp. 1-30 : 6

Genus Astochia Becker, 1913

Astochia Becker, 1913 Becker in Becker & Stein (1913: 538).

Type species: Astochia metatarsata Becker, 1913 Becker in Becker & Stein (1913: 539).

The genus Astochia is related to Neoitamus in regards to the elongated ovipositor. The male genitalia ( Fig. 3 ) with its paralobi (dorsal and apical paired lobes) are distinct from other Korean genera. Fore basitarsus stout and thickened. Head widened.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Male external genitalia, lateral views. 1. Aneomochtherus sinensis. 2. Asilella londti. 3. Astochia virgatipes. 4. Eutolmus brevistylus. 5. Machimus aurulentus. 6. Machimus cf. pastshenkoae 7. Mercuriana ussuriensis. 8. Neoitamus angusticornis. 9. Neoitamus castaneipennis. 10. Neoitamus cothurnatus univittatus. 11. Neoitamus zouhari. 12. Philonicus albiceps. Scale bar = 1 mm.