Corymyia, Londt, 1994

Londt, Jason G. H., 1994, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 25. A key to the genera of the subfamily Stenopogoninae with new synonymy and descriptions of six new genera, ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 35, pp. 71-96 : 79-80

Corymyia gen. n.

Type species: Corymyia meias sp. n.

Description: Small, mostly blackish (except xantha), silver pruinose stenopogonine asilids with the following combination of characters: Head ( Fig. 7 ): clearly wider than high in anterior view. Antenna: scape ca. twice as long as pedicel, segment 3 ca. twice as long as scape and pedicel combined, style cylindrical with terminal spinelike seta. Mystax composed of strong black and/or white setae which cover entire slightly protruding face (except xantha - white setae on lower 1 of face); palpi 2- segmented. Thorax: postmetacoxal area membranous; anepimeral bristle well developed; ca. 3-4 pairs scutellar macrosetae. Wing ( Fig. 8 ): ca. 3-4 mm long, transparent, immaculate, uniform microtrichial cover, C extends around entire wing margin, cells m) and cup closed and stalked. Legs: pulvilli and empodia well developed. Abdomen: ♂ terminalia rotated through 180°; ♂ epandrium hemispherical, curved inward posteriorly such that proctiger is similarly directed; hypandrium small; gonocoxite complex in structure.

Etymology: Gr. f. koryne - club, mace + myia - fly: refers to club-shaped male terminalia.

Figures

Figs 7-8. Corymyia gen. n., cJ. 7. C. antimelas sp. n. Head - holotype. 8. C. melas sp. n. Wing - paratype (Hondeklipbaai). Scale lines = I mm.