Campsicnemus hihiroa

Evenhuis, Neal L., 2009, Review of Campsicnemus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of the Marquesas, French Polynesia, with description of four new species groups, Zootaxa 2004, pp. 25-48 : 39

The hihiroa group

(Marquesan eye-lash flies)

Diagnosis. This group is distinguished from the congeners by the mid basitarsus lacking an apical spur and bearing extremely long, thick setae. It is restricted to the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas. Two species from the Marquesas (C. ee and C. ii) also have long, thick setae on the mid basitarsus but possess a conspicuous hook-like process on the fore tibia, which places them in the aa group (see below).

Common name: The common name “Marquesan eye-lash flies” refers to the long thick setae on the mid basitarsus and the fact that “ hihiroa ” means “long eye-lash” in Tahitian.

Included species:

Campsicnemus dytei Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Hiva Oa]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).

Campsicnemus hihiroa Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Hiva Oa]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).

Campsicnemus taratara Evenhuis , n. sp. (Marquesas [Hiva Oa]; holotype ɗ in BPBM, examined).