Chelipoda Macquart, 1823

Plant, Adrian R., 2009, Diversity Of Chelipoda Macquart, 1823 (Diptera: Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) In Northern Thailand With Discussion Of A Biodiversity ‘ Hot Spot’ At Doi Inthanon, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (2), pp. 255-277 : 256

Chelipoda Macquart, 1823

Diagnosis. – A characteristic genus of the Empididae subfamily Hemerodromiinae with raptorial forelegs distinctly separated from the mid legs and fore femur bearing distinct rows of setae ventrally ( Figs. 25–27 ). Chelipoda is distinguished from other southeast Asian Hemerodromiinae by the combination of (1) Postpedicel longer than wide, stylus longer (2) Katatergital setae present (3) Male genitalia strongly reflexed anteriorly (4) Cell dm closed (crossvein dm-cu present) (5) Anal vein (A 2 +CuA 2) present (6) Cell br usually longer than cell bm, crossveins closing them not closely aligned ( Fig. 28 ).

Figures

Figs. 25–28. Chelipoda species: 25. C. manggawna new species, male; 26. C. macrosceles new species, female habitus; 27. C. nakropa new species, male, front femora showing chaetotaxy; 28. C. hubeiensis Yang & Yang, female, wing. Abbreviations: bm, cell bm; br, cell br; bs, basal spines; d, denticles; dm, cell dm; dm-cu, crossvein dm-cu; s, spines.