Empis (Coptophlebia) vitisalutatoris Daugeron & Grootaert, 2005

Daugeron, Christophe & Grootaert, Patrick, 2005, Empidine Dance Flies From Singapore And Southern Malaysia (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53 (2), pp. 211-220 : 218

Empis (Coptophlebia) vitisalutatoris Daugeron & Grootaert, 2005

This species was described from nine males (Daugeron & Grootaert, 2005: p. 367) collected mainly by one of us (P.G.) during two successive field trips (2002 and 2003) and also found in the collection of ZRC.

Material examined. – Holotype - male, Singapore, Pulau [= Island] Ubin, Chek Jawa, sample 22059, coll. P. Grootaert, 11 Dec.2002 ( ZRC).

Paratypes – 3 males, with the same data ; 1 male, Pulau [= Island] Ubin, Chek Jawa, mangrove, sample 22061, coll. P. Grootaert, 13 Dec.2002 (KBIN-IRScNB) ; 1 male, Singapore, Pulau [= Island] Ubin, Chek Jawa, sample 23080, coll. P. Grootaert, 19 Nov.2003 (KBIN-IRScNB) ; 1 male, Singapore, Pulau [= Island] Ubin, Chek Jawa, malaise trap sample 23097, coll. P. Grootaert., 2 Nov.2003 ( MNHN) ; 1 male, Singapore, NUS campus, near woods King Edward VII Hall, sample 23093, coll. P. Grootaert, 30 Nov.2003 ( MNHN) ; 1 male, Singapore, Nee Soon Forest , on Vitis flower, coll. D. H. Murphy, 8 Nov.1979 ( ZRC) .

Diagnosis. – Blackish species of middle size with clear wing, labrum more than twice head height, fore tibia strongly deformed at base, without anterodorsal spine-like bristles on basal half, wing rather clear with all veins well visible, sternite 8 with several long posterior bristles, epandrium indented ventrally, with 1 very strong bristle at tip, numerous strong ventrals, 2 strong, long dorsals, hypandrium long with bristly hairs at tip.

Female unknown.