Empidideicus Becker, 1907

Evenhuis, Neal L. & Gharali, Babak, 2022, The subgenus Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae) in Madagascar, Zootaxa 5222 (5), pp. 401-426 : 402

Key to subgenera of Empidideicus Becker

1. Wing with cell dm closed apically by crossvein ( Fig. 2 )..................................... Anomaloptilus Hesse

–. Wing with cell dm open apically ( Fig. 1 ).................................................................. 2

2. Mouthparts shorter than head height, labellum fleshy; head generally globular in frontal view, higher than long in lateral view; ocelli arranged in a straight line............................................................. Cyrtoides Engel

– Mouthparts normally longer than head height; labellum thin; proboscis stiff, tubular; head generally triangular in frontal view; ocelli not arranged in a straight line..................................................... Empidideicus Becker

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Empidideicus wing, showing open (Fig. 1) and closed (Fig. 2) cell dm. 1, Empidideicus (Empidideicus) sp. from the United Arab Emirates; 2, Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) zuluensis Hesse.