Notiolaphria, Londt, 1977

Loodt, J. G. H., 1977, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 1. The genus Choerades Walker, 1851 and the descriptions of two new genera, Nannolaphria and Notiolaphria, from southern Africa and Malagasy Republic *, ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 23, pp. 43-55 : 50

Genus Notiolaphria gen. n.

Deril'ation: Gr. = southern; Aa<PPLU = cult term meaning Forager.

Type Species: Laphria macra Bigot, 1859

Diagnosis: Mystax with dorso-ventrally flattened setae. Proboscis as long or longer than antenna or width of head in lateral view. Wing membrane not entirely covered with black microsetae. Stalk of closed marginal cell bent away from anterior margin of wing. Genital bulb elongate oval, rotated through 1800; claspers and pseudoclaspers well developed; fused gonopodal setae absent. Presently contains 2 species. Description: Head: Face plain, but moderately inflated immediately above mouthparts; mystax composed of long setae overlaid by dorso-ventrally flattened, silver-gold, shiny setae. Face below antennae shiny gold pollinose. Region immediately behind ocellarium and occiput silver pollinose. Proboscis at least as long as antenna and not laterally compressed.

Thorax: Black, laterally dull and finely silver-grey pollinose. Mesopleural setae fine and pale, a few long black setae on hind margin. Mesepimeral setae predominantly black but a few white. Mesonotum and scutellum shiny black. Mesonotum with two anterolateral gold or silver pollinose spots; two similar, but smaller, spots on transverse suture and a gold pollinose hind margin. Metanotal calosities bare but silver-gold pollinose. Halteres pale yellow-brown. Wing membrane iridescent and covered in part with black microsetae such that the distal region has a dark grey appearance. Stalk of closed marginal cell bent away from anterior margin of wing.

Abdomen: Terga and sterna shiny black. A number of long setae placed laterally on T2 and sometimes one or two similar setae on subsequent terga (numbers variable). Genital bulb elongate oval, rotated through 1800; gonopods without fused setae; claspers and pseudoclaspers well developed, aedeagus of moderate length, not upturned distally as in Nallnolaphria.