Meroplius Rondani, 1874

Ozerov, A. L., 2018, Contribution to the fauna of the genus Meroplius Rondani, 1874 (Diptera, Sepsidae) of the Australasian / Oceanian region, Zootaxa 4438 (1), pp. 195-200 : 195

Genus Meroplius Rondani, 1874

Meroplius Rondani, 1874: 175 . Gender: masculine. Type-species: Nemopoda stercoraria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [= Sepsis minuta Wiedemann, 1830 ], by original designation.

Parameroplius Duda, 1920: 37 ( as Meroplius subgen.). Gender: masculine. Type species: Sepsis fasciculata Brunetti, 1910 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Head with fronto-orbital, outer and inner vertical setae, also with 1 vibrissa only (sometimes small). Antennal

arista bare. Thorax without postmetacoxal bridge: posteroventral area of thorax posterior and dorsal to hind coxae

(between metepimera) membranous. Fore coxa without an osmeterium. Mid coxa bare, without strong seta in dorsal 1/2.

Male fore femur with 2 black spines posteriorly ( Figs 1, 2 , 9, 10 ). Male hind tibia with an osmeterium anterodorsally.

Wing with bm and br cells unfused, without black macula near apex of vein R2+3. Male abdominal sternite 4 modified

( Figs 3, 4 , 11 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Meroplius fasciculatus (Brunetti) (1) and M. timikana sp. nov. (2), male fore femur and tibia, anteriorly.

FIGURES 9–13. Meroplius wallacei Iwasa (after Iwasa, 1999): 9—male fore femur and tibia (left), anterior view; 10—male fore femur (left), posterior view; 11—male abdominal sternite 4; 12—male epandrium and surstyli, lateral view; 13—same, dorsal view.

FIGURES 3–4. Meroplius fasciculatus (Brunetti) (3) and M. timikana sp. nov. (4), male sternite 4.