The Afrotropical genus Aphasmaphleps Grichanov is reviewed. The type-species, A. bandia Grichanov, is redescribed based on material from Botswana and Tanzania, and three new species are described from Madagascar: A. bickeli sp. n., A. paulyi sp. n. and A. stuckenbergi sp. n. Females of the genus are reported for the first time, and hypopygial and oviscapt morphologies are described and illustrated in detail. A key to all named species of Aphasmaphleps is provided, and the systematic position of the genus among the diaphorines is briefly discussed.
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1 June 2012
Review of the Afrotropical Genus Aphasmaphleps Grichanov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Renato S. Capellari,
Igor Ya. Grichanov
African Invertebrates
Vol. 53 • No. 1
June 2012
Vol. 53 • No. 1
June 2012
Afrotropical Region
Aphasmaphleps
Botswana
Diaphorinae
Diptera
Dolichopodidae
identification key