. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. 70 BR. J. ENT. NAT HIST., 10: 1997 (Fig. 4). Otherwise frontal chaetotaxy typical of Megaselia. The third antennal segment is clearly longer than broad and bears a subapical short-haired arista (Figs 2 and 4). The palps and proboscis are relatively short. Mesopleuron bare. Scutellum with four bristles, but anterior pair shorter and weaker. Abdomen of female with tergite 6 greatly reduced (Fig. 3) and tending to be concealed by invagination within end of segment 5. Sternite 6 present and with strong bristles at re
. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. 70 BR. J. ENT. NAT HIST., 10: 1997 (Fig. 4). Otherwise frontal chaetotaxy typical of Megaselia. The third antennal segment is clearly longer than broad and bears a subapical short-haired arista (Figs 2 and 4). The palps and proboscis are relatively short. Mesopleuron bare. Scutellum with four bristles, but anterior pair shorter and weaker. Abdomen of female with tergite 6 greatly reduced (Fig. 3) and tending to be concealed by invagination within end of segment 5. Sternite 6 present and with strong bristles at rear margin (Fig. 1). Segments 7 and 8 elongated and retractile. Segments 9 and 10 modified into a dorsoventrally flattened, sharply pointed, ovipositor (Fig. 1), with cerci reduced to a pair of minute hairs on dorsal face before tip. Internally no Dufour's crop mechanism has been found. Paired dorsal glands discharge from short common duct at rear of tergite 5 (Fig. 3). Male hypopygium with slender anal tube that is clearly longer than length of epandrium, which is higher than long (Fig. 5). Hypandrium without obvious posterior lobes. Legs as Megaselia. Hind femur with hairs below basal half not differentiated from those on anterior face. Hind tibia with differentiated postero-dorsal hairs and with simple spines in comb at tip of posterior face. Segment 5 of front tarsus longer than 4. Wing with vein 3 forked or unforked or with vein 2 with distal part missing. No hair at base of vein 3. Sc well developed and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Entomological and Natural History Society. [London] : British Entomological and Natural History Society
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