Metasphenisca Hendel, 1914

Key to species of genus Metasphenisca Hendel View in CoL from India

1. Apical and basal scutellar setae almost equally long, wing with 2 posterior hyaline indentations and the two anterior triangular hyaline indentations extend beyond vein R 4+5 ( cf. Munro 1947 fig. 153 (as bifaria View in CoL ); Kamiji and Matsuura 2022 fig. 31).................................................................................... M. nigricans (Wiedemann) View in CoL

- Apical scutellar setae about half length of basals, wing with 3 posterior hyaline indentations and two anterior triangular hyaline indentations that do not extend beyond vein R 4+5 …............................................................2

2. Basal posterior hyaline indentation broad, less than its own width from medial indentation ( cf. Munro 1947 fig. 159; Hardy 1973 pl. 5 fig. 46), mid and hind femora at least dorsally black............................. M. reinhardi (Wiedemann) View in CoL

- Basal posterior hyaline indentation narrow, more than its own width from medial indentation, legs yellow except long black rectangular patch on ventral side of each femur...................................... … M. snehae Maneesh , sp. nov.