Scatophila contaminata (Stenhammar, 1844)

The contaminata View in CoL species group

Diagnosis. Face moderately produced anteriorly, not sexually dimorphic; 2–3 large setae on the facial margin and 2 distinct setae on the midface of which the ventral one is nearly as strong as the marginal ( Figs 1–3, 5, 6 View Figs 1–6 , 13, 16, 17 View Figs 13–17 , 23–25 View Figs 21–25 ); gena very narrow; anterior margin of epandrium almost straight ( Figs 7, 10 View Figs 7–12 , 18 View Figs 18–20 ); neohypandrium present, elongate, slightly deflected before the top ( Figs 9, 12 View Figs 7–12 , 20 View Figs 18–20 ); postgonite arcuately deflected, its proximal margin slightly convex, distal process of postgonite triangular, bifurcate on the top ( Figs 9, 12 View Figs 7–12 , 20 View Figs 18–20 ); phallus (= aedeagus) without ventral process, in dorsal view with broadly oval distal margin ( Figs 8, 11 View Figs 7–12 , 19 View Figs 18–20 ); anterior margin of the dorsal opening of phallus almost straight or broadly convex; phallapodeme in lateral view ( Figs 9, 12 View Figs 7–12 , 20 View Figs 18–20 ) refracted medially or arcuately deflected, in dorsal view generally with broad proximal extension and sharp subapical lateral process ( Figs 8, 11 View Figs 7–12 , 19 View Figs 18–20 ).

Species included. Scatophila contaminata ( Stenhammar, 1844) , S. exilis Cresson, 1935 , S. ordinaria Sturtevant & Wheeler, 1954 , and S. pumilio ( Loew, 1860) .

Remark. The placement of S. pumilio in the contaminata group was informally proposed by ZATWARNlCKl & MATHls (1994, illustration legend on page 364 and a remark on page 368) and is confirmed herein.