Xenomyia palpalis Emden, 1948

Xenomyia palpalis Emden, 1948 View in CoL

Diagnosis. (modified from the Emden 1948). Female. ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 10–15 modified from Fig. 4 View FIGURES 4–9 of Emden 1948). Body length: 8.3 mm; wing length: 8.2 mm. General ground-color fuscous-brown. Ocellar setae present, fine and short; antennal insertion produced; arista damaged; eye a little oblique with dense and short velvety-like hairs; fronto-orbital plate narrower than frontal vitta and without setae, except for 1–2 setulae near lunula; proboscis stout and bulbous, dusted; palpus very large; facial ridges with few setulae near vibrissa. Mesonotum without acrostichal setae, dorsocentrals 1:4, only the last one strong; presutural intra-alar seta absent; anepimeron bare; katepisternals 0:1. Legs very long and slender; fore tibia without submedian setae; hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal submedian seta; claws long and strong. Wing brownish along the veins; calypter brown; halter yellow.

Notes. Known only from holotype female from Abyssinia, Addis Abada , 8,000 ft, collected in house ( NHMUK). Figure of head and thorax in lateral view in Emden (1948). Male unknown .