Emdenimyia, Lopes, 1946

Genus Emdenimyia View in CoL

Facial ridge with long dense setosity along its full length*; proepisternum setulose; postalar wall setulose; third costal sector of wing setulose ventrally; male hind trochanter with a postero-ventral brush-like clump of short, stubby setae medially*; male mid-femur without a ctenidium; male hind tibia without an apical postero-ventral seta; male abdominal ST5 cleft with subparallel sides; cercal prong without a bend; cercal prong without spine-like setae on dorsal surface; cercal prong with a proximal hump on dorsal surface; phallus with a distinct hinge between basi- and distiphallus; basiphallus compressed laterally; basiphallus with a dorsal longitudinal keel; paraphallus tube-shaped and open dorsally*; distiphallus not surrounding the acrophallus, styli entirely exposed; vesica reduced or not developed; acrophallus formed of a capitis, lateral styli and a median stylus; lateral styli collapsed and with no outlet; lateral styli plate-like, with digitate margins; lateral styli directed dorsally*; median stylus with a distinct opening; median stylus straight; median stylus balloon-like*; juxta partially to entirely fused to acrophallic structures; juxta straight; distal margin of juxta with spine-like processes.