S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 54. (Budapest, 1993)

FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK LIV 1993 p. 101-106 Two new species of Ischiolepta Lioy (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) By L. Papp (Received November 30, 1992) Two new species of Ischiolepta Lioy (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae). - Ischiolepta indien sp. n. (India, Uttar Pradesh) and /. minuscula sp. n. (Tanzania) are described with taxonomical notes. With 11 original figures. The species of Ischiolepta Lioy, 1864 are small sphaerocerine flies with epistoma enlarged to a pentagonal plate, mesonotum covered by small blunt tuberculated setae, of which 2 to 4 irregular rows of acrostichals distinctly separated from dorsocentral rows, scutellum with 6 to 10 strong marginal tubercles, vein M straight, apices of vein R4+5 and M divergent. Han and Kim (1990) published an excellent revision of the genus recently. By the aid of this revision, some unnamed material in the Zoological Department, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest (HNHM) was identified and two new species were found, from the Oriental and from the Afrotropical region. Hackman (1977) listed only one species (/. orientális (de Meijere, 1908)) in his catalogue of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Papp ( 1978) reported some new records and /. scabricula (Haliday, 1836) as new to the region. Rohácek and Papp (1984) described /. loebli from North India (Uttar Pradesh) and from North Pakistan. In the Australasian Region there is only one species (/. pusilla, introduced, cf. Marshall 1989). Quite contrarily, the Afrotropical species of Ischiolepta are more numerous (Han and Kim 1990): five species are known, including /. scabricula, which seems to occur in many parts of the Old World. Though this study was obviously facilitated by Han and Kim's revision, the species described below as new are not close relatives of the known species, where all the good illustrations of that revision would serve as basis for comparison, but they are surprisingly unique in some features. Ischiolepta indica sp. n. (Figs 1-5) Holotype male (HNHM): India: Uttar Pradesh, Nainital, Governor's House Park, ca. 2050 m - singled with aspirator on soil from under stones and fallen leaves, 3.XII.1989, leg. Papp. Paratype: I $ (HNHM): same data. Measurements in mm: body length 2.83 (holotype), 2.75, wing length 2.41 (holotype), 2.18, wing width 0.93 (holotype), 0.85. Body subshining. Head as long as high; lunule rather large, subtriangular, inner vertical setae indistinct, outer vertical setae short thick on small tubercles, 2 pairs of comparatively