O. Merkl szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 66. (Budapest, 2005)

Biology - Like many other Emesinae, species of Myiophanes are attracted to light (WYGODZINSKY 1966). Also the holotype of M. zebrina was collected at light, indicating that this species, like most other Emesinae, is nocturnal. Myiophanes (Myiophanes) incompta sp. n. (Fig. 4) Type material - Holotype ($): "Pakistan, Himalaya Mts., Valley of Indus, between Chilas and Dassu", "Hotel Barseen, 1100 m, 28. 08. 2001, leg. B. Benedek et G. Ronkay", deposited in the HNHM. Description - Macropterous female. General colour light stramineous with dark pattern ele­ments. Head dark brown, clypeus lighter; antennái segment I light brown with a wide apical annulus whitish, segment II dark brown, basally narrowly whitish. Labium brown, basis of segment I lighter, segment III ochraceous. Fore pronotal lobe with a broad central annulus dark brown, hind pronotal lobe dark brown with a pair of longitudinal stramineous stripes anteriorly. Fore legs as general body Figs 5-11. Myiophanes zebrina sp. n., 5 = genital region of male, lateral view; 6 = posterior prolonga­tion of pygophore; 7 = genital region of male, dorsal view; 8 = same, posterior view (hairs omitted in Figs 5-8); 9 = left paramere; 10 = phallus, lateral view (endosoma everted); 11 = base of phallus, dor­sal view. Scales = 0.2 mm for Figs 5, 7 and 8; 0.25 mm for Figs 6, 9-11

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