S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 26/2. (Budapest, 1973)

Type-genus: Challia BURR, 1904 Challinae subfam. nov. Genital lobes of male penis short, extending at most to half length of paramere; virga within them long. End of metaparamere without incision; but with a big, beakshaped tooth on inner margin of tip (Pig.

2). - Type-species: fletcheri BURR, 1904 Challia BURR, 1904 6(3) Wings, tegmina well developed. Males with two genital lobes directed posteriored,and situated usually in about the middle of paramere. Metaparamere of variable form (Pigs. 3-14). Male cerci approximately straight, in some species more or less curved. Neotropic, Ethiopian, Malgass ian or Oriental species. - Type-genus: Diplatys SERVILLE, 1831 Diplatyinae VERHOEPP, I9II 7 (12) Paired metaparameres on antero-lateral margin of paramere not simple and dentiform, but deeply cleft, thus forming two or more big, sharply divided lobes, or this emargination shallow, thus plate unimerous, but bearing different teeth or a moveable epimere. 8 (ll) Paired metaparamere deeply cleft,apex of plate consisting unambigously of two equal halves, or well discernibly dentate, but without a moveable epimere. 9 (lO) Apical part of paired metaparamere deeply cleft, thus forming two (sometimes more) big, sharply divided and equal lobes (Pig. 3). Apical cleavage dividing metaparamere into two, inner and outer, obtuse or pointed tusklike teeth,.of which inner one ending usually in sharply elongated tip. African and Oriental species. - Type-species: nigriceps (KIRBY)

, 1891 Schizodiplatys STEINMANN, 1973 10 (9) Paired metaparamere not cleft on apical part, original outer lobe forming an uniform and distinct tooth, its tip frequently elongated, original inner lobe strongly and generally unrecognizably reduced, and forming only the extremely variable dentition or tooth on inner margin of uniform plate. African and Oriental species. -