Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Aridefferia Artigas & Papavero 1997
Identification
The following information is based on the modified
Key to Eastern Species:
(2) For info on the listed reference terms see the wing diagrams
here.
1) - Furcation of third vein opposite or beyond base of second posterior cell;
18) - Posterior branch of third vein (R5) curved forward meeting the costa plainly before the apex of wing;
23) - Mesothorax broadly rounded above and without a conspicuous crest of hairs;
28) - Mesothorax with numerous bristly hairs, which are unusually long, scutellum conspicuously hairy and with numerous marginal bristles = (Aridefferia/aridus group)