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Mesnil (1944 : 27) synonymized Malloch's Australian genus Vespivora with the 

 African genus Anacamptomyia Bischof. This synonymy is accepted here, but it 

 is pointed out that the only Australian species, viz. nigriventris (the type-species 

 of Vespivora) differs in several respects from typical Anacamptomyia; for example 

 the eyes are bare, there are no discal setae on the intermediate abdominal 

 segments, the median marginal setae of T 1 + 2 are weak or absent and there are 

 only two p setae on the mid tibia. On the other hand, the general facies of 

 Vespivora, the setulose facial ridges and the upwardly directed and crossed apical 

 scutellar setae, and the tendency towards reclinate uppermost frontal setae, 

 conform with Anacamptomyia (though the apical scutellars are much weaker than 

 the enormous apicals in the African Anacamptomyia species). 



The genus Koralliomyia is tentatively placed in this tribe because of the 

 Hymenopterous hosts and the anacamptomyiine-facies (head profile as Text-fig. 52). 



The species in this tribe are rather unusual amongst goniines for the pallid 

 reddish or reddish yellow colouring of most specimens. In all the Australian 

 species the basicosta is clear pale yellow-orange and the legs (including the tarsi) 

 are usually all reddish yellow (sometimes the femora partially dark brown in 

 nigriventris) . So far the Australian distribution is only known to include Queensland 

 and New South Wales. One genus, Euvespivora Baranov, has very recently been 

 discovered in Hawaii (Oahu). 



Biologically the Anacamptomyiini are an Old World counterpart to the small 

 tribe Ophirionini of the Neotropical region, members of which also parasitize social 

 Vespidae (especially the genus Polybia Lcpeletier). 



Key to Australian Genera of ANACAMPTOMYIINI 



1 Propleural seta present. Parafrontals meeting in mid-line of frons, interfrontal 



area therefore obliterated or almost so. Antennae very small, antennal axis below 

 mid-eye level. Mid tibia with at least two strong ad setae. [Parasite of Ropalidia 

 and Polistes'] KORALLIOMYIA Mesnil 



- Propleural seta absent. Parafrontals not meeting, interfrontal area well developed. 



Antennae not unusually small, antennal axis distinctly above mid-eye level. Mid 



tibia with only one strong ad seta. [Parasites of Polistes] .... 2 



2 Facial ridges strongly setulose for most of their height . ANACAMPTOMYIA Bischof 



— Facial ridges bare (except for usual small setulae immediately above vibrissae) 



EUVESPIVORA Baranov 



Tribe STURMIINI 



The Sturmiini are very well represented in Australia and Tasmania, the fauna 

 including many genera that are widely distributed elsewhere in the Old World 

 as well as several distinctive endemic genera. Several undescribed species are 

 known, and some of these may require additional new genera for their satisfactory 

 placement. 



The group is moderately distinctive among the goniines with large pre-alar seta, and most 

 forms possess the following features in combination. Vibrissae inserted at least slightly 

 above (usually well above) the epistomal margin; gena wider than the profrons; 3 + 4 dc 



