Robber flies of South Korea
Subfamily Stichopogoninae
Subfamily: Stichopogoninae Diagnostic features
Prosternum fused to proepisternum
Frons narrowed at level of antenna insertion, acutely diverging widely towards apex (eyes more distant at vertex than at antennal level)
Small to minute, delicate flies
prosternum fused to proepisternum
Key to the South Korean Genera of Stichopogoninae
1. Wing cell m3 with basal stalk; facial gibbosity not exceptionally protuberant/prominent, low in profile; small 3.5-8mm, delicate, mostly grey flies . . . Stichopogon
- Wing cell m3 without basal stalk . . . 2
2. Facial gibbosity protuberant, high in profile, prominent; larger, more robust dark flies . . . Lasiopogon
- Facial gibbosity not exceptionally protuberant/prominent, low in profile, similar to Stichopogon; delicate, often heavily setose flies . . . Clinopogon