Data from: Taxonomic revision of Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 1868 and Parectyphus Hesse, 1972 with a key to world Ectyphinae (Insecta, Diptera, Mydidae)

The Afrotropical Mydidae genera Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 1868 and Parectyphus Hesse, 1972 are revised. Six species of Ectyphus are recognised (E. abdominalis Bezzi, 1924, E. armipes Bezzi, 1924, E. capillatus Hesse, 1969, E. pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868, and E. pretoriensis Bezzi, 1924), of which one is newly described from Kenya, E. amboseli sp. n. Two species, E. bitaeniatus Hesse, 1969 and E. flavidorsalis Hesse, 1969, are newly synonymised with E. pinguis. The monotypic genus Parectyphus Hesse, 1972 and the male of its type species P. namibiensis Hesse, 1972 are re-described while the female is described for the first time. Comments on the distribution of all species within biodiversity hotspots are given. A dichotomous identification key to the genera and species of world Ectyphinae is provided and illustrated keys to the world Ectyphinae are made available online in both dichotomous and multi-access, matrix-based formats.

本文针对非洲热带界Mydidae科下的Ectyphus属（Gerstaecker, 1868）与Parectyphus属（Hesse, 1972）开展分类学修订。本研究确认Ectyphus属共有6个有效物种，包括E. abdominalis Bezzi, 1924、E. armipes Bezzi, 1924、E. capillatus Hesse, 1969、E. pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868及E. pretoriensis Bezzi, 1924；其中产自肯尼亚的E. amboseli sp. n.为新发表的物种。原E. bitaeniatus Hesse, 1969与E. flavidorsalis Hesse, 1969两个物种被正式归为E. pinguis的新异名。单型属Parectyphus Hesse, 1972及其模式种P. namibiensis Hesse, 1972的雄性形态被重新记述，该物种的雌性形态则为首次正式发表。本文还对所有物种在全球生物多样性热点地区的分布情况进行了评述。本研究编制了全球Ectyphinae亚科分属及分种的二项式检索表；同时将全球Ectyphinae亚科的图解检索表以二项式和多入口矩阵式两种格式公开上线。