Abstract
The genus Odontembia Davis is reviewed. Two species are recognized, O. spinosa (Navás) and O. jacobi Miller, new species. The genus is known from central and western Africa and is principally characterized by the hind basitarsus with two ventral papillae, MA forked in the mesoand metathoracic wings with the branches of the fork as long as the stem, the medial portion of the right basipodite produced posteriorly, and the presence of several large, distinct denticles on the first segment of the left cercus. A new species is described from Ghana and differs from O. spinosa in several characters of the male genitalia. The male head, left wings and genitalia are illustrated.References
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