
Male postorbital area, which extends broadly to the vertex, is convex and together with the similar postgenal area can best be described as bulging. Females of D. microps are easily confused with those of D. sordida, but the postorbital area is clearly broader in D. microps.
Seychelles. Mahe: Cascade Estate, 800 ft or above (ST 2A BMNH)
AF: Cameroun, Seychelles, Tanzania; widesp. in OR and bordering areas of PA [Greece, Afghanistan, Nepal, China, Japan].
In Greece specimens have been collected in June/July with Malaise and yellow pan traps as well as banana trap in Quercus and Ostrya tree; 190-905 m.
Classification: Desmometopa microps