DIAGNOSIS: Frons whitish, pollinose; scutum and scutellum dark brown, scutum with yellow longitudinal stripe that is narrower than distance between dorsocentrals; pleura without brown infuscation. All abdominal tergites brown; wings hyaline. Scutellum narrow. Anterior fronto-orbital and postvertical setae minute and light, barely detectable. Arista with 5 dorsal, 2 ventral branches. Besides coloration, also distinguished from similar species by male terminalia: Surstylus relatively short, apical third curved upward, apex acute; with dense setulae over much of surstylus. Aedeagus with straight trunk, apex brushy and with narrow tip.

TYPES: Holotype, male (dissected, no. 57), FIJI: Taveuni: Cakaudrove Prov., 5.6 km SE Tavuki Vlg., Devo Peak, 1187 m, 30.VI– 14.VIII. 2004, Malaise 1, Schlinger, M. Tokota’a, 16.843 ° S, 179.966 ° W, FBA 50904. ThL 5 1.22 mm; L r-m / L between r-m and mcu 5 0.53. In BPBM. Specimen is missing the scutellar and most dorsocentral setae. In addition, there are 3 females that match the male holotype in color and chaetotaxy, also from Cakaudrove Prov.: 3.2 km NW Lavena Vlg., Mt. Koronibuabua, 217 m, 24. II –11. III.04, Malaise 3, Schlinger and Tokota’a, 16.855 ° S, 179.89 ° W, FBA127415, 153258, 168376.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin, brunneus, for brown, in reference to the color of the scutum and tergites.