Atherigona (s. str.) maliensis Dike, 1989

Deeming, John C., 2022, Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described, European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1), pp. 121-144 : 129

Atherigona (s. str.) maliensis Dike, 1989

Material examined

MALI • 1 ♂; Mourdiah ; 13–25 Aug. 1986; M. Matthews leg.; NMWC .

Remarks

Described from the male sex from Mali ( Dike 1989b: 73). The holotype of this species was described, correctly, as having “Legs brownish black, but coxae, trochanters and knee of middle leg darkish yellow”. With its strap-like palpus and unique abdominal structure and colouration, no doubt exists as to the identity of this second specimen. However, its legs, unlike those of the holotype, are yellow with the fore leg brownish black on all but coxa, trochanter, basal one third of femur and narrowly on knee, and the mid and hind tarsi somewhat infuscate, less so on the apical two segments. I suspect that the type is discoloured. Much other material received from the same collection as the type has exhibited unnatural discolouration, sometimes even halteres appearing infuscate.

These are the only two specimens so far known.

Distribution

Mali.