Corymyia melas, Londt, 1994, 1994

Londt, Jason G. H., 1994, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 25. A key to the genera of the subfamily Stenopogoninae with new synonymy and descriptions of six new genera, ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 35, pp. 71-96 : 80

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8360701
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8345124
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C77156-8B33-AF38-1A62-92AFFAEBF71B
treatment provided by	Carolina (2023-09-13 16:25:10, last updated 2024-11-29 11:02:31)
scientific name	Corymyia melas
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

melas sp. n View in CoL View at ENA .

Face narrower than one eye in anterior view; hypandrium approximately square-shaped, hind margin straight ................................................................................ 3

♂ genitalia as in Figs 12-14 View Figs 9-20 (note especially shape of gonocoxite in ventral aspect)

Material (NMSA - Type 1099): SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province: 4 ♂ (HT & PT): ' Sth Africa: Cape Prov / 12 km W Soutfontein . / 3017DA 4.ix.1981 / J. Londt, L. Schoeman / and B. Stuckenberg. / Succulent Karoo' ( BMNH - I ♂ PT) ; 1 ♂ (PT): Hondeklipbaai, 3017Ad, 8.ix.1972, Irwin; 4 ♂ 5 ♀ (PT), Wallekraal [30024'S: 17°31 'E], Namaqualand , x. 1950, Mus. Expd. ( SAMC ).

Etymology: Gr. melas - black (refers to the dark colour of this species).

Figures

Figs 9-20. Corymyia gen. n., ♂ genitalia. 9-11. C. antimelas sp. n. paratype (7 mi. N Vanrhynsdorp). 9. Lateral. 10. Dorsal. 11. Ventral. 12-14. C. melas sp. n. holotype. 12. Lateral. 13. Dorsal. 14. Ventral. 15-17. C. euryops sp. n. paratype (12 Ian W Soutfontein). 15. Lateral. 16. Dorsal. 17. Ventral. 18-20. C. xantha sp. n. holotype. 18. Lateral. 19. Dorsal. 20. Ventral. Scale lines = 1 mm.

Abbreviations

BMNH	United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)]
SAMC	South Africa, Cape Town, Iziko Museum of Capetown (formerly South African Museum)