Isomyia eos Zumpt, 1958

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Isomyia eos Zumpt, 1958

= Isomyia eos Zumpt, 1958: 45. Type locality Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Farfell Farm, Melsetter District. Remarks: PT in NMSA.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa (Fig. 51 ) and Zimbabwe.

Notes

Preferred environment: broad-leafed deciduous woodland. Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: low numbers during March, November and December. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise trap. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 52 . Male terminalia as in fig. 10 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: I. eos : 1? // Grampirks / Inyamadzi River / Melsetter District / Dept. Agric. S. Rhodesia / 3/6/1939 // slide no 11 // Paratype // Isomyia / Isomyia eos n.sp. / Zumpt 1956 // [NMSA DIP 019909].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 51. Isomyia eos occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 52. Habitus, left lateral view of Isomyia eos male NMSA DIP 19909 PT from Zimbabwe (male without terminalia and partly broken tergite 5); scale bar = 2 mm.