Puliciphora semicimex (Schmitz, 1951)

Mostovski, Mike B., 2004, New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males, African Invertebrates 45, pp. 125-125 : 135

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7664763
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scientific name	Puliciphora semicimex (Schmitz, 1951)
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Puliciphora semicimex (Schmitz, 1951) View in CoL

Coridophora semicimex Schmitz, 1951 a: 158 View in CoL , fig. XV. (Type locality: Kenya)

Puliciphora semicimex: Disney 2002: 79 View in CoL , figs 1, 8.

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZuluNatal: 2^ Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29º35'S: 29º58'E), 1700–1900 m, xi.1993, pitfalls, J. Kotze ( NMSA) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, South Africa. This is the first record of P. semicimex in South Africa.

Remarks. This species has proved to be quite variable although distinctive member of the genus (Disney 2002). It is characterised by unusually wide abdominal tergites and the highly reduced anterior flap of abdominal tergite 5. Two females on hand demonstrate the extreme state of the anterior flap, which is barely visible; however, other characters agree well with diagnostic features of P. semicimex .