Plastophorides aculeipes ( Collin, 1912 )

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 : 134

Plastophorides aculeipes ( Collin, 1912)

Aphiochaeta aculeipes Collin, 1912: 108 , pl. 5, fig. 3. (Type locality: Seychelles)

Plastophorides aculeipes: Brues 1915: 137 , Almond 2002: 148, figs 10, 11.

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29º32'30.7"S: 30º18'18.4"E), 1131 m, 27.ix–13.x.2003 , Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 2^, same data except 24.xii.2003 – 26.i.2004 ; 3 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30º53.3'S: 30º20.4'E), 28.iv–5.vi.2004 , Malaise trap, near stream, M. Mostovski; 3 _ 1^, same data except 6.vi–9.vii.2004 ; 1 _, same data except 10.vii–8.viii.2004 ( NMSA) .

Distribution: Congo, Angola, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa.