Rhyncomya nana Peris, 1951

Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna, Villet, Martin H., Martinez-Sanchez, Anabel & Rojo, Santos, 2023, South African nose flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae): taxonomy, diversity, distribution and biology, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 72764-72764 : 72764

Rhyncomya nana Peris, 1951

= Rhyncomyia nana Peris, 1951: 240. Type locality: South Africa, Transvaal [?Gauteng], Plaas Kopernijn. Remarks: HT and PT in NHMUK.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Mozambique and South Africa (Fig. 97 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: coastal grassland, open Acacia woodland with thick grass-cover, adjoining thicker valley bush and dry forest; subtropical grassland and open lala-palm woodland. Recorded elevations: 35-830 m a.s.l. Seasonality: low numbers in April, July, November and December, absent the rest of the year. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: sweeping hand net and with Malaise trap. In Mozambique, by sweeping hand net. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 98 . Male terminalia as in fig. 57 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: R. nana : 1? // Holo- / type // Plaas Kopesrijn / J.J. Rust Tvl / 19.vii.1924 // Rhyncomyia /? nana n. sp S-V. Peris det. / Tipo // [NHMUK 010832203]. 1? // Para-type // Durban. / F. Muir. / 1905-313. // Sharp Coll. / 1905-313 // Rhyncomyia / Rhyncomyia nana n. sp / S-V. Peris det. / Paratipo // [NHMUK 010832204].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 97. Rhyncomya nana occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 98. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya nana male NHMUK 010832203 HT from South Africa (Copyright NHMUK); scale bar = 2 mm.