Atherigona (s. str.) falcata ( Thomson, 1869 )

Deeming, John C., 2022, Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described, European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1), pp. 121-144 : 126

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:880CEE9A-25B5-4620-90D2-D109E949059E

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7387446

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B387EF-4946-3E57-FDFB-FEB65893D29E

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scientific name

Atherigona (s. str.) falcata ( Thomson, 1869 )
status

 

Atherigona (s. str.) falcata ( Thomson, 1869) View in CoL

Coenosia falcata Thomson, 1869: 560 View in CoL . China ( Hong Kong).

Atherigona nudiseta Malloch, 1923: 186 View in CoL . India.

Atherigona nudiseta ssp. megaloba Fan, 1965: 69 View in CoL . China.

Material examined

ETHIOPIA • 2 ♂♂; Oromo Prov. , Debre Zeit; 1800 m a.s.l.; 23 Feb. 2005; M.R. Wilson leg.; Malaise trap in Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. ; NMWC .

NAMIBIA • 1 ♂; West Caprivi Park , Kwando River Susuwe ; 17°45ʹ37″ S, 23°20ʹ55″ E; 28 Sep.–2 Oct. 1998; A.H. Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap, dry woodland; NMNW GoogleMaps 4 ♂♂; Katima Mulilo Distr., Salambala pan ; 17°50ʹ00″ S, 24°35ʹ58″ E; 23–27 Dec. 2002; A.H. and M.K. Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap; NMNW GoogleMaps 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Caprivi Park , Kwando Meander, Kwando River ; 17°50ʹ49″ S, 3°18ʹ53″ E; 5 Dec. 1999; D.J. Mann leg.; swept from floating vegetation, mainly grasses; OUMNH GoogleMaps 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; NMWC GoogleMaps .

Remarks

Described into the genus Coenosia Meigen, 1826 ( Thomson 1869: 560) , this species has a wide oriental and australasian distribution. A single male was recorded ( Deeming 1975: 2) from Ongeama, Namibia. Pont & Magpayo (1995: 43–44) list 22 known hostplants.

The puparium is described by Skidmore (1985: 305, fig. 92g –i).

Distribution

Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa and widespread Oriental and Australasian Regions.

NMWC

United Kingdom, Cardiff, National Museum of Wales

OUMNH

United Kingdom, Oxford, University Museum of Natural History

NMWC

National Museum of Wales

NMNW

National Museum of Namibia

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Muscidae

Genus

Atherigona

Loc

Atherigona (s. str.) falcata ( Thomson, 1869 )

Deeming, John C. 2022
2022
Loc

Atherigona nudiseta ssp. megaloba

Fan Z. 1965: 69
1965
Loc

Atherigona nudiseta

Malloch J. R. 1923: 186
1923
Loc

Coenosia falcata

Thomson C. G. 1869: 560
1869
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