Leia arsona Hutson, 1978

Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira & Muller, Burgert S., 2012, The types of Lygistorrhinidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, African Invertebrates 53 (2), pp. 703-703 : 706

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.053.0215
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7914838
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scientific name	Leia arsona Hutson, 1978
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Leia arsona Hutson, 1978 View in CoL

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Leia arsona: Hutson 1978: 123 View in CoL . Type locality: South Africa, Eastern Cape, Grahamstown .

Holotype ( NMSA type no. 2149): ♂ (1) printed on white paper circle with red edges: “Holo- | type”; (2) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ Grahamstown [33.2970°S 26.5474°E, uncertainty 4 km] | South Africa | 1x 19 53 [1.x.1953] | B. Stuckenberg ”; (3) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ HOLOTYPE ♂ | Leia | arsona Hutson | det. A.M. Hutson, 197 7.”; (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 11310”. GoogleMaps

Preservation: Pinned exemplar; missing parts: right leg III.

Paratype ( NMSA type no. 2149): ♂ (1) printed on white paper circle with yellow edges: “Para- | type”; (2) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ Grahamstown [33.2970°S 26.5474°E, uncertainty 4 km] | South Africa | 1x 19 53 [1.x.1953] | B. Stuckenberg ”; (3) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ PARATYPE ♂ | Leia | arsona Hutson | det. A.M. Hutson, 197 7.”; (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 11321” GoogleMaps .

Preservation: Pinned exemplar, abdomen glued on the micropin; missing parts: right leg III.

Paratype ( NMSA type no. 2149): ♀ (1) printed on white paper circle with yellow edges: “Para- | type”; (2) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ Grahamstown [33.2970°S 26.5474°E, uncertainty 4 km] | South Africa | 24x 1953 [24.x.1953] | B. Stuckenberg ”; (3) printed with handwriting on white paper: “ PARATYPE ♀ | Leia | arsona Hutson | det. A.M. Hutson, 197 7.”; (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 11311” GoogleMaps .

Preservation: Pinned exemplar; missing parts: none.

Distribution: South Africa (Eastern Cape), Kenya, Saint Helena. Widely introduced in Europe, in Mediterranean region as well as in New Zealand ( Chandler & Ribeiro 1995; Chandler & Gatt 2000; Chandler 1994; Toft & Chandler 2004; Chandler & Pijnakker 2009; Väisänen 1984).