Rhyncomya paratristis Zumpt and Stimie, 1965

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 paratristis Zumpt and Stimie, 1965

= Rhyncomya paratristis Zumpt and Stimie, 1965: 9. Type locality: South Africa, Zululand Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Ndumu Reserve, Ingwavuma District. Remarks: HT and PTs in NMSA.

Distribution

Afrotropical: South Africa (Fig. 101 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: broad-leafed deciduous woodland, sand forest and broad-leafed deciduous forest, dry scrub forest, grassy floodplain and at the margin of dune forest. Recorded elevations: 10-98 m a.s.l. Seasonality: abundant, present in June and November, peaking in December. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise traps. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 102 . Male terminalia as in fig. 4 in Zumpt (1965).

Type material examined: R. paratristis : 2 ?? // HOLOTYPE // Ndumu Reserve / Ingwavuma dist. / Zululand, Natal / South Africa / 1-10.xii.63 // collectors / B. & P. Stuckenberg // Rhyncomya ? / Rhyncomya paratristis / Zumpt & Stimie // [NMSA-DIP 074955, 074956]. 2 ?? // PARATYPE // Ndumu Reserve / Ingwavuma dist. / Zululand, Natal / South Africa / 1-10.xii.63 // collectors / B. & P. Stuckenberg // Rhyncomya ? / Rhyncomya paratristis / Zumpt & Stimie // [NMSA-DIP 061694, 074957].

Material examined: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 101. Rhyncomya paratristis occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 102. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya paratristis male BMSA DIP 13688 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.