Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015

Magoai, Mokome M. J. & Muller, Burgert S., 2024, The first record of Atherigona from Lesotho (Diptera, Muscidae), with description of a new species, African Invertebrates 65 (2), pp. 49-60 : 49-60

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.131744
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C06A15ED-2AF6-4F52-A6D5-BB4567DA3480
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13645956
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/27D8CADF-B563-5B73-8252-A26F4F9FC1EA
treatment provided by	African Invertebrates by Pensoft
scientific name	Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015
status

Treatment

Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015 View in CoL

Fig. 7 View Figures 4–11

Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015: 875, fig. 33. View in CoL

Material examined.

Lesotho • 17 ♂; Leribe District, Motebong Lodge, Katse Dam area ; 29 ° 6.060 ' S, 28 ° 30.084 ' E; 2063 m; 10–13 Dec. 2021; J. M. Midgley, B. Muller leg.; Malaise trap, Garden entertainment area; ( BMSA (D) 130773, 130775, 130776, 130777, 130778, 130779, 130783, 130809, 130810, 130826, 130844, 130848, ( NMSA - DIP 213809 About NMSA , 213810 About NMSA , 213812 About NMSA , 213813 About NMSA , 213814 About NMSA )) GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Quting, Mphaki Farmers Training Centre ; 30 ° 11.598 ' S, 28 ° 7.831 ' E; 2046 m; 01–27 Nov. – Dec. 2022; K. Jordaens, J. Midgley, B. Muller and G. Theron leg.; Malaise trap, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Garden; BMSA (D) 134687 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Atherigona lineata torrida Deeming, 1971 . However, it differs from it by having a tridentate hypopygial prominence (Fig. 7 View Figures 4–11 ) and infuscated mid and hind leg tarsi, compared to the bifurcated hypopygial prominence and brown tarsi in Atherigona lineata lineata (Adams, 1905) .

Distribution.

Lesotho (new record), South Africa.