Rhyncomya disclusa Villeneuve, 1927

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 disclusa Villeneuve, 1927

= Rhyncomya disclusa Villeneuve, 1927: 24. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Willow Grange. Remarks: STs in NHMUK.

Distribution

Afrotropical:?Cameroon and South Africa (Fig. 80 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: no data. Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: only present in March, September, October and December. Behaviour and ecology: reported as collected on flowers of Acacia Mill. and visiting flowers of onions. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: unknown. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 81 . Male terminalia unknown.

Type material examined: R. disclusa : 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton / 18.iii.1913 // Pres. by / Imp. Inst. Ent. / Brit. Mus. / 1933-14 // [NHMUK 010832216]. R. disclusa : 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton // slide no. 43 // [NHMUK 010832217]. R. disclusa : 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton //?llBrook / 22.x.13 // Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / B.M. 1955-504. // Rhyncomyia / Dr. Villeneuve det. / Rhyncomya disclusa / Typ. Villen. // [NHMUK 010832218].

Material examined: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 80. Rhyncomya disclusa occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 81. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya disclusa male USNM-SM 01457916 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.