Cosmina margaritae Peris, 1952

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

Cosmina margaritae Peris, 1952

= Cosmina margaritae Peris, 1952a: 229. Type locality: Nyasaland [Malawi], Cholo. Remarks: type-series in NHMUK.

Distribution

Afrotropical:?Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo,?Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique*, Namibia,?Senegal, South Africa (Fig. 33 ), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Notes

Preferred environment: Arid and Mesic Savannah Biome in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: low abundance, only present in December. Abundant in Namibia with highest numbers in April ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: yellow and blue pan traps, pitfall and Malaise traps in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006) and in Mozambique, only with Malaise traps. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 34 . Male terminalia as in figs. 26a, b in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: C. margaritae : 1? Holotype // Nyasaland / Cholo. / R. C. Wood // Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / BM. 1950-323 // Cosmina / Cosmina margaritae / tipo n. sp. / Dr. S-V. Peris det. // [NHNUK 010579920]. 1? // Paratype // Nyasaland / Cholo. / R. C. Wood // Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / BM. 1950-323 // Cosmina / Cosmina margaritae / paratipo n. sp. / Dr. S-V. Peris det. // [NHNUK 010579921].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 33. Cosmina margaritae occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 34. Habitus, left lateral view of Cosmina margaritae male NHMUK 010579920 (Copyright NHMUK); scale bar = 2 mm.