Isomyia cuthbertsoni (Curran, 1938)

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

Isomyia cuthbertsoni (Curran, 1938)

= Strongyloneura cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938: 2. Type locality: S. Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], Vumba Mts.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Zimbabwe and South Africa* (Fig. 41 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: woodland savannah, woodland, dune, sand and broad-leafed deciduous forest. Recorded elevations: 6-1095 m a.s.l. Seasonality: highest abundance in October and December, lower numbers or absent the rest of the year. Behaviour and ecology: specimens were swept from Asparagus L. sp. in Sileza Natural Reserve (KwaZulu-Natal). In Zimbabwe, Cuthbertson (1939) reported females (as Strongyloneura cuthbertsoni ) attracted to pollen of Rosaceae . Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: sweeping, hand nets and Malaise trap. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 42 . Male terminalia as in fig. 17-right in Zumpt (1958).

Material exmained: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 41. Isomyia cuthbertsoni occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 42. Habitus, left lateral view of Isomyia cuthbertsoni male SANC from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.