Cosmina undulata Malloch, 1926

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 undulata Malloch, 1926

= Cosmina undulata : Malloch, 1926: 518. Type locality: S. Nigeria [Nigeria], Ibadan. Remarks: HT in NHMUK.

Distribution

Afrotropical:?Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea*, Ethiopia*, Malawi, Namibia,?Niger, Nigeria, South Africa* (Fig. 35 ) and Togo.

Notes

Preferred environment: Mesic Savannah Biome in Nambia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: uncommon species present in October, December and January (one specimen each). In Namibia, also uncommon, present in November and December (one specimen each) ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise traps in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 36 . Male terminalia as in fig. 25 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: C. undulata : 1? // Holo-type // Nigeria: / Ibadan. / 2.viii.1923. / A.W.J. Pomeroy // Pres. by / Imp. Bur. Ent. / Brit. Mus. / 192x-94 // Cosmina / Cosmina undulata / Type / Det / J.R. Malloch // [NHMUK 010579923].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 35. Cosmina undulata occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 36. Habitus, left lateral view of Cosmina undulata male NHMUK 010579923 HT from Nigeria (Copyright NHMUK); scale bar = 2 mm.