Rhyncomya stannocuprea Speiser, 1910

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 stannocuprea Speiser, 1910

= Rhyncomya stannocuprea Speiser, 1910: 150. Type locality: Tanganyika [Tanzania], Meru Kilimandjaro.

= Rhyncomyia stannocuprea spp. abyssinica Peris, 1951: 244. Type locality: Abyssinia [Ethiopia], Gatelo Amaizu.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi*, Namibia*, South Africa (Fig. 109 ), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Notes

Preferred environment: Acacia savannah, rocky hills with Acacia veld and grassland and forest edges. In Malawi, forest edges and grasslands; in Namibia the Kwando River floodplain. Recorded elevations: 1200-1500 m a.s.l. Seasonality: low numbers year-round, peaking in September, absent in March and May to July. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise trap. In Nambia, Malaise trap. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 110 . Male terminalia as in fig. 54 in Zumpt (1958).

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 109. Rhyncomya stannocuprea occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 110. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya stannocuprea male NMSA DIP 019535 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.