Rhyncomya depressifrons 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 depressifrons Villeneuve, 1927

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

Distribution

Afrotropical: South Africa (Fig. 78 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: no data. Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: only present from December to March. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: unknown. Illustrations and photography: male habitus as in Fig. 79 . Male terminalia unknown.

Type material examined: R. depressifrons : 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Estcourt / 5.ii.1913 / R.C. Wroughton // Slide no. 61 // Rhyncomya ? / Rhyncomya depressifrons / Villeneuve // Slide prep.: / 010194477 // [NHMUK 010832207]. 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Estcourt / 5.ii.1913 / R.C. Wroughton //Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / BM. 1955-504 // [NHMUK 010832208]. R. depressifrons : 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Estcourt / 26.i.1913 / R.C. Wroughton // Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / B.M.1955-504 // Rhyncomya depressifrons / typ. Villen. // [NHMUK 010832209].

Material examined: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 78. Rhyncomya depressifrons occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 79. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya depressifrons male NHMUK 010832207 ST (male without terminalia) (Copyright NHMUK); scale bar = 2 mm.