Tomomyza barbatula Bezzi, 1922

Greathead, David J. & Evenhuis, Neal L., 2004, New species of Bombylioidea in Mario Bezzi’s Unpublished Hungarian Museum Manuscript, Zootaxa 773, pp. 1-56 : 27-28

Tomomyza barbatula Bezzi, 1922

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40. Tomomyza barbatula ɗɗΨΨ South Africa (Eastern Cape): Willowmore, xi. 1906 (H. Brauns). MS page 43.

Bezzi, 1922: 80 – key and diagnosis. Two syntypes found in MSNM: South Africa (Eastern Cape): 1 ɗ, Willowmore, 5.xi. 1906 (Dr Brauns); 1 ɗ, same except, 20.xi. 1906.

Hesse, 1956: 90 – described from a topotypic male in Dr Brauns collection and a female from the Little Karoo ( SAMC). The topotypic male, now in NMSA, was collected in Willowmore, 1.xii. 1920, and bears an old determination label, probably by Dr Brauns “ Tomomyza barbatula Bezz / ɗ/unique specimen”.

Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999: 288 – 2 syntypes listed in MSNM.

Types: The syntypes in HNHM were destroyed in 1956. Two syntype males in Bezzi’s own collection in MSNM are in good condition but the one captured on 5.xi. 1906 lacks the right middle leg. Consequently, the other male collected on 20.xi. 1906 is here selected as lectotype ( Fig. 14).

Remarks: The two males lectotype and paralectotype from Bezzi’s collection in MSNM accord with the description given by Hesse (1956). It is a distinctive species with an almost entirely blackish cuticle and hyaline wings.