Rhyncomya minutalis 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 minutalis Villeneuve, 1927

= Rhyncomya minutalis Villeneuve, 1927: 22. Type locality: Cape [South Africa].

Distribution

Afrotropical: Namibia and South Africa (Fig. 95 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: Acacia Karoo thicket, succulent Karoo, Karoo vegetation, Tanqua succulent Karoo; rocky sandy in Fynbos area, sandy bank and Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld; Savannah Biome and Macchia with Proteas. More or less restricted to the hyper-arid zone in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: 238-1245 m a.s.l. Seasonality: abundant throughout the year, peaking in October, but absent in July. In Namibia, most abundant in June and August ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: hand net, Malaise and pitfall traps. In Namibia with Malaise, yellow pan and pitfall traps ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 96 . Male terminalia as in fig. 48 in Zumpt (1958).

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 95. Rhyncomya minutalis occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 96. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya minutalis male SAMC DIP A 015144 from South Africa (without terminalia); scale bar = 2 mm.