Stomorhina armatipes (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

Stomorhina armatipes (Malloch, 1926)

= Stomatorrhina armatipes Malloch, 1926: 500. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal].

= Stomorhina fasciculata Curran, 1927: 528. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Willow Grange.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Kenya and South Africa (Fig. 13 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: no data. Recorded elevations: 1440-1750 m a.s.l. Seasonality: most abundant in September; absent or scarce for the rest of the year. Behaviour and ecology: adults were observed visiting flowers and collected on Cassine sp., Protea caffra Meisn. and Cussonia Thunb. sp. Additionally, two males were found as prey of Oxybelus lingula Gerstaecker ( Hymenoptera ) in Grahamstown (Eastern Cape). During field work in September 2016 at the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, females were observed ovipositing on soil surrounding a termite nest. Gravid females and termites were collected and oviposition was achieved using a mixture of soil and live termites. Larvae were reared to adulthood and were observed preying on termites. Life cycle and developmental stages: oviparous. Immature stages (egg, larva and pupa) and adult females will be described (Thomas-Cabianca et al., unpublished). Collection methods: Malaise traps and sweeping. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 14 . Male terminalia unknown.

Material examined: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 13. Stomorhina armatipes occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 14. Habitus, left lateral view of Stomorhina armatipes male CEUA from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.