Stomorhina guttata (Villeneuve, 1914)
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Stomorhina guttata (Villeneuve, 1914) |
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Stomorhina guttata (Villeneuve, 1914) View in CoL
= Rhinia guttata Villeneuve, 1914: 384. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Willow Grange, Mooi River.
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Afrotropical: Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa (Fig. 19 View Figure 19 ).
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Preferred environments: Acacia savannah, Succulent Karoo Scrub, white dune and coastal sand dunes biomes and to river banks, plains and slopes. Recorded in all Namibian biomes ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: 120-1650 m a.s.l. Seasonality: high abundance between September-October and April. Present the rest of the year in low numbers, except in May and July. Recorded in low numbers in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: recorded as flower visitor; collected on Lasiospermum bipinnatum Druce and Knersvlakte flowers. Additionally, the larva was found in a termite fungus-garden ( Peris 1952a). Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise traps, yellow pan traps and by sweeping. In Namibia, yellow pans and pitfall traps ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photographs: female habitus as in Fig. 20 View Figure 20 . Male terminalia as in fig. 32 in Zumpt (1958).
Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.
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