Atherigona londti Muller, 2015

Magoai, Mokome M. J. & Muller, Burgert S., 2024, The first record of Atherigona from Lesotho (Diptera, Muscidae), with description of a new species, African Invertebrates 65 (2), pp. 49-60 : 49-60

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.131744

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C06A15ED-2AF6-4F52-A6D5-BB4567DA3480

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13645962

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B4C9C41F-8B74-5253-9FDD-8D38842E0F19

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scientific name

Atherigona londti Muller, 2015
status

 

Atherigona londti Muller, 2015 View in CoL

Fig. 10 a – e View Figures 4–11

Atherigona londti Muller, 2015: 882, fig. 48. View in CoL

Material examined.

Lesotho • 2 ♂; Leribe, Motebong Lodge, Katse Dam area ; 29 ° 6.060 ' S, 28 ° 30.084 ' E; 2063 m; 10–13 Dec. 2021; J. M. Midgley and B. Muller leg.; Malaise trap, Garden entertainment area; ( BMSA (D) 130774, NMSA - DIP 213800 About NMSA ) GoogleMaps . 3 ♂; Maseru, Roma Trading Post Lodge ; 29 ° 26.592 ' S, 27 ° 42.224 ' E; 1640 m; 24–27 Nov. 2022; K. Jordaens, J. Midgley, B. Muller and G. Theron leg.; Malaise trap, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Garden; ( BMSA (D) 134689, 134691, 134690) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

This species’ scutellum is similar to Atherigona flavifinis Muller, 2015 (fig. 16 in Muller 2015) and Atherigona latibasilaris Muller, 2015 (fig. 40 in Muller 2015) in having the apex of the scutellum yellow. However, the trifoliate process and hypopygial prominence differ greatly. It keys close to Atherigona hyalinipennis van Emden, 1959 and Atherigona s ecrecauda Séguy, 1938 using the keys provided by Deeming (1971) and Dike (1989) but the trifoliate process (Fig. 10 View Figures 4–11 ) of A. londti does not have the wing-like projections of the hood present as in A. secrecauda , nor does it have the cordiform median piece of A. hyalinipennis .

Distribution.

Lesotho (new record), South Africa.

BMSA

National Museum Bloemfontein

NMSA

KwaZulu-Natal Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Muscidae

Genus

Atherigona

Loc

Atherigona londti Muller, 2015

Magoai, Mokome M. J. & Muller, Burgert S. 2024
2024
Loc

Atherigona londti

Muller BS 2015: 882
2015