Isomyia longicauda (Villeneuve, 1917)

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

Isomyia longicauda (Villeneuve, 1917)

= Thelychaeta longicauda Villeneuve, 1917: 350. Type locality: South Africa, East London [Eastern Cape]; N. W. Tanganika [Decomocratic Republic of Congo]. Remarks: PT in SAMC.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa (Fig. 53 ),?Sudan (as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan), Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Notes

Preferred environment: savannah/grassland, mist-belt mixed forest, grass and forest edges and river stream. In Malawi, in grassland and forest edges. Recorded elevations: 1100-1350 m a.s.l. In Burundi, between 1800 and 2000 m a.s.l. ( Peris 1952b). Seasonality: recorded in low numbers, with highest abundance (three specimens) in January and absent in February, April, May and October. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise and pan traps. Illustrations and photographs: female habitus as in Fig. 54 . Male terminalia as in fig. 18 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: T. longicauda : 1? // Paratype // E. London / Lightfoot / July 1914 // S.A.M // Thelychaeta / Thelychaeta longicauda / Det. Villeneuve // [SAMC DIP A011144].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 53. Isomyia longicauda occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 54. Habitus, left lateral view of Isomyia longicauda female SAMC DIP A 011144 PT from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.