Thoracites petersiana (Loew, 1852)
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Thoracites petersiana (Loew, 1852)
= Ochromyia petersiana Loew, 1852: 660. Type locality: South Africa, Zululand [KwaZulu-Natal], Mtubatuba.
= Thoracites neglectus Zumpt, 1972: 49. Type locality: South Africa, Zululand [KwaZulu-Natal], Mtubatuba. Remarks: HT in NMSA.
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Afrotropical: South Africa (Fig. 125 View Figure 125 ).
Notes
Preferred environment: broad-leafed deciduous woodland forest, grassy floodplain and sand and forest. Recorded elevations: 77-98 m a.s.l. Seasonality: abundant species present in May, November and December (peaking in December). Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise trap. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 126 View Figure 126 and fig. 29d in Kurahashi (2001). Male terminalia as in fig. 2 in Zumpt (1972b).
Type material examined: T. neglectus : 1? // Holotypus // Mtubatuba / Zululand / May 1941 / H.K. Munro // slide no. 95 // Thoracites / Thoracites neglectus n. sp. / Zumpt 1972 // [NMSA-DIP 019669].
Material examined: Suppl. material 1.
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Thoracites petersiana (Loew, 1852)
Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna, Villet, Martin H., Martinez-Sanchez, Anabel & Rojo, Santos 2023 |
= Thoracites neglectus
Zumpt 1972 |
= Ochromyia petersiana
Loew 1852 |