Apatomyza irwini Lamas et al.

Greathead, David J., 2006, New records of Namibian Bombyliidae (Diptera), with notes on some genera and descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 1149 (1), pp. 1-88 : 53

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scientific name	Apatomyza irwini Lamas et al.
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Apatomyza irwini Lamas et al., 2001: 183 View in CoL .

Distribution. Namibia *, South Africa (Northern Cape).

Material examined. 1♂, 4♀♀, Mariental District , Viljoenskroon 507, 25°10’S 19°58’E, 5–12.iv.1998 GoogleMaps , G. Olivier, Malaise trap; 2♂♂, same data except, 10–17.v.1998 GoogleMaps ; 6♂♂, 11♀♀, same data except, 12–18.xi.1998 GoogleMaps ; 6♂♂, 4♀♀, Lüderitz District , Rooiberg mountain, 27°38’S 16°28’E, 22–24.ix.1995 GoogleMaps , A.H. KirkSpriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap sample; 2♂♂, 3♀♀, Lüderitz District (Diamond Area 1), Roter Kamm, 27°46’S 16°18’E, 25–30.vi.1989 GoogleMaps , C.S. Roberts.

Notes. Identified from the male and female genitalia because colouring bleached. Very similar to A. culicoides (Hesse) . Female specimens identified by Greathead (2000a) as A. culicoides are probably A. irwini and their spermathecae should be checked.