Gonarthrus sp.

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 : 47

Gonarthrus sp. ? chioleucus Hesse

Material examined. 2♀♀, Rundu District , Mile 46 Agric. Res. Sta., 18°45’22”S 19°15’24”E, 21–24.iv.2001, Marais, Kasch & Vonland ; 3♀♀, Rundu District , Mile 46, 18°18’39”S 19°15’29”E, A.H. Kirk­Spriggs, Malaise traps ; 1♀, Rundu District Hamoye Nat. Forest , 18°12’S 19°43’E, 5–8.iii.1999, E. Marais, Malaise trap , 1♀.

Notes. Hesse (1938) described three very similar species (nivalis (NW Transvaal), tenuirostris ( Zimbabwe) and chioleucus (Kaokoveld)) , all from males only, which may be a single rather variable species but males are needed for certain identification.