Atherigona (Atherigona) rubricornis Stein, 1913

Deeming, John C. & Kirk-Spriggs, Ashley H., 2024, A contribution to the knowledge of Namibian Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae), with the descriptions of four new species and two new subspecies, Zootaxa 5536 (4), pp. 501-535 : 524-525

Atherigona (Atherigona) rubricornis Stein, 1913

Atherigona rubricornis Stein, 1913: 531 ; Emden 1940: 101, figs. 15, 51; Deeming 1971: 157, figs 47, 48 ( A. tritici Pont & Deeming figured); Deeming 1979: 39, fig. 19; Deeming & Overman 1987: 118; Deeming 2000: 286; Pont & Deeming 2001: 298, figs 1–4; Dike 2003: 221 (distribution); Muller 2015: 896, fig. 45; Magoai & Muller, 2024: 56, fig. 11.

Previous records: Brandberg : Messum Valley, 21°13.29'S, 14°30.98'E; Hungorob Valley, 21°11.40'S, 14°31.69'E; Wasserfallfläche, plain E of 21°10'S, 14°33'E ( Deeming 2000: 286) .

Material examined: 5♀, Brandberg, Mason Shelter , 21°04'39''S, 14°05'43''E, 1750 m, 05–14.iii.2002, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap, riverbed; 1♂, Brandberg, Wasserfallfläche , below, 21°10'43''S, 14°32'51''E, 18–22.iii.2001, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap sample; 1♂, Gobabis District, Somerkoms 521, 22°01'59''S, 19°57'22''E, 06–08.ii.2001, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap sample; 3♂, Karibib District, Tsaobismund 85 at: 22°22'40''S, 15°44'58''E, 13–15.iv.2001, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise traps; 1♂, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala , 4 km NE of, 17°49'21''S, 24°36'07''E, 25.ii–01.iii.2001, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap sample; 1♂, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala campsite, 17°50'01''S, 24°36'09''E, 22– 24.ii.2001, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap; 4♂, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala pan, 17°50'00''S, 24°35'58''E, 01–04.iii.2001, A . H. Kirk-Spriggs , Malaise trap sample (all NMNW) ; 1♂, 6♀, Rundu District, Katara : Okavango River, 17°48'56''S, 18°53'38''E, 20–23.i.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs & [E.] Marais, Malaise trap (1♂, 3♀, NMNW; 3♀, NMWC) ; 1♀, Rundu District, Katara, 1 km S of, 17°50'25''S, 18°54'26''E, 22–23.i.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs & [E.] Marais , Malaise traps, primary forest ( NMWC) ; 5♂, 1♀, Rundu District, Simanya : Okavango River, 17°33'17''S, 18°32'30''E, 23–24.i.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs & [E.] Marais, Malaise trap, primary woodland (5♂, NMNW; 1♀, NMWC) ; 1♂, Tsumeb District, Varianto 771/2, 19°23'00''S, 17°43'57''E, 30.iii–01.iv.2003, A .H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise traps; 1♂, Tsumkwe District, Kremetartkop, 19°51'25''S, 20°54'27''E, 20–23.xii.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs , [E.] Marais & [D.J.] Mann , Malaise trap sample (all NMNW) .

Distribution: (Afrotropical): Botswana, Chad, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, “ Rhodesia ”, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.