Eurhyncomyia diversicolor (Bigot, 1888)

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

Eurhyncomyia diversicolor (Bigot, 1888)

= Rhyncomya diversicolor Bigot, 1888: 595. Type locality: Somalis [Somalia]. Remarks: LT in NHMUK, designated by Dear and Pont in the collection.

= Rhyncomyia bigoti Villeneuve, 1913: 155. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban].

= Eurhyncomyia thoracica Curran, 1931: 21. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Port Shepstone.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Mozambique, Namibia*, Somalia, South Africa (Fig. 37 ) and Tanzania (including Zanzibar Island).

Notes

Preferred environment: broad-leafed, broad-leafed deciduous, coastal and sand forest. In Namibia, it is associated with a broken veld at the base of small hill. Recorded elevations: 77 m a.s.l. Seasonality: present almost all year-round, peaking in December, lower abundance in January, May, June and August and absent in September. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise trap. In Mozambique, Malaise trap. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 38 . Male terminalia as in fig. 39 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: R. diversicolor : 1? // Lecto-type // Somalis // Brauer / Wien. CVIII / (No. 87) // Lectotype? / Rhyncomyia / Rhyncomyia diversicolor / Bigot / Designated by / Dear and Pont. // BMNH (E) / #231121 // [NHMUK 010579922].

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 37. Eurhyncomyia diversicolor occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 38. Habitus, left lateral view of Eurhyncomyia diversicolor male BMSA DIP 16947 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.