Stomorhina guttata (Villeneuve, 1914)

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

Stomorhina guttata (Villeneuve, 1914)

= Rhinia guttata Villeneuve, 1914: 384. Type locality: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Willow Grange, Mooi River.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa (Fig. 19 ).

Notes

Preferred environments: Acacia savannah, Succulent Karoo Scrub, white dune and coastal sand dunes biomes and to river banks, plains and slopes. Recorded in all Namibian biomes ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: 120-1650 m a.s.l. Seasonality: high abundance between September-October and April. Present the rest of the year in low numbers, except in May and July. Recorded in low numbers in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: recorded as flower visitor; collected on Lasiospermum bipinnatum Druce and Knersvlakte flowers. Additionally, the larva was found in a termite fungus-garden ( Peris 1952a). Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise traps, yellow pan traps and by sweeping. In Namibia, yellow pans and pitfall traps ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photographs: female habitus as in Fig. 20 . Male terminalia as in fig. 32 in Zumpt (1958).

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 19. Stomorhina guttata occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 20. Habitus, left lateral view of Stomorhina guttata female BMSA DIP 01831 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.