South African nose flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae): taxonomy, diversity, distribution and biology
Author
Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-6222
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E- 03080, Alicante, Spain
athomasbio@gmail.com
Author
Villet, Martin H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4335-5667
Rhodes University, Southern African Forensic Entomology Research Laboratory, Grahamstown, South Africa
Author
Martinez-Sanchez, Anabel
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E- 03080, Alicante, Spain
Author
Rojo, Santos
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-9643
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, E- 03080, Alicante, Spain
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Biodiversity Data Journal
2023
2023-01-13
11
72764
72764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e72764
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e72764
1314-2828-11-e72764
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Rhyncomya disclusa Villeneuve, 1927
= Rhyncomya disclusa
Villeneuve, 1927: 24.
Type locality
: South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Willow Grange.
Remarks
: STs in NHMUK.
Distribution
Afrotropical
:?Cameroon and South Africa (Fig.
80
).
Notes
Preferred environment
: no data.
Recorded elevations
: no data.
Seasonality
: only present in March, September, October and December.
Behaviour and ecology
: reported as collected on flowers of
Acacia
Mill. and visiting flowers of onions.
Life cycle and developmental stages
: unknown.
Collection methods
: unknown.
Illustrations and photographs
: male habitus as in Fig.
81
. Male terminalia unknown.
Type material examined
:
R. disclusa
: 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton / 18.iii.1913 // Pres. by / Imp. Inst. Ent. / Brit. Mus. / 1933-14 // [NHMUK 010832216].
R. disclusa
: 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton // slide no. 43 // [NHMUK 010832217].
R. disclusa
: 1? // SYN-TYPE // Natal / Willow Grange / Mooi River / R.C. Wroughton //?llBrook / 22.x.13 // Pres. by / Com. Inst. Ent. / B.M. 1955-504. //
Rhyncomyia
/ Dr. Villeneuve det. /
Rhyncomya disclusa
/ Typ. Villen. // [NHMUK 010832218].
Material examined
: Suppl. material 1.