Lispe (Diptera, Muscidae) of Africa Author Vikhrev, Nikita E. text Amurian Zoological Journal 2021 XIII 3 369 400 http://dx.doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2021-13-3-369-400 journal article 10.33910/2686-9519-2021-13-3-369-400 2686-9519 12816585 A1FD5F19-4965-42CD-AAC6-4914E21FA70A Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 Lispe modesta Stein, 1913 ( Vikhrev 2012b ) Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 ( Vikhrev 2012b ); ( Pont 2019: 144–150 , figs 304–316) Material examined: see Vikhrev (2012b) . New records : KENYA , Melewa R. , 1900 m asl , 0.67 ° S 36.39 ° E , 19 November 2012 , Gavryushin, 1♀ . TANZANIA : Dodoma reg . Dodoma env., 6.20 ° S 35.75 ° E , pond, 1150 m asl , 11–13 February 2017 , N. Vikhrev , 8♂ , 4♀ ; Mtera Reservoir , 7.13 ° S 36.00 ° E , 14 February 2017 , N. Vikhrev , 4♂ , 2♀ ; Morogoro reg., Mikumi village , 7.40 ° S 36.99 ° E , 5–7 February 2017 , N. Vikhrev , 2♂ (all ZMUM ) . Remarks . Tanzanian material shows that in E Africa L. assimilis is more common in rainy season. Distribution . African records: Ethiopia , Kenya , Morocco , Nigeria , Tanzania , Sudan . Widespread in S Palaearctic, Oriental, and Australia .