The genus Schistostoma Becker from southern Africa, with an evaluation of its generic status (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s. l.: Microphorinae)
Author
Shamshev, Igor V.
Author
Sinclair, Bradley J.
text
African Invertebrates
2006
2006-12-31
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journal article
58037
10.5281/zenodo.7917369
4444b27b-f35b-4d82-963c-8210d6778af0
2305-2562
7917369
Schistostoma stuckenbergi
Chvála, 1991
Schistostoma stuckenbergi
:
Chvála 1991: 20
, figs 1–4, 6–12.
Type
locality:
South Africa
.
Description: Fully described by Chvála (1991).
Distribution and seasonal occurrence: This species also occurs in Namaqualand (Kamiesberg uplands), collected at Studers Pass on the western face of Rooiberg Mountain (Chvála 1991). The series was collected from a small swarm over pools of a headwater stream. The Kamiesberg bioregion is quite a wet area for Namaqualand and receives
200–400 mm
annual rainfall (Cowling
et al
. 1999) and is a recognised centre of plant endemism in Namaqualand (
Cowling & Pierce 1999
). The specific area where this species was collected is an isolated high rainfall patch, with few succulents (probably Renosterveld according to Cowling’s pers. comm., 2006).