On the identity of the Afrotropical species of Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) Author Meyer, Marc De 29491E42-8F20-4711-B73C-55142EB2A744 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Section, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium. marc.de.meyer@africamuseum.be Author Goergen, Georg 11B63B43-550B-46BE-B9BF-BC1F0A803FAA International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Biodiversity Centre, 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin. g.goergen@cgiar.org Author Midgley, John 82915903-0488-4865-BF1A-E508F86B676A KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Department Natural Sciences, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3201. & Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa, 6139. jmidgley@nmsa.org.za Author Jordaens, Kurt 8E90942E-C18C-4E7D-8158-9990AD010470 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Section, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium. kurt.jordaens@africamuseum.be text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-10-09 958 1 242 290 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2675/12391 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.958.2675 2118-9773 13914492 18DC2A7C-175B-4375-A82E-E1AFF4029A94 extrema group The extrema group can be differentiated by the following character states: eyes short pilose and holoptic in males. It has three representatives: M. extrema , M. wyatti sp. nov. and M. stipulata sp. nov.