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 text 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 483CCF09D3A05B029A3B4B4A30E4CB79 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.