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
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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.