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This species belongs to a group of three species that are characterized by the combination of the following character states: dispersed short pile on the eyes, holoptic eyes in the male, the metafemur only moderately thickened (as in
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), and ventral pile of metatibia longer (at least half as long as width).
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can be differentiated from
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by the more pronounced facial tubercle (hardly present in
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), and the long frontal and ocellar pile (short in
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). It is almost identical to
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The main diagnostic character to differentiate it from
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089B64AA664642B127" box="[1288,1399,865,890]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. wyatti</emphasis>
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is the colouration of abdominal tergum 2: with lateral triangular maculae in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089A21AA8347E4B1C0" box="[1101,1233,900,925]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. extrema</emphasis>
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, the posterior margin (almost) reaching the posterodorsal corner of the tergum; occasionally the triangular maculae are extended, touching medially and forming a complete fascia occupying more than half of the entire length of the tergum (in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089FBBAAE94173B65A" box="[471,582,1006,1031]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. wyatti</emphasis>
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the colouration is limited to the anterodorsal corner, posteriorly never reaching beyond half of the length of the tergum). In addition, the metafemur in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089AE3AD164620B677" box="[1167,1301,1041,1066]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. extrema</emphasis>
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is more distinctly coloured orange in the basal third (more obscured in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089DF2AD334738B610" box="[926,1037,1076,1101]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. wyatti</emphasis>
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) and the abdominal sterna 13 are partially yellow-orange coloured in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089CE2AD504027B62D" box="[654,786,1111,1136]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. extrema</emphasis>
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(completely black-brown to black in
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089AA0AD50460EB62D" box="[1228,1339,1111,1136]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">M. wyatti</emphasis>
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).
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; “Caffraria” [unknown locality];
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leg.;
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,
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. This specimen is hereby designated as
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.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="74E060106552A4089ED1AC4942CCB735" bold="true" box="[189,505,1358,1384]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">Other material examined</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="462BBC026552A4089ED1AC7A42ABB7E7" blockId="26.[189,1398,1405,1467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">
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; Manica-Sofala,
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;
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<collectingDate id="226E632A6552A4089DD6AC7A4700B7C5" box="[954,1077,1405,1432]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="1957-09">Sep. 1957</collectingDate>
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;
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leg.;
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,
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DIP 14086
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</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="462BBC026552A4089ED1ACE54741B438" blockId="26.[189,1400,1505,1637]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">
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REPUBLIC OF THE
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(Congo-Brazzaville) •
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,
<location id="434BEAD96552A4089AB1ACE64647B7A1" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:CE3D0D146552A40E9C0FA89C4662B75D:434BEAD96552A4089AB1ACE64647B7A1" box="[1245,1394,1505,1532]" country="Republic of the Congo" municipality="Mbeli Camp" name="Mbeli Camp" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">Mbeli Camp</location>
;
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;
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,
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,
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and
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leg.; carrion bait;
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,
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; same data as for preceding;
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<collectingDate id="226E632A6552A4089D12AF2F477BB41F" box="[894,1102,1576,1602]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="2023-02-14" valueMax="2023-02-20" valueMin="2023-02-14">1420 Feb. 2023</collectingDate>
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;
<collectorName id="EB61D9D46552A4089A32AF2F47ECB41F" box="[1118,1241,1576,1602]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">N. Bakala</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="EB61D9D46552A4089A84AF2F4640B41F" box="[1256,1397,1576,1602]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">V. Dérozier</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="EB61D9D46552A4089ED1AF4C424FB438" box="[189,378,1611,1637]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">A. Kirk-Spriggs</collectorName>
and
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leg.; carrion bait;
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,
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.
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<collectingRegion id="845072E06552A4089FC0AF8A4144B4FA" box="[428,625,1677,1703]" country="South Africa" name="KwaZulu-Natal" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">KwaZulu-Natal</collectingRegion>
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; Stella B [=
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];
<date id="322A9AC26552A4089A6EAF8A4743B4FB" box="[1026,1142,1676,1703]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="1916-01">
<collectingDate id="226E632A6552A4089A6EAF8A4743B4FB" box="[1026,1142,1676,1703]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="1916-01">Jan. 1916</collectingDate>
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;
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leg.;
<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089B76AF8A4647B4FA" box="[1306,1394,1677,1703]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" country="South Africa" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" name="KwaZulu-Natal Museum" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" type="Museum">NMSA</collectionCode>
,
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<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089ED1AFB74225B497" box="[189,272,1712,1738]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">NMSA</collectionCode>
DIP 54536
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;
<date id="322A9AC26552A4089DE6AFB74711B497" box="[906,1060,1712,1738]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="2004-03-09">
<collectingDate id="226E632A6552A4089DE6AFB74711B497" box="[906,1060,1712,1738]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="2004-03-09">9 Mar. 2004</collectingDate>
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;
<collectorName id="EB61D9D46552A4089A58AFB747E4B497" box="[1076,1233,1712,1738]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">J.G.H. Londt</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089B76AFB74647B497" box="[1306,1394,1712,1738]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" country="South Africa" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" name="KwaZulu-Natal Museum" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" type="Museum">NMSA</collectionCode>
,
<specimenCode id="163214796552A4089ED1AFD442ACB4B3" box="[189,409,1747,1774]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">
<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089ED1AFD44225B4B0" box="[189,272,1747,1773]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">NMSA</collectionCode>
DIP 65199
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</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="F6FCB65F6552A4089FDAAFD44164B54D" collectingDate="2021-10-12" collectionCode="NMSA" collectorName="Bellingan &amp; Jordaens &amp; Midgley" country="South Africa" location="iSimangaliso wetland park" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" specimenCode="NMSA DIP 211609" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="KwaZulu-Natal">
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DIP 211699
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DIP 211675
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DIP 211677
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,
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000043830
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<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089D27AE3A40B6B50A" box="[843,899,1853,1879]" collectionName="ENT" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">ENT</collectionCode>
000043831
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,
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DIP 208712
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<collectingDate id="226E632A6552A4089AB3AE674647B527" box="[1247,1394,1888,1914]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" value="2021-10-08">8 Oct. 2021</collectingDate>
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,
<collectorName id="EB61D9D46552A4089F50AE844296B5C0" box="[316,419,1923,1949]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">Jordaens</collectorName>
and
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leg.;
<collectionCode id="208524C76552A4089C17AE8441E6B5C0" box="[635,723,1923,1949]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" country="South Africa" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34985" name="KwaZulu-Natal Museum" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" type="Museum">NMSA</collectionCode>
,
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DIP 193462
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,
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DIP 193456
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,
<specimenCode id="163214796552A4089F83AEA14025B59C" box="[495,784,1958,1985]" pageId="26" pageNumber="268">
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000044357
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<materialsCitation id="F6FCB65F6552A4089D45AEA1476EB5BE" collectingDate="2021-10-12" collectionCode="RMCA" collectorName="Bellingan &amp; Jordaens &amp; Midgley" country="South Africa" location="Ingwenya Lodge" municipality="Saint Lucia" pageId="26" pageNumber="268" specimenCode="RMCA ENT 000044384" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="KwaZulu-Natal">
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;
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,
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and
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leg.;
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,
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000044384
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,
<specimenCode id="163214796553A4099D58A80E4727B37E" box="[820,1042,265,291]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">
<collectionCode id="208524C76553A4099D58A80E40B2B37E" box="[820,903,265,291]" collectionName="South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">NMSA</collectionCode>
DIP 43001
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.
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,
<location id="434BEAD96553A4099FD2A82B418DB31B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:CE3D0D146552A40E9C0FA89C4662B75D:434BEAD96553A4099FD2A82B418DB31B" box="[446,696,300,327]" country="South Africa" county="Transvaal" municipality="Zoutpansberg Range" name="Entabeni For. Station" pageId="27" pageNumber="269" stateProvince="Limpopo">Entabeni For. Station</location>
,
<location id="434BEAD96553A4099CAFA82A40B3B31A" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:CE3D0D146552A40E9C0FA89C4662B75D:434BEAD96553A4099CAFA82A40B3B31A" box="[707,902,301,327]" country="South Africa" county="Transvaal" municipality="Zoutpansberg Range" name="Vera Kop Forest" pageId="27" pageNumber="269" stateProvince="Limpopo">Vera Kop Forest</location>
;
<date id="322A9AC26553A4099DFDA82B471DB31A" box="[913,1064,300,327]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269" value="1974-01-15">
<collectingDate id="226E632A6553A4099DFDA82B471DB31A" box="[913,1064,300,327]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269" value="1974-01-15">15 Jan. 1974</collectingDate>
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;
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,
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DIP 63679
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leg.;
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,
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; same data as for preceding;
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.
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<emphasis id="74E060106553A4099ED1A8D4427BB3B0" bold="true" box="[189,334,467,493]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Description</emphasis>
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Body length: 11.515.0 mm. Wing length: 9.0
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.
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<emphasis id="74E060106553A4099E86AB43421FB003" bold="true" box="[234,298,580,606]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Male</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876553A4099F63AB604252B0DC" box="[271,359,615,642]" captionStart="Figs 1720" captionStartId="32.[189,242,1893,1919]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,785,1841]" captionTargetId="figure-178@32.[189,1398,788,1841]" captionTargetPageId="32" captionText="Figs 1720. Species of Mallota Bezzi, 1822. Head, lateral view. 17. M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912, holotype, ♀ (MCSNG). 18. M. extrema, ♂ (Loew, 1858) (NMSA DIP 211609). 19. M. wyatti sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (RMCA AB72067310). 20. M. stipulata sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (NMSA DIP 208439)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13914506" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13914506/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
). Eye with short and dispersed silvery pile; holoptic, eye contiguity for distance at least equal to length of ocellar triangle, ommatidia equal in size. Frons protruding, in lateral view equal or beyond facial tubercle; ground colour black, dorsal of antennae shining, otherwise light brown pollinosity, along eye margins more greyish; with long intermixed black and whitish pile, along lateral margins paler coloured, medially darker. Ocellar triangle black; short to medium long black pilose. Face ground colour black, sometimes more yellow laterally; with grey pollinosity, more densely so along eye margins, facial tubercle and ventrally of antennae non-pollinose; with dispersed long pale yellow pile along dorsolateral margins, otherwise bare; facial tubercle weakly pronounced. Clypeus smooth, without tuft of pile. Antennal segments black-brown to black; arista bare, black-brown; postpedicel longer than wide.
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(
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876553A4099F47AAEF4247B65F" box="[299,370,1000,1027]" captionStart="Figs 78" captionStartId="24.[189,242,1905,1931]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,265,1853]" captionTargetId="figure-12@24.[189,1399,265,1853]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="Figs 78. Species of Mallota Bezzi, 1822. Habitus, lateral view. 7. M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912, holotype, ♀ (MCSNG). 8. M. extrema (Loew, 1858), ♂ (NMSA DIP 211609)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13914500" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13914500/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). Scutum subshining black; with grey to brown pollinosity, with long pale yellow pile; medially fascia with darker brown pile. Scutellum yellow-brown, paler than scutum; with long pale yellow pile along apical margin; anteromedially darker brown pile. Pleura ground colour black; posterior anepisternum, katepisternum and anterior anepimeron with long pale brown pile, otherwise bare.
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<paragraph id="462BBC026553A4099ED1AD9247F3B73D" blockId="27.[187,1399,1172,1376]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">
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. Mainly black, anterior third to fourth of femora distinctly orange and apex narrowly pale orange, protibia at base pale orange, mesotibia pale area extending beyond middle of tibia. Proleg with intermixed black and pale yellow short pile, femur posteriorly long dense pile. Mesoleg predominantly short pale yellow pile, femur posteriorly long dense pile. Metaleg (
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876553A4099D02ADF840FCB744" box="[878,969,1279,1305]" captionStart="Figs 3136" captionStartId="35.[189,242,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[202,1386,265,1819]" captionTargetId="figure-13@35.[202,1386,265,1819]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="Figs 3136. Species of Mallota Bezzi, 1822. 3134. Metaleg, anterior view. 31. M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912, holotype, ♀ (MCSNG). 32. M. extrema (Loew, 1858), ♂ (RMCA ENT 000044357). 33. M. wyatti sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (ANHRTUK 00282323). 34. M. stipulata sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (NMSA DIP 211776). 3536. Metafemur, ventral view. 35. M. dasyops (Wiedemann, 1819), ♂ (RMCA ENT 000040720). 36. M. glabra sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (NMSA DIP 48401)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13914514" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13914514/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Fig. 32</figureCitation>
), femur moderately thickened, with long dense pale yellow pile, except ventrally where predominantly shorter black pile; tibia curved, with conspicuous short black pile, ventrally longer pile, basally sometimes more pale yellow.
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<paragraph id="462BBC026553A4099ED1AC8F42C6B7B5" blockId="27.[189,1398,1415,1512]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">
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(
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876553A4099F63AC80425DB7FC" box="[271,360,1415,1442]" captionStart="Figs 4344" captionStartId="38.[189,242,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,867,1920]" captionTargetId="figure-134@38.[189,1398,867,1920]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 4344. Species of Mallota Bezzi, 1822. Right wing. 43. M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912, holotype, ♀ (MCSNG). 44. M. extrema (Loew, 1858), ♂ (NMSA DIP 211609)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13914520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13914520/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Fig. 44</figureCitation>
). Largely hyaline; weak microtrichose, absent in parts. Distal end of vein Sc and middle of vein R
<subScript id="DA10BE476553A4099F44ACB94204B791" attach="left" box="[296,305,1470,1484]" fontSize="6" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">1</subScript>
without distinct stigmal cross-vein but with darker brown macula between the veins. Vein R
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sinuate, without appendix.
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<paragraph id="462BBC026553A4099ED1AF174783B5ED" blockId="27.[188,1401,1552,1969]" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">
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(
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876553A4099F53AF1742ADB476" box="[319,408,1552,1579]" captionStart="Figs 5154" captionStartId="41.[189,242,1905,1931]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,263,1851]" captionTargetId="figure-13@41.[189,1398,265,1851]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 5154. Species of Mallota Bezzi, 1822. Abdomen, dorsal view. 51. M. glabra sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (NMSA DIP 65015). 52. M. hircus sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (RMCA ENT 000037958). 53. M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912, ♀ (NMK/ICIPE 210). 54. M. extrema (Loew, 1858), ♂ (NMSA DIP 211609)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13914528" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13914528/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="269">Fig. 54</figureCitation>
). Mainly shining black; tergum 1 orange and white pollinose; with long white pile. Tergum 2 with pair of orange-red triangular shaped maculae separated along medial line, maculae reaching along lateral margin till posterodorsal corner of tergum or almost so, occasionally maculae joined forming a full fascia that is occupying more than half of the entire length of the tergum; medial vitta of dense grey pollinosity along entire length except for anterior third, along posterior margin fascia of weaker pollinosity; predominantly short to medium long pale pile except along posterior margin where black; terga 3 and 4 distinctly grey pollinose along anterior margin, continued posteriorly along medial line, posterior margin fascia of weaker pollinosity; tergum 3 with short whitish pile except in posterior half to fourth where black; tergum 4 predominantly black pile. Sometimes orange maculae on abdominal terga more extensive, tergum 2 black areas restricted to anterior margin medially and posterior third, tergum 3 anterior fourth orange-red. Sterna black, sterna 13 partially yellow-orange; sterna 13 with very long, dispersed whitish pile; sterna 45 with dispersed black pile.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9E86A80E4270B37E" bold="true" box="[234,325,265,291]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Female</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="462BBC026554A40E9ED1A82B429EB38F" blockId="28.[189,1399,265,466]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">As male except eyes dichoptic; frons subshining black dorsally of antennae, medially and along eye margins with distinct pollinosity, ventrally whitish and gradually darkening dorsally till brown-black anterior of ocellar triangle; pilosity black anterior of ocellar triangle. Scutum, maculae with black pilosity sometimes less distinct. Proleg predominantly pale yellow pilosity, tibiae basally usually more pale yellow pilosity.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0E8EEF896554A40E9ED1A8FD417FB03B" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="462BBC026554A40E9ED1A8FD4263B049" blockId="28.[189,342,506,532]" box="[189,342,506,532]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">
<heading id="1D630B6E6554A40E9ED1A8FD4263B049" bold="true" box="[189,342,506,532]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" reason="3">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9ED1A8FD4263B049" bold="true" box="[189,342,506,532]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Distribution</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="462BBC026554A40E9ED1AB2E417FB03B" blockId="28.[189,1398,552,614]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9ED1AB2E4281B01F" box="[189,436,552,579]" name="Republic of the Congo" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Congo (Brazzaville)</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9FA9AB2F4156B01F" box="[453,611,552,578]" name="Mozambique" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9C18AB2F4027B01F" box="[628,786,552,578]" name="South Africa" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">South Africa</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9D4FAB2E4056B01E" box="[803,867,553,579]" name="Togo" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Togo</collectingCountry>
. Records from
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9A4AAB2E4741B01E" box="[1062,1140,553,579]" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Congo</collectingCountry>
(D.R.) are based on misidentification (cf. Comments).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0E8EEF896554A40E9ED1AB8A4662B75D" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9ED1AB8A4271B0FA" bold="true" box="[189,324,653,679]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Comments</emphasis>
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Johan August Wahlberg collected in
<collectingCountry id="3E83FC926554A40E9C06ABBB41CAB08B" box="[618,767,700,726]" name="South Africa" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">South Africa</collectingCountry>
and kept travel diaries, but the details in those diaries are not sufficient to assign a precise locality to the
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. The type locality is likely to be in the
<collectingRegion id="845072E06554A40E9ED1AA0542DCB141" box="[189,489,770,796]" country="South Africa" name="KwaZulu-Natal" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">KwaZulu-Natal province</collectingRegion>
, but it could also be in the
<collectingRegion id="845072E06554A40E9D5BAA044086B141" box="[823,947,770,797]" country="South Africa" name="Free State" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Free State</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="845072E06554A40E9DADAA054712B141" box="[961,1063,770,796]" country="South Africa" name="Gauteng" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Gauteng</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="845072E06554A40E9A5AAA0547E4B141" box="[1078,1233,770,796]" country="South Africa" name="Mpumalanga" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Mpumalanga</collectingRegion>
or Northwest provinces.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="462BBC026554A40E9ED1AA604710B609" blockId="28.[187,1400,870,1108]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">
<bibRefCitation id="2205C1F36554A40E9ED1AA604260B1DC" author="Loew H." box="[189,341,870,897]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" pagination="337 - 383" refId="ref21157" refString="Loew H. 1858. Bidrag till kannedomen om Afrikas Diptera. Ofversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens Forhandlingar 14 (1857): 337 - 383. Available from https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 43967181 [accessed 9 Sep. 2024]." type="journal article" year="1858">Loew (1858)</bibRefCitation>
described
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<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9FBEAA6041F7B1DD" box="[466,706,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Helophilus extremus</emphasis>
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based on material from
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.
<bibRefCitation id="2205C1F36554A40E9AECAA604612B1DC" author="Curran C. H." box="[1152,1319,871,897]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" pagination="33 - 89" refId="ref20333" refString="Curran C. H. 1927. Diptera of the American Museum Congo Expedition. Part 1. - Bibionidae, Bombyliidae, Dolichopodidae, Syrphidae and Trypaneidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 57: 33 - 89. Available from http: // hdl. handle. net / 2246 / 1640 [accessed 9 Sep. 2024]." type="journal article" year="1927">Curran (1927)</bibRefCitation>
places a single Afrotropical species under
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<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9C3DAA8D419BB1F9" box="[593,686,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Mallota</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, i.e.,
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<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9C80AA8C40AFB1F9" box="[748,922,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. pallidibasis</emphasis>
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, based on a series of specimens collected at Stanleyville [= Kisangani] in 1915. However, later on,
<bibRefCitation id="2205C1F36554A40E9D07AAAA4717B19A" author="Curran C. H." box="[875,1058,941,967]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" pagination="1 - 10" refId="ref20492" refString="Curran C. H. 1939 b. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae IV (Diptera). American Museum Novitates 1026: 1 - 10. Available from http: // hdl. handle. net / 2246 / 2218 [accessed 9 Sep. 2024]." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran (1939b)</bibRefCitation>
considered those specimens to belong to
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9F3DAAD642E3B1B7" baseAuthorityName="Loew" baseAuthorityYear="1858" box="[337,470,977,1002]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="extrema">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9F3DAAD642E3B1B7" box="[337,470,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. extrema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. As stated above, part of this material was re-examined and compared with the
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of
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9F70AAF34242B650" baseAuthorityName="Loew" baseAuthorityYear="1858" box="[284,375,1012,1037]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="extrema">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9F70AAF34242B650" box="[284,375,1012,1037]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">extrema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but they belong to
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9C02AAF341EAB650" authorityName="Meyer &amp; Goergen &amp; Midgley &amp; Jordaens" authorityYear="2024" box="[622,735,1011,1037]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hircus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9C02AAF341EAB650" box="[622,735,1011,1037]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. hircus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6FD3DD6B6554A40E9C8BAAF34071B653" box="[743,836,1012,1038]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<bibRefCitation id="2205C1F36554A40E9D20AAF34731B650" author="Curran C. H." box="[844,1028,1011,1038]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" pagination="1 - 10" refId="ref20492" refString="Curran C. H. 1939 b. Records and descriptions of African Syrphidae IV (Diptera). American Museum Novitates 1026: 1 - 10. Available from http: // hdl. handle. net / 2246 / 2218 [accessed 9 Sep. 2024]." type="journal article" year="1939">Curran (1939b)</bibRefCitation>
also considered as
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9A9EAAF3464DB650" baseAuthorityName="Loew" baseAuthorityYear="1858" box="[1266,1400,1012,1037]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="extrema">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9A9EAAF3464DB650" box="[1266,1400,1012,1037]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. extrema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the material listed by
<bibRefCitation id="2205C1F36554A40E9FAEAD104169B66C" author="Bezzi M." box="[450,604,1046,1073]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" refId="ref20140" refString="Bezzi M. 1915. The Syrphidae of the Ethiopian region based on Material in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural history), with Descriptions of New Genera and Species. British Museum (Natural History), London. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10351" type="book" year="1915">Bezzi (1915)</bibRefCitation>
as
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9CE4AD104020B66D" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1912" box="[648,789,1047,1072]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aenigma">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9CE4AD104020B66D" box="[648,789,1047,1072]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. aenigma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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. However, our examination of the material at NHMUK confirmed the identification by Bezzi as
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9DFDAD3C4710B609" box="[913,1061,1083,1108]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9DFDAD3C4714B609" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1912" box="[913,1057,1083,1108]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aenigma">M. aenigma</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="462BBC026554A40E9ED1AD7B4662B75D" blockId="28.[189,1398,1147,1280]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">
Apart from the morphological differences, DNA barcodes also show substantial differentiation from
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9ED1AD984201B6E5" authorityName="Meyer &amp; Goergen &amp; Midgley &amp; Jordaens" authorityYear="2024" box="[189,308,1183,1208]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wyatti">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9ED1AD984201B6E5" box="[189,308,1183,1208]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. wyatti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(mean interspecific p-distance = 3.6%; range interspecific p-distances: 3.23.9%) and
<taxonomicName id="8194C7816554A40E9ED1ADC54278B681" authorityName="Meyer &amp; Goergen &amp; Midgley &amp; Jordaens" authorityYear="2024" box="[189,333,1218,1244]" class="Insecta" family="Syrphidae" genus="Mallota" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stipulata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="74E060106554A40E9ED1ADC54278B681" box="[189,333,1218,1244]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">M. stipulata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6FD3DD6B6554A40E9F3BADC54281B681" box="[343,436,1218,1244]" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(mean interspecific p-distance: 3.9%; range interspecific p-distances: 3.64.1%) (
<figureCitation id="DEAFA0876554A40E9EAAADE2422BB75D" box="[198,286,1253,1280]" captionStart="Figs 57" captionStartId="44.[189,242,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[217,1348,304,1910]" captionTargetId="figure-11@44.[198,1389,265,1913]" captionText="Figs 57. Neighbour-Joining tree for representatives of Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758) as well as Afrotropical Mallota Bezzi, 1822 and Eristalis Latreille, 1804." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13945361" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13945361/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="270">Fig. 57</figureCitation>
;
<tableCitation id="0B1689B96554A40E9F45ADE242B7B6A2" box="[297,386,1253,1279]" captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="20.[185,255,834,862]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Table 2. Mean inter- (below diagonal) and intra- (on diagonal) p-distances among DNA barcodes of six Afrotropical species of Mallota. The range of p-distances is given in parenthesis. For M. aenigma Bezzi, 1912 only a single barcode was obtained." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/12EBEC8A655CA4069ED5AA454666B1DC" pageId="28" pageNumber="270" tableUuid="12EBEC8A655CA4069ED5AA454666B1DC">Table 2</tableCitation>
). The range of intraspecific p-distances in both species is much narrower (00.5%).
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