Atherigona (Atherigona) falkei Deeming 1981
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Atherigona (Atherigona) falkei Deeming, 1981 Atherigona falkei Deeming, 1981: 106, figs 21–23; Dike 2003: 219 (distribution); Muller 2015: 870, fig. 59. Material examined: 2♂, West Caprivi Park, Kwando River, Susuwe, 17°45'37''S, 23°20'55''E, 28.ix–02.x.1998, A. H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap in dry woodland (both NMNW). Remarks: The above cited specimens agree very well with the original description and figures of the hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process provided by Deeming (1981: 107, figs 21, 22), but differ from the original description in having the parafacial at its narrowest point narrower still, syntergite 1 + 2 immaculate and tergite 3 with the pair of long black maculae (almost rectangular in the type), very narrow basally and concave on their inner surfaces to produce a bent droplet shape. The parafacial difference may well have been a distortion in the type specimen, where the facial plate had fractured from the parafacial and ridden forwards. Distribution: Namibia *, South Africa and Uganda.
Authors: Deeming, John C., Kirk-Spriggs, Ashley H.
Institution: National Museum Wales
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893030338
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