Atherigona naqvii Steyskal, 1966

Muller, B. S., 2015, Illustrated key and systematics of male South African Atherigona s. str. (Diptera: Muscidae), African Invertebrates 56 (3), pp. 845-845 : 886

Atherigona naqvii Steyskal, 1966

Fig. 37

Atherigona naqvii Steyskal, 1966: 53 ; Deeming 1971: 160, figs 61–66.

Diagnosis: This species has a similarly coloured trifoliate process to that of A. libertensis and A. cinarina , and also a pair of hyaline apical setulae on the median piece. A. naqvii differs, however, from the aforementioned species by the combination of a yellow frontal vitta and the hypopygial prominence appearing tridentate ( Fig. 37c ). The trifoliate process is also without fine surface setulae as in A. cinarina .

Type material examined: None. Type material housed in National Museum of Natural History – Smithsonian Institution ( NMNH), but not seen .

Other material examined: BOTSWANA: 3♂ Tsessebe, Bechuanaland , i.1956, F. Zumpt ( NHMUK) . MALAWI: 1♂ Viphya Mtns [Mountains], Chikangawa, 1700 m, Forest edge & grassland., 5–8.xii.1980, B.R. Stuckenberg & J.G.H. Londt ( NMSA) . NAMIBIA: 1♂ Gobabis , ii/ iii.1971 ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Kamanyab , iii.1995, SAMC Expedition (SAM-DIP A013847) ; 2♂ Kaoko Otawi , iii.1995, SAMC Expedition (SAM-DIP A013853) ; 1♂ Karibib , ii.1978, C. Kok & S.J van Tonder ( SANC) ; ♀ Maltahöhe Dist. Aandster Farm , 930 m, sandy to gravel grass-covered plain, 17.ii.1974, L. Lyneborg ( NMSA) ; ♂ Namib Desert Park, Kuiseb River at Gobabeb , 400 m, Riverine forest and sand, 12.ii.1974, L. Lyneborg ( NMSA) ; 8♂ Okahanja, Camping Place, Riverside vegetation, 4.ii.1972, Malaise trap ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Onguma Fm. 55 mi. NW. Tsumeb , 17–19.ii.1972, at light ( NHMUK) ; 7♂ Otjikoko Süd Fm [Farm], 33 mi. ENE Omaruru, 10–13.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 3♂ Otjitambi Fm. [ Farm ], 27 mi. ESE Kamanjab, at light, 13–15.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Outjo , i.1925, SAMC Expedition (SAM-DIP A013854) ; 3♂ Sesriem Farm, Maltahoe Distr. , 19–20.i.1972, general sweeping ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Warmbad , [-28.448034 18.734433], Koakoveld, ii.1925, SAMC Expedition (SAM-DIP A013851) ; 2♂ Windhoek, Hoffnung Fm., Lucerne fields, 7.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Windhoek, Race-Course , 2–4.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Windhoek, Race-Course, Low vegetation, 5.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 3♂ Windhoek, Regenstein Mt., 7000 ft [2134 m], Montane vegetation, 8.ii.1972 ( NHMUK) ; 1♂ Zesfontein , ii.1925, SAMC Expedition (SAM-DIP A013846) . SOUTH AFRICA: Free State: 1 km SW of Paul Roux , 28°18'S 27°27'E, 1700 m, Rocky hill and farmland, 11.iii.1991, J.G.H. Londt & A.E. Whittington ( NMSA) ; 1♂ Brandfort, Florisbad Research Station , 28°46.039'S 26°04.234'E, Acacia Savanna , 4–6.iv.2009, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap ( BMSA (D) 05548, 05550, 05555) ; 9♂ Brandfort, Soetdoring Nature Reserve, Kruger’s Drift , 28°51.303'S 26°02.302'E, Acacia Savanna , 5–6. iv.2009, A.H. & M.K. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap ( BMSA (D) 05430, 05445, 05468, 05460, 05448, 05452, 05436, 05470, 05441) . 1♂ Brandfort, Soetdoring Nature Reserve , train camp, 28°50.934'S 26°01.996'E, Acacia Savanna thicket, 5–6.iv.2009, A.H. & M.K. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap ( BMSA (D) 05531) ; 2♂ KwaZulu­Natal: Ozabeni-Manzimbomvu Section, Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, 27–28.v.2006, G.B.P. Davies ( NMSA) ; 2♂ Richards Bay , 28°46'S 32°04'E, 24.x.1994, R. Danielsson ( MZLU) ; North West Province: 1♂ Mafikeng Game Reserve, Kolobe Drinking Pond , 25°50'59"S 25°43'10"E, 1320 m, Rhus lancea savanna, 16.iii.2003, J.G.H. Londt ( NMSA) ; 1♂ Swartfontein, Vryburg , 26°54'S 24°45'E, 1240 m, Mixed bushveld-grass, 12.iii.1991, J.G.H. Londt & A.E. Whittington ( NMSA) ; Western Cape: 1♂ 3 km E Kaap Agulhas , 34°49'S 20°01'E, 12.x.1994, R. Danielsson ( MZLU) . SWAZILAND: 1♂ 2 km N Loyengo , 26°33'S 31°11'E, 25.x.1994, R. Danielsson ( MZLU) .

Distribution: Afrotropical: Botswana (new), Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi (new), Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland (new), Yemen.

Figures

Figs 37–45. Atherigona spp.: trifoliate process and hypopygial prominence of (37) A. naqvii Steyskal; (38) A. ruficornis Stein; (39) A. flaviheteropalpata sp. n.; (40) A. latibasilaris sp. n.; (41) A. mitrata Séguy; (42) A. bedfordi van Emden; (43) A. ochracea Deeming; (44) A. theodori Hennig; (45) A. rubricornis Stein. Not to scale.