Mafikengia, Rognes, 2011

Rognes, Knut, 2011, A review of the monophyly and composition of the Bengaliinae with the description of a new genus and species, and new evidence for the presence of Melanomyinae in the Afrotropical Region (Diptera, Calliphoridae) 2964, Zootaxa 2964 (1), pp. 1-60 : 8

Genus Mafikengia gen. nov.

Type species: Mafikengia ciliata sp. nov.

Etymology. The name of the new genus is a feminine noun formed after the type locality, the city of Mafikeng in the North West province of South Africa, close to the border with Botswana.

Diagnosis. See diagnosis of the type species below.

The genus Mafikengia gen. nov. has a single species, Mafikengia ciliata sp. nov., known only from the male sex.

Distribution. South Africa.