Pedomyia simba, 1994

Londt, Jason G. H., 1994, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 25. A key to the genera of the subfamily Stenopogoninae with new synonymy and descriptions of six new genera, ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 35, pp. 71-96 : 92

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8360701
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8345170
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C77156-8B2F-AF24-1A7B-979CF9F8FC30
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Pedomyia simba
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

simba sp. n. View in CoL

Metathoracic femur brown-yellow ventrally, black dorsally (if only proximally) ....6

Setae of mystax, vertex and occiput long, shiny yellow; legs entirely orangeyellow except for dorsoproximal parts of femora which are dark red-brown to blackish; thorax dorsally with long shiny yellow setae; ♂ genitalia as in Figs 76-78 View Figs 73-84 """',.........................................................................................

Material ( NMSA - Type 1114): SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province: 2 ♂ (HT & PT): ' Sth Africa: Cape Prov / 15 km E of Wellington / Bain's Kloof 3319CA / Londt & Quickelberge / 550 m 22.xi. 1986 / Grassy slopes Rocks'; 2 ♂ (PT), Witte River, Wellington , xi. 1922, Lawrence ( SAMC); I ♀ (PT), Klip Vlei, Garies [30°33'S: 17°59'E], xi. 1931, Museum staff ( SAMC).

Etymology: Bantu. simba -lion (refers to the long yellow setae covering much of body).