Colobaea limbata (Hendel), 1933

Bratt, Albertus D., Knutson, Lloyd V., Murphy, William L. & Daniels, Anthony A., 2020, Biology, immature stages, and systematics of snail-killing flies of the genus Colobaea (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with overviews of aspects of the tribe Sciomyzini, Zootaxa 4840 (1), pp. 1-64 : 26

Colobaea limbata (Hendel), 1933

Map 10

Adult flies of C. limbata appear rather similar to those of C. pectoralis and C. punctata , from which they may be distinguished by the presence of two black spots below the notopleural suture; the apically narrowed basal flagellomere, which is 3X as long as the width at base; and the dark, infuscated crossveins. The type specimens in the ZIN (1♀, 1♂) were collected at “Chiva” [Khiva], Uzbekistan, on 21 April ( Hendel 1933). Colobaea limbata also is known from four specimens (3♀, 1♂) collected 24, 27, and 28 July 1965 at three localities in nearby Tajikistan ( Elberg & Remm 1974). Nothing is known about the biology or immature stages of this species.

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MAP 10. Geographic range of Colobaea limbata (Hendel).