Hoplacephala oryx, Pape, 2006

Pape, Thomas, 2006, A new species of Hoplacephala Macquart (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Namibia, with a discussion of generic monophyly, Zootaxa 1183, pp. 57-68 : 59

Hoplacephala oryx sp. nov.

Figs 1–4 .

Type material

Holotype ♂, NAMIBIA: Khorixas district , Leeukop 664, 19°53' 15'' S– 14°21' 44'' E, 26–30.x.2001, A.H. Kirk­Spriggs & E. Marais, Malaise trap in river bed ( NMNW) . Paratypes: 5 ♂, data as holotype (2 in NMNW, 1 in NMSA, 2 in ZMUC). The entire type series is double­mounted on small blocks of foam; one paratype dissected and its genitalia glued to a piece of cardboard pinned below the block .

Non­type material

1 ♀, data as type series ( NMNW). The female specimen is not given status as paratype, because conspecificity relies partly on the assumption of a male­female dimorphism similar to other species of Hoplacephala , and further corroboration is needed. See further explanation under the description of the female below .

Etymology

From Oryx, the generic name of the gemsbok, which in itself is derived from the Latin (and Greek), oryx = pick or pick­axe. The species epithet is a noun in apposition and refers to the elongate pair of frontal setae, which may be reminiscent or at least suggestive of the long, slender horns of the gemsbok, with which the present species shares its habitat.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Hoplacephala oryx sp. nov. 1. Tip of male abdomen, left lateral view, showing tergites 4–5 (holotype). 2. Male head and anterior part of thorax, left lateral view (holotype). 3. Hypandrium, pre­ and postgonite, phallus, surstylus, and cercus, left lateral view (paratype). 4. Male head, left lateral view (paratype) with scale = 1.0 mm.