Atherigona (Atherigona) theodori Hennig, 1963

Deeming, John C. & Kirk-Spriggs, Ashley H., 2024, A contribution to the knowledge of Namibian Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae), with the descriptions of four new species and two new subspecies, Zootaxa 5536 (4), pp. 501-535 : 526

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239879
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scientific name	Atherigona (Atherigona) theodori Hennig, 1963
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Atherigona (Atherigona) theodori Hennig, 1963 View in CoL

Atherigona theodori Hennig, 1963: 2 View in CoL ; Deeming 1981: 102, fig. 8; Pont 1991: 343; Dike 2003: 221 (distribution); Deeming 2008: 718; Muller 2015: 900, fig. 44.

Previous records: Brandberg : Hungorob Valley, 21°11.40'S, 14°31.69'E; Messum Valley, 21°13.29'S, 14°30.98'E ( Deeming 2000: 286) GoogleMaps .

Material examined: 1♀, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala campsite, 17°50’01”S, 24°36’09”E, 01–04.iii.2001, Malaise trap, A GoogleMaps .H. Kirk-Spriggs; 8♂, 8♀, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala pan, 17°50'00''S, 24°35'58''E, 01–04.iii.2001, A GoogleMaps .H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap; 1♂, 1♀, Katima Mulilo District, Salambala pan, 17°50'00''S, 24°35'58''E, 23–27.xii.2002, A GoogleMaps .H. & M.K. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap; 2♂, 1♀, Lüderitz District, Orange River at: 28°02'S, 17°04'E, 15–16.iv.1986, J. Irish GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Omaruru District, Ugab River, 2 km W Brandberg Wes, 20°58'05''S, 14°06'36''E, 22–24.x.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs & [E.] Marais, Malaise trap sample GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Omaruru District, Brandberg Wes, Ugab R. nr, 20°57'39''S, 14°07'55''E, 21–24.x.1998, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs & [E.] Marais, Malaise trap GoogleMaps ; 2♂, Opuwo District, Sesfontein Fort , 19°07'15''S, 13°37'06''E, 01–03.i.2000, [E.] Marais, [D.J.] Mann & [D.] Newman, MMN38, sweeping GoogleMaps ; 3♂, 2♀, Opuwa District, Ekuju village : Kunene River, 17°19'30''S, 13°48'56''E, 11–12.x.1999, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs, [T.] Pape & [W.] Hauwanga, Malaise traps, riverine forest GoogleMaps ; 2♂, 1♀, Opuwa District, Epupa , 35 km E: Kunene River, 17°03'37''S, 13°29'32''E, 09–11.x.1999, [ A.H.] Kirk-Spriggs, [T.] Pape & [W.] Hauwanga, Malaise trap, shaded woodland GoogleMaps ; 9♂, 3♀, Rundu District, Rundu (Kavango Lodge ), 17°54'43''S, 19°45'33''E, 28.iii.2003, A GoogleMaps . H. Kirk-Spriggs, sweeping Okavango River plains ; 1♂, 1♀, Skeleton Coast Park, Kunene Mouth , 17°16'S, 11°47'E, 20–22.iv.1994, E. Marais, preservation pitfall trap GoogleMaps ; 1♂, 3♀, Skeleton Coast Park, Kunene Mouth island , 07°16'33''S, 11°45'28''E, 19.iii.1998, E. Marais, sweeping vegetation GoogleMaps ; 3♀, same data, except: light trap GoogleMaps ; 1♂, 3♀, Tsumkwe District, Gautscha spring, 19°48'41''S, 20°34'50''E, 20.xii.1998, A GoogleMaps .H. Kirk-Spriggs, sweeping marginal grasses; 1♂, West Caprivi Park, Kwando River: Susuwe , 17°45'37''S, 23°20'55''E, 28.ix–02.x.1998, A GoogleMaps . H. Kirk-Spriggs , Malaise trap, dry woodland (all NMNW) .

Remarks. Described from Egypt and Israel, the oldest Afrotropical specimens examined are from Zimbabwe, labelled “Shangani, Rhodesia, v.1932 ” (deposited NHMUK). Since that date it has increased its range greatly and is now a prolific species.

Distribution: (Afrotropical): Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Zimbabwe; (Palaearctic): Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.