Lispe geniseta macfiei Emden, 1941

Vikhrev, Nikita E., 2021, Lispe (Diptera, Muscidae) of Africa, Amurian Zoological Journal XIII (3), pp. 369-400 : 379

Lispe geniseta macfiei Emden, 1941

Lispe geniseta Stein, 1909 ( Pont 1980)

Lispe macfiei Emden, 1941 ( Emden 1941)

Lispe macfiei Emden, 1941 (Vikhrev 2016)

Lispe geniseta macfiei Emden, 1941 , stat. nov.

Material examined: see Vikhrev (2016).

Distribution. Afrotropical: Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania (Mbeya, Morogoro, Pwani regions), Togo.

Remarks. Lispe macfiei Emden, 1941 was described from a single female specimen and later synonymized by the author himself with the Asian L. geniseta . Vikhrev (2016: 176–179 and figs 12–19) found that the specimens identified as L. geniseta from S Asia, Africa, and Australia are very similar but slightly differ by the structure of the male genitalia. Based on these differences Vikhrev and Pont again suggested to regard L. macfiei as a valid species, while the Australian form was described as L. setigena Vikhrev et Pont, 2016 . Currently, I hold a more lumping view on species limitation. I do not share anymore the opinion that differences (including very small ones) in the structure of the male genitalia are a more reliable reason for separating species than non-genitalic characters, I did not see confirmation of this either in the literature or in my observations. I believe that the best solution is to regard geographically isolated Asian, African, and Australian populations of L. geniseta in the taxonomic rank of subspecies until otherwise is demonstrated. So, I propose L. geniseta macfiei Emden, 1941 = Lispe macfiei Emden, 1941 , stat. nov. and L. geniseta setigena Vikhrev et Pont, 2016 = L. setigena Vikhrev et Pont, 2016 , stat. nov.