Atherigona occidentalis Deeming, 1971

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Atherigona occidentalis Deeming, 1971

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Atherigona occidentalis Deeming, 1971: 177 , figs 132, 133; Deeming 1979: 49, figs 53–55.

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from others with the frontal vitta, palpi and antennae infuscated by its tridentate hypopygial prominence and Y-shaped median piece of the infuscated trifoliate process.

Type material examined: Holotype ♂: ‘NORTHERN NIGERIA [ NIGERIA]: Zaria , Samaru, 26.ix.1968, J.C. Deeming, m.v. [Mercury vapour] trap, det Deeming 1969’ ( NMWC).

Other material examined: BOTSWANA: 1♂ Tsessebe, Bechuanaland, i.1956, F. Zumpt ( NHMUK) . BURKINA FASO: 1♂ Matourkou, on Sorghum shoots, vii–viii.1987, J. Zongo, leg. J.C. Deeming ( NMSA) (Previously NMW.Z.1988–092) .

Distribution: Botswana (new), Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa.

Figures

Figs 28–36. Atherigona spp.: trifoliate process and hypopygial prominence of (28) A. oblonga sp. n.; (29) A. libertensis sp. n.; (30) A. angustiloba van Emden; (31) A. albicornis sp. n.; (32) A. occidentalis Deeming; (33) A. kirkspriggsi sp. n.; (34) A. perfida Stein; (35) A. chirinda Dike; (36) A. cinarina Séguy. Not to scale.