Lispe argentata Couri, Pont et Penny, 2006

Vikhrev, Nikita E., 2021, Lispe (Diptera, Muscidae) of Africa, Amurian Zoological Journal XIII (3), pp. 369-400 : 373

Lispe argentata Couri, Pont et Penny, 2006

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Lispe argentata Couri, Pont et Penny, 2006

Material examined: MADAGASCAR, Toliara env., Ifaty , 23.16 ° S 43.62 ° E, 14– 20 November 2012, A. Medvedev, 10♂, 4♀ ( ZMUM) .

Distribution. Madagascar, the only known locality is Ifaty.

Descriptive notes. Species was described from Madagascar, Toliara reg, Ifaty. The type series consists of 1♂ and 1♀ collected by Malaise trap, the female misses fore and mid legs, therefore some points should be clarified. Male. Body length 7–7.5 mm. Head densely silvery-white dusted, frontal vitta less dusted, so frontal triangle distinct, widened, with convex margins. Frons narrowed, about 1/3 of head width. Antenna dark, medium long, postpedicel falling of mouth margin by almost its own length. Aristal hairs 0.5x as long as antenna width. Vibrissae strong. Palpi yellow, so densely dusted at the apex that look brownish. Thorax grey dusted with indistinct whitish median vitta. Meron bare; anepimeron with 15 long hairs; 2+3 dc, all strong. Legs dark, hind coxa with seta on inner posterior margin, f1 and f2 with rows of strong ventral spines. t1 without median seta; t2 with 1 p and 1 ad below it; f3 with 3 strong av in apical half and 3 strong pv in basal half. t3 with 1 fine ad and 1 strong av; tar3-1 widened, with a tuft of downward directed setae at middle. Abdomen with paired, not very distinct, round dark dorsal spots on tergites 3 and 4; antero-lateral margins of tergite 5 slightly darkened. Female differs as follows: body length 7.5–8 mm, dusting of head and body yellowish-grey; f3 with only 1 av at middle; hind tarsus unmodified; abdominal dark spots triangular, distinct.