Pegesimallus bicolor (Loew, 1858)

Londt, Jason G. H., 2020, A survey of grassland Asilidae (Diptera) at Jacana Eco Estate, Hilton, South Africa, African Invertebrates 61 (1), pp. 29-48 : 29

3. Pegesimallus bicolor (Loew, 1858)

Remarks.

This species was reviewed along with other Afrotropical species and recorded from a number of localities in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape Province ( Londt 1980). Amongst these localities was Otto’s Bluff (29°32'S, 30°22'E) which is not far from Jacana. Recorded material has been collected in March, April, November and December.

Only a single adult female of this species was collected in the first week of the survey. The genus is not commonly encountered in grassland situations, species generally preferring indigenous forests and their margins ( Londt’s (1994), ecological category 5b (tips of shrubs and bushes)).

Members of the genus are active fliers and so it is highly likely that the encountered specimen was moving from one suitable habitat to another or had been swept into the area by wind.