Spilogona natalensis Zielke, 1971

Couri, Márcia S. & Pont, Adrian C., 2017, African Spilogona Schnabl: morphology of the male terminalia and description of a new species (Diptera: Muscidae), Zootaxa 4277 (2), pp. 295-300 : 296

Spilogona natalensis Zielke, 1971 ( Figs 13–16 )

Holotype not seen. There is a large series of males and females from South Africa in the BMNH collection. One male from South Africa was dissected and illustrated.

Male terminalia. Sternite 5 longer than wide and with scattered setae, more concentrated towards posterior margin ( Fig. 13 ); cercal plate heart-shaped and surstylus as long as cercal plate in lateral view ( Figs 14, 15 ); cercal plate closely resembling that of a species of Limnophora ; aedeagal complex as in Fig. 16 ; hypandrium “U” shaped. Note. This species, described after publication of Emden’s (1951) key, runs to S. fuscotriangulata Emden (couplet 27) but differs by having syntergite 1+2 and tergite 3 yellow.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 16. Male terminalia of African Spilogona. Spilogona biguttata Emden, paratype male: (1) sternite 5, dorsal view; (2) cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view; (3) cercal plate and surstylus, lateral view; (4) aedeagal complex, lateral view. Spilogona breviaristata sp. nov., paratype male: (5) sternite 5, dorsal view; (6) cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view; (7) surstylus, lateral view; (8) aedeagal complex, lateral view. Spilogona fuscotriangulata Emden, male: (9) sternite 5, dorsal view; (10) cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view; (11) cercal plate and surstylus, lateral view; (12) aedeagal complex, lateral view. Spilogona natalensis Zielke, male: (13) sternite 5, dorsal view; (14) cercal plate and surstylus, dorsal view; (15) cercal plate and surstylus, lateral view; (16) aedeagal complex, lateral view.