Isomyia deserti (Karsch, 1888)

Thomas-Cabianca, Arianna, Villet, Martin H., Martinez-Sanchez, Anabel & Rojo, Santos, 2023, South African nose flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniinae): taxonomy, diversity, distribution and biology, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 72764-72764 : 72764

Isomyia deserti (Karsch, 1888)

= Somomyia deserti Karsch, 1888: 378. Type locality: [Tanzania].

= Thelychaeta versipellis Villeneuve, 1917: 344. Type locality: Congo Belge [Democratic Republic of Congo], Kilimbi and Sankisia; Nyasaland [Malawi], Mt. Mlanje; Mozambique; South Africa. Remarks: PT in SAMC.

Distribution

Afrotropical:?Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (Fig. 45 ), Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Notes

Preferred environment: dune vegetation and beach environment. Apparently restricted to the Arid and Mesic Savannah Biome in Namibia ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Recorded elevations: no data. Seasonality: present from December to March, May and June and absent in other months. Behaviour and ecology: collected on flowers in Zimbabwe. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: In Namibia, collected by hand net and Malaise and yellow pans traps ( Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 46 . Male terminalia as in fig. 16 in Zumpt (1958).

Type material examined: T. versipellis : 1? / Marley / Kloof Natal/ 2-1915 // 359 // Thelychaeta / Thelychaeta versipellis Ville. // Paratype // [SAMC DIP A011140]. Remarks: with head glued on a card.

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 45. Isomyia deserti occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 46. Habitus, left lateral view of Isomyia deserti male NMSA DIP 61581 from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.