Adams, 1905 : 193 P. frontalis A revision of the Afrotropical species of Pachylophus Loew (Diptera: Chloropidae) and some related Ovoviviparous genera Deeming, John C. Zootaxa 2018 2018-09-17 4482 1 1 51 4BSPL Adams, 1905 Adams 1905 [151,612,871,898] Insecta Chloropidae Pachylophus GBIF Animalia Diptera 21 22 Arthropoda species splendidus     Pachylophus splendidus  Adams, 1905: 193 Described from Zimbabweand further recorded from Kenya, Uganda, Lesothoand  SouthAfrica. I suspect that this taxon may merely represent a dark form of  P. frontalis,having failed to find a structural difference by which they might with certainty be separated.     Material: 1♀,  SOUTHAFRICA: Oribi Gorge, river, 30°41.49'S 30°16.8'E,  16.x.1999, D.P. Sumner( NMWC); 2♂, Natal, Ulundi, 5000–6500 ft.,   ix.1896, G. A.K. Marshall(retained for NMWCfrom a large series in NHMUK); 1♀, Natal, Estcourt, ix–x.1896, G.A.K. Marshall (NHMUK);  1♂ 1♀, Durban,  vii.1948, J.C. Faure( NHMUK);  1♀, Transvaal, " Streifnetz-Fängeaus der Fynbos-Vegetation, Saasveldbei George, Indischer Ozean,  15.xii.1986" ( HUB);  1♂, Pretoria,  v.1948, J.C.F[aure];  4♂ 8♀, ANGOLA: Tundavala, 9 mls. N.W. of Sa da Bandeira,  23.ii.1972, BMSAE( NHMUK);  4♂ 2♀, KENYA: Aberdare Mts.,  2200–3000m,  20.iii.1970, (X337), M. v. Tschirnhaus( ZSM& NMWC);  1♀, MADAGASCAR: Amparafaravola( O. du LacAlaotra), 1921, R. Decary( MNHN). Thislast-listed specimen appeared in the MNHNcollection under  P. lugens. Of three of the females from Tundavala dissected, one was found to contain a single larva occupying half the length of its mother's abdomen.    Pachylophus stuckenbergi sp. n. ( Plate 14, Figs 70, 71)   Diagnosis. Ashort-headed species with undusted black frontal triangle, rather short postpedicel, legs and pleura predominantly yellowish, and postpronotal lobe bearing a shining black spot in strong contrast to the heavily dusted dark scutum.   Description. Male.Head yellow, deeper than long, deep black on upper half of occiput and on frontal triangle; frons slightly wider than long and only slightly projecting in front of eye; frontal triangle completely undusted, concave from ocellar prominence to its slightly rounded anterior extremity, extending almost to front of frons and with its slightly sinuate sides slightly longer than its width at base; face, parafacial and gena silvery dusted, this last with a long low triangle on mouth rim that does not extend half way to eye margin; occiput weakly grey dusted; inner vertical seta longer than the outer; palpus yellow; pedicel brown, the third rather short, yellow, black on dorsal surface and more than dorsal half of the outer surface. Thorax black dorsally, dirty yellow on pleura, with lower half of meron black, a rather vague brown mark on lower katepisternum and indistinct brownish colouration dorsally on anepisternum and over most of anepimeron; pleura undusted anterior to posterior one third of anepimeron apart from a narrow band of grey dust in front of mid coxa; postpronotal lobe shining yellow with a large black spot; scutum and scutellum heavily dark grey dusted with a paler grey dorsocentral line which is most evident presuturally and a yet paler line along notopleuron; scutellum semicircular with the widely-separated pair of marginal setae strong; 1 dorsocentral, 1 posterior notopleural and 1 postalar seta strong. Hind tibia with distinct elongate oval sensory area that occupies one quarter of its length on posterodorsal surface. Wing greyish hyaline with brown veins, but costa from base to humeral crossvein and membrane adjacent to it dirty yellow; distance between crossveins slightly less than twice length of posterior crossvein; squama grey with ochrous fringe; haltere yellow with brown stem. Abdomen yellow with tergites brownish black and weakly dusted. Length about 2.5mm, of wing 2.25mm. Female resembling male in all but postabdominal characters.    Material: Holotype ♂,  SOUTHAFRICA:   East Cape Province, Barkly  EastDistrict, Lundeans Nek,  1925– 2100m.,  18.i.1963, B. & P. Stuckenberg( NMP).  Paratypes, 4♂ 6♀, CapePeninsula, Witsands Dunes,  25- 26.ix.1959, B. & P. Stuckenberg; 1♂1♀, Natal, Drakensberg, Cathedral Peak Forestry Reserve, Organ Pipes Pass at summit, 9600ft.,  Erica consocies, iii.1959, B.R. & P.J. Stuckenberg; 1♂, Natal, Drakensberg, Giants Castle Res., 5800ft., 18-23.ix.1961, B. & P. Stuckenberg;  1♀, LESOTHO(as Basutoland); Maseru District, Maloti Mountains, Bushmans Pass,  2125-2250m,  8-14.i.1963, B. & P. Stuckenberg;  2♂ 3♀, Maseru District, Roma Mission, Old Lands, valley floor,  5500ft.,  4-13.i.1963, B. & P. Stuckenberg;  2♂ 1♀ Orange River, bridge near Quthing,  i.1963, B. & P. Stuckenberg(all material in NMPexcept for 1♂ 1♀from Witsands Dunesin NMWC). 1915523368 1999-10-16 NMWC D. P. Sumner South Africa -30.6915 Oribi Gorge 80 30.28 Material 21 22 1 1 SOUTH 1915523316 1896-09 NMWC, NHMUK Marshall South Africa A 21 22 1 A 1915523302 1948-07 NHMUK J. C. Faure South Africa Durban 21 22 2 1 1 A 1915523330 1986-12-15 HUB South Africa Transvaal Fynbos-Vegetation Streifnetz-Fange 21 22 1 1 A 1915523328 [400,798,1297,1322] 1948-05 J.E. Collin South Africa Pretoria 21 22 1 1 A 1915523317 1972-02-23 BMSAE, NHMUK Angola Sa da Bandeira Tundavala 21 22 12 8 4 1915523355 1970-03-20 ZSM, NMWC Tschirnhaus Kenya 2600 Aberdare Mts. 21 22 6 2 4 1915523352 MNHN O. du Lac Alaotra & R. Decary & This Madagascar Amparafaravola 21 22 1 1 Lac 1915523311 [199,684,547,573] South Africa SOUTH 22 23 1 1 SOUTH holotype 1915523332 1963-01-18 NMP B. & P. Stuckenberg South Africa East Cape Province 2013 Lundeans Nek Barkly East District 22 23 1 East holotype 1915523336 1959-09-25 1959-09-26 1959-09-25 B. & P. Stuckenberg South Africa Cape 22 23 10 6 4 Cape paratype 1915523340 1963-01-08 1963-01-14 1963-01-08 B. & P. Stuckenberg Lesotho Basutoland 2188 Bushmans Pass Maloti Mountains 22 23 1 1 Maseru District paratype 1915523334 1963-01-04 1963-01-13 1963-01-04 B. & P. Stuckenberg Lesotho 1676 Old Lands Roma Mission 22 23 5 3 2 Maseru District paratype 1915523333 1963-01 NMP, NMWC B. & P. Stuckenberg & Witsands Dunes Lesotho Orange River 22 23 5 2 3 Quthing paratype