Schistostoma stuckenbergi Chvála, 1991

Shamshev, Igor V. & Sinclair, Bradley J., 2006, The genus Schistostoma Becker from southern Africa, with an evaluation of its generic status (Diptera: Dolichopodidae s. l.: Microphorinae), African Invertebrates 47, pp. 335-346 : 343

Schistostoma stuckenbergi Chvála, 1991

Schistostoma stuckenbergi: Chvála 1991: 20 , figs 1–4, 6–12. Type locality: South Africa.

Description: Fully described by Chvála (1991).

Distribution and seasonal occurrence: This species also occurs in Namaqualand (Kamiesberg uplands), collected at Studers Pass on the western face of Rooiberg Mountain (Chvála 1991). The series was collected from a small swarm over pools of a headwater stream. The Kamiesberg bioregion is quite a wet area for Namaqualand and receives 200–400 mm annual rainfall (Cowling et al. 1999) and is a recognised centre of plant endemism in Namaqualand ( Cowling & Pierce 1999). The specific area where this species was collected is an isolated high rainfall patch, with few succulents (probably Renosterveld according to Cowling’s pers. comm., 2006).