Paradoxa paradoxa Jaschhof, 2006

Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira & Muller, Burgert S., 2012, The types of Lygistorrhinidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, African Invertebrates 53 (2), pp. 703-703 : 712-713

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scientific name	Paradoxa paradoxa Jaschhof, 2006
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Paradoxa paradoxa Jaschhof, 2006 View in CoL

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Paradoxa paradoxa: Jaschhof 2006: 230 View in CoL , figs 1–9 (♂ terminalia and ♀ flagellomeres). Type locality: South

Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Drakensberg, Royal Natal National Park, Gudu Forest .

Holotype ( NMSA type no. 1955): ♂ (1) printed on white paper: “det. M. JASCHHOF | Paradoxa paradoxa | JASCHHOF, male”; (2) printed on red paper circle: “ Holotype ”; (3) printed on white paper: “RSA [ South Africa]: KwaZulu-Natal: | Northern Drakensberg; Royal Natal | Nat. [ National ] Park , Gudu Forest | (28.40.9S 28.55.8E) [28°40.9'S 28°55.8'E, uncertainty 0.245 km]; 1680-1730m; | old growth indigenous forest; | 28 Nov.-13 Dec. 2005 [28.xi–13.xii.2005]; Malaise trap; | M. MOSTOVSKI, M. & C. JASCHHOF”; (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66416”. GoogleMaps

Preservation: On one slide, with left legs, left wing and terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: none.

Paratypes ( NMSA type no. 1955): 3 ♂ (1) printed on white paper:“det. M. JASCHHOF | Paradoxa paradoxa | JASCHHOF, male”; (2) printed on yellow paper circle:“ Paratype ”; (3) printed on white paper: “RSA [ South Africa]: KwaZulu-Natal: | Northern Drakensberg; Royal Natal | Nat. [ National ] Park , Gudu Forest | (28.40.9S 28.55.8E) [28°40.9'S 28°55.8'E, uncertainty 0.245 km]; 1680-1730m; | old growth indigenous forest; | 28 Nov.-13 Dec. 2005 [28.xi–13.xii.2005]; Malaise trap; | M. MOSTOVSKI, M. & C. JASCHHOF” GoogleMaps .

Identification: (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66417”; on one slide, with terminalia, left leg I, both legs II and wings separate on the slide; missing parts: none. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66418”; on one slide, with head and terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: left leg II. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66419”; on one slide, with left antenna, left wing and terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: none.

Paratypes ( NMSA type no. 1955): 5 ♀ (1) printed on white paper:“det. M. JASCHHOF | Paradoxa paradoxa | JASCHHOF, male”; (2) printed on yellow paper circle:“ Paratype ”; (3) printed on white paper: “RSA [ South Africa]: KwaZulu-Natal: | Northern Drakensberg; Royal Natal | Nat. [ National ] Park , Gudu Forest | (28.40.9S 28.55.8E) [28°40.9'S 28°55.8'E, uncertainty 0.245 km]; 1680-1730m; | old growth indigenous forest; | 28 Nov.-13 Dec. 2005 [28.xi–13.xii.2005]; Malaise trap; | M. MOSTOVSKI, M. & C. JASCHHOF” GoogleMaps .

Identification: (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66420”; on one slide; missing parts: none. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66421”; on one slide, with terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: right leg III. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66422”; on one slide, with left legs, left wing and terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: none. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66423”; on one slide, with right legs, right wing, head and terminalia separate on the slide; missing parts: none. (4) printed on white paper: “NMSA-Dip. 66424”; on one slide, with abdomen, head, terminalia and both wings separate on the slide; missing parts: distal part of right wing missing.

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).