Thinophilus imperialis ( Curran, 1924 )

Grichanov, Igor Ya., 2023, A review of the Afrotropical Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with the descriptions of ten new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 878, pp. 1-52 : 11-12

Thinophilus imperialis ( Curran, 1924)

Fig. 3F–G

Nematoproctus imperialis Curran, 1924: 228 .

Type locality: South Africa, Mpumalanga, Barberton.

Thinophilus imperialis – Curran 1926: 27.

Material examined

Holotype SOUTH AFRICA • ♂; “ Barberton [25°47′ S, 31°02′ E], Aug. 1913; L.S.H.; H.K. Munro leg.”; NMSA.

Other material

ETHIOPIA • 1 ♂; Ambo, Gadissa Farm; 9 Oct. – 12 Nov. 2011; L. Rybalov leg.; neighbour cowshed; Malaise trap; ZMUM .

GUINEA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; “NʹZérékoré; 3 Sep. 1980 and 14 Aug. 1981; sur les rives des rivières Wéalon et Tilé; C. Bakary leg.”; ZIN .

TANZANIA • 8♀♀; Bagamoyo env., Ruvu River ; 6.47965° S, 38.8293 ° E; 10 Sep. 2012; D. Gavryushin leg.; ZMUM • 2 ♂, 1 ♀; Mikumi village ; 7.40° S, 36.99 ° E; 5–7 Dec. 2015; N. Vikhrev leg.; ZMUM • 1 ♂; Nyasa Lake, Matema ; 9.50° S, 34.01 ° E; 15 Dec. 2015; N. Vikhrev leg.; ZMUM • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Pwani Province, Rufiji River ; 7.99° S, 38.97 ° E; 30 Dec. 2015; N. Vikhrev leg.; ZMUM .

Distribution

Botswana, DR Congo, * Ethiopia, Ghana, * Guinea, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, * Tanzania.

Figures

Fig. 3. Thinophilus sp., ♂♂. A. T. ciliventris Grichanov, 1997 (NMSA), habitus. B. T. ciliventris (NMSA), head. C. T. ciliventris, surstylus (after Grichanov 1997). D. T. virgatus Curran, 1926, holotype (NMSA), abdomen, dry, lateral view. E. T. capensis Curran, 1926, holotype (NMSA), hypopygium, dry, lateral view. F. T. imperialis (Curran, 1924) (ZIN), hypopygium with basal part of cercus, after maceration, lateral view. G. T. imperialis, holotype (NMSA), ventral part of abdomen with cercus, lateral view. H. T. prudens Curran, 1926, holotype (NMSA), hypopygium, dry, lateral view. I. T. rex Curran, 1926, holotype (NMSA), abdomen, dry, lateral view.