Thoracites sarcophagoides Kurahashi, 2001

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

Thoracites sarcophagoides Kurahashi, 2001

= Thoracites sarcophagoides Kurahashi, 2001: 155. Type locality: Namibia, West Caprivi PK, Kwando River.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Namibia and South Africa* (Fig. 127 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: Gordonia Plains Schrubland, Senegalia mellifera (as Acacia ) on red sand in the Savannah Biome. Recorded elevations: 1035 m a.s.l. Seasonality: only one specimen between September and November. In Namibia, recorded year-round, most abundant from December to February and September (Kurahashi 2001, Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise traps. In Namibia, by hand net, pitfall, pan (yellow, white, blue, brown and orange) and Malaise traps and in fresh African elephant dung (Kurahashi 2001, Kurahashi and Kirk-Spriggs 2006). Illustrations and photography: male habitus as in fig. 30b in Kurahashi (2001). Male terminalia as in figs. 23-28 in Kurahashi (2001).

Material examined: Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 127. Thoracites sarcophagoides occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.