Doliogethes consobrinus Hesse, 1938: 582

Greathead, David J., 2006, New records of Namibian Bombyliidae (Diptera), with notes on some genera and descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 1149 (1), pp. 1-88 : 44

Doliogethes consobrinus Hesse, 1938: 582

Doliogethes meridionalis Hesse, 1938: 575 . syn. nov.

Distribution. Namibia *, South Africa (Eastern, Northern & Western Cape).

Material examined. 4♂♂, 15♀♀, Kavango, Shadikongora, SE 1821 Ab , 24.viii.1971, H3578 ; 1♂, 2♀♀, Chamnaub , 27°43’S 16°05’E, 28.viii.2002, F.W. & S.K. Gess, on ground, 02/03/9 ( AMGS) .

Notes. The Kavango specimens run to near D. meridionalis Hesse (Eastern & Western Cape) and D. aridicolus (Northern Cape) in Hesse’s (1938) key but the details of the colouring of the vestiture and its distribution do not correspond precisely with either description. However, the male genitalia are identical with his drawing of those of D. aridicolus . Thus, the two are considered to be geographical variants of a single species. Females from Chamnaub run to D. consobrinus Hesse , described from females only, in Hesse’s (1938) key. However, the male genitalia are identical with those of D. aridicolus ; therefore D. consobrinus is a synonym.