Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924

Grichanov, Igor Ya., 2020, New species of Condylostylus Bigot (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Comoros Madagascar, Tanzania and South Africa, with key to Afrotropical species, Zootaxa 4830 (1), pp. 62-74 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4830.1.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4402944
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scientific name	Condylostylus imitator Curran
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Condylostylus imitator Curran View in CoL

Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924: 221 View in CoL . Type locality: Zimbabwe: Kanda .

Condylostylus imitans Curran, 1925: 114 ([unnecessary] nom. nov. for Condylostylus imitator Curran, 1924 View in CoL ).

Material examined. Namibia: 1♂, 1♀, Katima Mulilo Distr., Mavunje campsite at: 17°55.141ʹS, 23°19.073ʹE, Kwando River floodplain, 945 m, Malaise trap, 22–26.xi.2012, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs ( BMSA) GoogleMaps . South Africa: 1♂, 1♀, KwaZulu-Natal, Ndumo Game Reserve, Schokwe area at: 26°52.125ʹS, 32°13.731ʹE, 30.ix.–4.xii.2009, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs, Malaise trap, Ficus forest ( BMSA) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. Condylostylus imitator is a common species in South Africa. However, it is recorded for the first time from the Ndumo Game Reserve at the border of the far northeast district of KwaZulu-Natal Province with Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Mozambique. The boundary Maputo River unites wetlands of these countries; so, the species is likely to occur in Eswatini and Mozambique as well. Condylostylus imitator is a rare inhabitant of Namibian wetlands.

Distribution. Botswana, DR Congo, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.