Stomorhina malobana (Lehrer, 2007)

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

Stomorhina malobana (Lehrer, 2007)

= Lomwerhina malobana Lehrer, 2007: 12. Type locality: Malawi, Mulanje Mt. near Likabula. Remarks: HT in SMNHTAU (TAUI).

Distribution

Afrotropical: Malawi, South Africa* (Fig. 23 ) and Tanzania*.

Notes

Preferred environment: no data. Recorded elevations: 1050-1880 m a.s.l. Seasonality: the single specimen was collected in November. Behaviour and ecology: collected on avocado flowers (Gauteng). Life cycle and developmental stages: females collected in Tanzania contained a completely developed 3rd instar larva that occupied all of the abdomen (four females were dissected). This suggests an unilarviparous biology, an exclusive and new trait for the Afrotropical Stomorhina (Thomas-Cabianca et al., unpublished). Collection methods: in Tanzania, it was collected with Malaise and pitfall traps and a Malaise trap in Malawi. Illustrations and photographs: male habitus as in Fig. 24 . Male terminalia as in figs. 9A-E in Lehrer (2007b).

Type material examined: L. malobana : 1? Malawi, 1500 m a.s.l., Mulanje Mt. nr. Likabula, 26-27.x.83, A. Freidberg // Holotype // Lomwerhina malobana Det. Dr. A. Z. Lehrer, 2006 // SMNHTAU (TAUI) 318991.

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 23. Stomorhina malobana occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 24. Habitus, left lateral view of Stomorhina malobana male SANC from South Africa; scale bar = 2 mm.