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TABLE 1 in Revision of the endemic South African genus Moegistorhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), with a species key, description of three new species and comments on pollination biology and biogeography

  • 1. School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X 54001, Durban 4000, South Africa; Department of Natural Science, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg 3201, South Africa; and Entomology Department, Iziko South African Museum, P. O. Box 61, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
  • 2. Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

Description

TABLE 1. Emergence times for the seven species of Moegistorhynchus and other co-occurring and functionally similar insect pollinators. Emergence times are based on museum specimen labels and observational records from iNaturalist.

TaxaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
M. braunsi Bequaert
M. brevirostris (Wiedemann)
M. strillii sp. nov.
M. longirostris (Wiedemann)
M. manningi sp. nov.
M. perplexus Bequaert
M. turneri sp. nov.
Nemestrinidae (e.g., Prosoeca species: P. peringueyi Lichtwardt (Manning & Goldblatt, 1997), P. westermanni Wiedemann, P. rubicunda Bezzi)
Tabanidae (e.g., Philoliche rostrata (Linnaeus) and P. gulosa (Wiedemann) (Manning & Goldblatt, 1997)
Hymenoptera (Apidae) (e.g., Amegilla sp.)

Notes

Published as part of Barraclough, David A. & Colville, Jonathan F., 2024, Revision of the endemic South African genus Moegistorhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), with a species key, description of three new species and comments on pollination biology and biogeography, pp. 34 in Zootaxa 5519 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13915454

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