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Sepedon (Parasepedon) lippensi Verbeke 1950

Description

Sepedon (Parasepedon) lippensi Verbeke, 1950

As noted under S. (P). hispanica ruhengeriensis, this is likely to be a synonym of S. (P.) trichrooscelis Speiser.

References to figures: Verbeke 1950 (aedeagus, surstylus); Verbeke 1961 (cercus, surstylus, details of aedeagus).

Holotype: ♂, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, Kitondo (prés Gandjo), 2000m, 7–23.i.1935, Mission G.F. de Witte (MRAC). Seen in IRSNB, Cabinet 41, “Parc National Albert”, Box 1 by Knutson in 1978.

Published records. BÉNIN: Parakou (quartier Zazira), (Vala et al. 1994); DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA (Verbeke 1950, 1961, 1963); TANZANIA (Verbeke 1962b).

Biology. Unknown.

Notes

Published as part of Knutson, Lloyd V., Deeming, John C. & Ebejer, Martin J., 2018, The Snail-killing Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) of West Africa, pp. 67-100 in Zootaxa 4483 (1) on page 82, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1436632

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MRAC
Event date
1935-01-07
Verbatim event date
1935-01-07/23
Scientific name authorship
Verbeke
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Sciomyzidae
Genus
Sepedon
Species
lippensi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Sepedon (Parasepedon) lippensi Verbeke, 1950 sec. Knutson, Deeming & Ebejer, 2018

References

  • Verbeke, J. (1950) Sciomyzidae (Diptera Cyclorrhapha) Exploration du Parc national Albert, Mission de Witte (1933 - 1935). Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo belge, 66, 1 - 97.
  • Verbeke, J. (1961) Sciomyzidae (Diptera Brachycera Malacophage). Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission de Witte. Institut des Parcs nationaux du Congo et du Rwanda-Urundi, 61, 1 - 37.
  • Vala, J-C., Gasc, C., Gbedjissi, G. & Dossou, C. (1994) Les Sciomyzidae du Benin, description de Sepedon (Mesosepedon) knutsoni n. sp. (Diptera). Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France, 99 (5), 497 - 504.
  • Verbeke, J. (1963) Sciomyzidae Sepedoninae (Diptera: Brachycera). Exploration du Parc National de la Garamba, Mission de Saeger, 39, 51 - 86.
  • Verbeke, J. (1962 b) Contribution a l'etude des Dipteres malacophages. I. - Sciomyzidae nouVeaux ou peu connus d'Afrique du Sud et du Madagascar. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 38 (54), 1 - 16.