Published October 31, 1994 | Version v1
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Corymyia melas Londt 1994, sp. n.

Description

melas sp. n.

Face narrower than one eye in anterior view; hypandrium approximately square-shaped, hind margin straight................................................................................ 3

genitalia as in Figs 12-14 (note especially shape of gonocoxite in ventral aspect)

Material (NMSA - Type 1099): SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province: 4 (HT & PT): ' Sth Africa: Cape Prov / 12 km W Soutfontein. / 3017DA 4.ix.1981 / J. Londt, L. Schoeman / and B. Stuckenberg. / Succulent Karoo' (BMNH - I PT); 1 (PT): Hondeklipbaai, 3017Ad, 8.ix.1972, Irwin; 4 5 ♀ (PT), Wallekraal [30024'S: 17°31 'E], Namaqualand, x. 1950, Mus. Expd. (SAMC).

Etymology: Gr. melas - black (refers to the dark colour of this species).

Notes

Published as part of Londt, Jason G. H., 1994, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 25. A key to the genera of the subfamily Stenopogoninae with new synonymy and descriptions of six new genera, pp. 71-96 in ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 35 on page 80, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8360701

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH , SAMC
Event date
1972-09-08 , 1981-09-04
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Corymyia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Londt
Species
melas
Taxonomic status
sp. n.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
1972-09-08 , 1981-09-04
Taxonomic concept label
Corymyia melas , 1994