Pachylophus frontalis (Deeming, John C. 2018)
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Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Chloropidae
Genus: Pachylophus
Name
Pachylophus frontalis Loew, 1858 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Pachylophus frontalis Deeming, John C., 2018, Zootaxa 4482: 11-11.
Description
Spencer (1985: 179) reported finding a first instar larva in the abdomen of a female from Kenya. His specimen, which is in NHMUK and labelled "Nairobi, Kilimagui, 19.iv.1983 ", has its abdomen and larva preserved in euparal on a micromount attached to it, and transpires to be P. femoratus. There has been much confusion between these two species. Andersson's (1977: 124) description of P. frontalis is correct, but the series in NHMUK standing under this species name is a mixture of the two. Those specimens bearing determination labels are as follows: 1♂ Natal, Durban, F. Muir correctly det. C.G. Lamb; 2♀ Natal, Weenen, vi–vii.1923, H.P. Thomasset correctly det. G.E. Bryant; 1♂, Natal, Weenen, xi.1929, H.P. Thomasset; 1♀, Weenen, i.1924, thorn country, H.P. Thomasset; 1♀, Natal, Amarzimtoti, x.1931, J. Ogilvie all correctly det. C.W. Sabrosky; 1♂, E. Cape Prov., Katberg, 4000 ft., xii.1932, R.E. Turner; 1♂, Natal National Park, iii.1932, A. Mackie; 1♀, Meru, vii.1943, van Someron all det. C.W. Sabrosky are P. femoratus. The main difference between the two species being of pleural dusting, in specimens that had the pleura either rubbed or dirty misidentification could be all too easy.
Materials Examined
Kenya Stubbs Material Kenya Ismay Kenya Ismay Kenya Nanyuki Kenya Tschirnhaus Uganda Serere Uganda Serere L. Overman South Africa Oribi Gorge South Africa Freidberg P. Sumner South Africa Stuckenberg South Africa Drakensberge P. Stuckenberg South Africa Nagel Dam Schumann South Africa Bontebok Nat. P. Stuckenberg South Africa Koch P. Stuckenberg South Africa Koch P. Stuckenberg South Africa Gollner P. Stuckenberg South Africa Koch
Taxon Treatment
- Deeming, John C.; 2018: A revision of the Afrotropical species of Pachylophus Loew (Diptera: Chloropidae) and some related Ovoviviparous genera, Zootaxa 4482: 11-11. doi
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