Notes on the Bittacus (Mecoptera, Bittacidae) of Mozambique, with the description of a new species

By

Midgley, John M.
Bellingan, Terence

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-5-5

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

64

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

95--107

Subjects

Biodiversity , distribution records , hangingflies

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.85542

 

Abstract

A new species of Bittacus Latreille, 1805 is described based on two specimens from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. Bittacus londtisp. nov. is the second known Afrotropical Bittacus with a femoral bulla and brings the number of species known from Mozambique to four. A distribution map for these species is provided.