A curious new Coenosia Meigen, 1826 (Diptera, Muscidae) from Mariepskop, Mpumalanga, South Africa

By

Muller, Burgert S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-10-24

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

60

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

239--253

Subjects

Afrotropical , Coenosia , Diptera , Muscidae , new species , South Africa.

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.60.39538

 

Abstract

A new species of Coenosia Meigen, 1826 is described, C. flagellisetasp. nov., belonging to a new aberrant group with apically globular orbital setae, previously only known from male specimens in two species. A female from this unique group is also described for the first time, having tergite 6 of the ovipositor atypical for the Coenosiini. The affinities of the group and the species within are discussed.