A revision of the hover fly genus Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 (Diptera, Syrphidae) with the description of one new species

By

Midgley, John M.
Bellingan, Terence
Jordaens, Kurt

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-5-5

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

64

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

149--163

Subjects

Afrotropical region , Flower fly , taxonomy

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.64.100481

 

Abstract

Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 is a genus of rarely collected Afrotropical hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae). We present the first description of the female of A. braunsi van Doesburg, 1956, redescribe the males of A. braunsi van Doesburg, 1956 and A. cribratus Bezzi, 1915, and describe a new species, A. londtisp. nov. We also provide the first colour photographs of two of the species, the first DNA barcodes for the genus and a key to identify the species.