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 Melanostoma.
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 21-04-2013 08:42
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
This rather British looking fly was actually photographed in Zambia. Is it just me, or does it have a Melanostoma look to it? Location: Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia. Habitat: sparse vegetation in shade on out-of-use private dirt road. Date: 25 February 2013 Size... not huge, perhaps 6-8mm? Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [168.49Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 24-04-2013 23:58 |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 21-04-2013 08:50
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
alternative view
Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [93.44Kb] |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 23-04-2013 22:30
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Yes, a male Melanostoma sp. There are a number of species in the afrotropical region, around 25....... Edited by Gerard Pennards on 23-04-2013 22:36 Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 24-04-2013 23:57
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Thank you! I hadn't realised quite how widespread the genus was. I'll update the title to reflect, and start looking out for a list of Afrotropical Melanostoma... |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 26-04-2013 10:41
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
So, a list of species that this could be, based on range alone (all known afrotropical species, excluding species known only from Madagascar). Melanostoma babyloussa (known from Cameroon) M. alticola, (from Kenya and Tanzania) M. aenoscutum (Lesotho) M. bituberculatum (widespread, from South Africa to Yemen) M. annulipes (widespread, from Guinea-Bissau to Kenya) M. violaceum (South Africa) M. trochanteratum (South Africa) M. sulphuripes (South Africa) M. subbituberculatum (Madagascar, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire) M. simplex (Burundi) M. pyrophaenoides (Tanzania, Congo) M. infuscatum (Widespread, from Zimbabwe North to Kenya/Congo) M. gymnocera (Zimbabwe, Cote D'Ivoire, Socotra) M. floripeta (Tanzania, Kenya) M. flavipleurum (South Africa) ...and now to start eliminating them... |
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