A new species of tangle-veined fly described.

Feb 12, 2019 | New Species

A new species of tangle-veined fly was described in the journal Zootaxa from the Hantam National Botanical Garden, Nieuwoudtville, Bokkeveld Plateau, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The species is a narrow-range endemic and is restricted to the Nieuwoudtville area.

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A striking new species of Prosoeca Schiner, 1867 (Diptera: Nemestrinidae): An important pollinator from the Bokkeveld Plateau, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Barraclough, D.A., Colville, J.F., Karolyi, F., Krenn, H.W., Krenn. (2018) A striking new species of Prosoeca Schiner, 1867 (Diptera: Nemestrinidae): An important pollinator from the Bokkeveld Plateau, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Zootaxa 4497, 411-421. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4497.3.5

 

Photographs of live adult Prosoeca marinusi Barraclough sp. nov. in the field in the Nieuwoudtville area, Northern Cape Province. 1. Approaching a flower of Lapeirousia oreogena. 2. Taking up nectar. 3. Visiting a flower of Babiana framesii. 4. Basking on a rock with the proboscis in the resting position.