Stiphrolamyra bipunctata (Loew 1858)

Abdomen steel-blue, bare, except for a pair of lateral white spots on second and third segments. Mesonotum rather bare, with orange sides, and a large black cross on which is superimposed a pair of dull black spots. Antennae orange, third segment spindle-shaped. Femora black with orange tip; tibiae and tarsi orange.

Original description in:
Loew, H. 1858. Bidrag till kannedomen om Afrikas Diptera [cont.]. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar 15
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54173#page/346/mode/1up
Translated from Latin:
Black, face, antennae, thorax, tibia and tarsus rusty-red, abdomen violaceous, segments 2 and 3 on both sides white-spotted, thorax marked with two black dots, wings black-gray.

Detailled description in:
Loew, H. 1860. Die Dipteren-Fauna Südafrika's 1. Abt
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35325#page/133/mode/1up

Redescription and key in:
Londt, J. G. H. 1983. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 8. The genus Stiphrolamyra Engel, 1928, in southern Africa (Laphriinae: Laphriini). Annals of the Natal Museum 25
https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA03040798_502

Distribution: South Africa (Northern Cape), Namibia
Type locality: 'Swakop', Namibia

iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215220329

Posted on 12 de maio de 2024, 02:41 PM by traianbertau