Philoliche (Buplex) vittata (Thunberg, 1827) - Identification

Taxonomy:
This species is also described as Buplex albicinctus by Austen and as Pangonia leucomelas by Wiedemann (synonymy according to Systema Dipterorum).

An all black species with a white face, tufts of grey or buff hairs on the side of the thorax and a broad irregular white band on the second abdominal segment. Wings dark infuscated.

The abdomen is illustrated in Austen 1937:
Austen, E.E. 1937. New genera and species of Ethiopian Tabanidae, subfamily Pangoniinae (Diptera). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (C) 107: 31-34.
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1937.tb00008.x

Recorded from the Western Cape. No precise date or locality on the holotype of leucomelas. Type locality of albincinctus: Hottentots Holland Mts, 64 km from Cape Town. Other localities: Great Winterhoek Mts, Tulbagh; Stellenbosch; Franschhoek Pass; Villiersdorp: Robinson's Pass, near Mossel Bay.

iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18894914

Posted on 12 de julho de 2023, 07:56 PM by traianbertau