Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015

Fig. 7

Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015: 875, fig. 33.

Material examined.

Lesotho • 17 ♂; Leribe District, Motebong Lodge, Katse Dam area; 29 ° 6.060 ' S, 28 ° 30.084 ' E; 2063 m; 10–13 Dec. 2021; J. M. Midgley, B. Muller leg.; Malaise trap, Garden entertainment area; (BMSA (D) 130773, 130775, 130776, 130777, 130778, 130779, 130783, 130809, 130810, 130826, 130844, 130848, (NMSA - DIP 213809, 213810, 213812, 213813, 213814)) • 1 ♂; Quting, Mphaki Farmers Training Centre; 30 ° 11.598 ' S, 28 ° 7.831 ' E; 2046 m; 01–27 Nov. – Dec. 2022; K. Jordaens, J. Midgley, B. Muller and G. Theron leg.; Malaise trap, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Garden; BMSA (D) 134687 .

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Atherigona lineata torrida Deeming, 1971 . However, it differs from it by having a tridentate hypopygial prominence (Fig. 7) and infuscated mid and hind leg tarsi, compared to the bifurcated hypopygial prominence and brown tarsi in Atherigona lineata lineata (Adams, 1905) .

Distribution.

Lesotho (new record), South Africa.