taxonID	type	description	language	source
B9654F29FFAEFFBA4CAFFA93FEC7F92F.taxon	description	Flies of the genus Aenigmatopoeus are myrmecophilous and termitophilous, and an association with Dorylinae ants has been recorded by Disney (1994) for Ae. kohli and Ae. orbicularis.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFADFFB84CD5FF5BFEEEFB7F.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFADFFB84CD5FF5BFEEEFB7F.taxon	description	Description: Male. Body generally dark brown or with weak reddish tint, palpi, pleura, legs and hypopygium greyish brown, basal half of hind femur and anal tube paler. Frons evenly convex and covered with hairs, with only one pair of short sant and very short oc that barely differ from adjacent hairs. Third antennal segment onion­shaped or almost semiglobular, arista almost apical. Palpus over 3 times as long as wide, with 3 apical and 1 ventromedial bristle, which is almost as strong as apical ones; additionally, palpus with numerous hairs or spinules ventrally or ventrolaterally and fine pubescence 2 4 dorsally (Fig. 1). Each labellum with 2 bristle­like hairs laterally and one noticeably longer apical hair. Each side of thorax with 2 ppl, 3 npl, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 psc, all weak. Mesopleuron with hairs in its upper half and one long bristle in its posterior corner. Scutellum with four pairs of strong bristles. Wing length 1.4 – 1.66 mm. Costal index 0.49 – 0.53, costal ratios 0.8 – 0.92: 1. Sc not discernible. R 1 not noticeably thickened. Rs without seta at base. Axillary ridge without bristles. All veins greyish brown, wing membrane almost not coloured or slightly greyish. Haltere brown. Ventral bristle on fore metatarsus inserted in distal half of segment. Mid tibia with two hair palisades and posterodorsal row of 5 – 6 differentiated subequal bristle­like hairs; additionally, one short and weak anterior bristle present in basal third. Hind tibia with three hair palisades, viz. straight dorsal one and two anterodorsal palisades fusing together in distal quarter or distal third, and posterodorsal row of 8 – 9 differentiated bristle­like hairs. Abdominal tergites with scattered short hairs, hairs on tergite 6 longer. Abdominal venter bare. Epandrium approximately as long as high (Fig. 2). Posterior margin of left side of epandrium not concave, its posteroventral corner forming narrow lobe; bristles confined to its posterodorsal quarter. Inner lobe of left side of epandrium well developed, with broad base and attenuated distal part, with three bristles, which are subequal to those on left side of epandrium. Bristles on right side of epandrium clearly as strong as those on anal tube. Anal tube 4 times as long as thick at its base. Comparison: It differs from the only previously known male of Ae. cucullatus in having only one pair of sant (several in Ae. cucullatus), non­clavate and shorter palps, eight almost equally developed scutellar bristles (the anterior pair of scutellars is weak in Ae. cucullatus), and slightly longer first costal section (0.8 – 0.92: 1 vs. 0.77: 1 in Ae. cucullatus); in contrast to the former species, the left side of epandrium of Ae. kohli has relatively straight posterior margin and weakly developed lower lobe. Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 2 _ 2 ^, 10 km SE Vanrhynsdorp, 3118 DA, along river, 14. x. 1977, Malaise trap, R. M. Miller; KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _, Himeville, 3 – 5. iii. 2004, Malaise trap, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 1 _, Southern Drakensberg, Sani Pass (29 º 37 ' S: 29 º 23 ' E), 2 – 5. iii. 2004, Malaise trap, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski (NMSA). Distribution: Zaire, Angola, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFACFFBF4CE9FA91FC27FA15.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFACFFBF4CE9FA91FC27FA15.taxon	description	Description: Male. Body brown, palpi, pleura, legs and anal tube yellowish brown. Frons evenly convex and covered with hairs, with only one pair of short sant and oc that however differ well from adjacent hairs. Third antennal segment almost semiglobular, arista almost apical. Palpus clearly less than 3 times as long as wide, with 3 strong apical and 1 weak ventromedial bristle, which is almost 0.5 times as long as apical ones; additionally, palpus with numerous hairs or spinules ventrally or ventrolaterally and fine pubescence dorsally (Fig. 3). All bristle­like hairs on labella equally long. Each side of thorax with 2 ppl, 3 npl, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 psc, all weak. Mesopleuron with hairs in its upper half and one long bristle in its posterior corner. Scutellum with three pairs of long and strong bristles. Wing length 1.70 – 1.74 mm. Costal index 0.51 – 0.53, costal ratios 0.68 – 0.79: 1. Sc discernible at the very base only. R 1 intensely coloured and bordered with pigmented membrane in its distal two thirds so it looks thickened. Rs without seta at base. Axillary ridge without bristles. All veins brown and bordered with pigmented membrane, wing membrane brownish yellow, with subcostal cell being little darker. Haltere brown. Ventral bristle on fore metatarsus inserted at its mid­length. Mid tibia with two hair palisades and posterodorsal row of 6 – 7 differentiated bristle­like hairs, most apical of which clearly longer and stronger; no bristles in isolated bristles in basal half. Hind tibia with three hair palisades, viz. straight dorsal one and two anterodorsal palisades fusing together in distal third, and posterodorsal row of 6 – 10 bristles or differentiated bristle­like hairs. Abdominal tergites with scattered short hairs, hairs on tergite 6 longer, especially in its distal half. Abdominal venter bare. Epandrium clearly longer than high (Fig. 4). Posterior margin of left side of epandrium with deep incision, its posteroventral corner forming broad lobe; bristles restricted to its dorsal edge and posterior margin. Inner lobe of left side of epandrium developed as small beak­like process with 3 minute spinules. Bristles on right side of epandrium at most as strong as those on anal tube. Anal tube 4.5 times as long as thick at its base. Comparison: The male of this species differs from both Ae. cucullatus and Ae. kohli in having much shorter palps with only three strong apical bristles, only three pairs of strong scutellars, distinctly concave posterior margin of the left side of the epandrium, and a different pattern of setation on it. Additionally, it differs from Ae. cucullatus in having only one pair of sant, and from Ae. kohli in the first costal section being somewhat shorter, noticeable pigmentation of the wing membrane, slightly elongated epandrium and anal tube, well developed lower lobe of the left side of the epandrium, shorter hairs on the right side of the epandrium, and in having very short beak­like inner lobe of the left side of the epandrium bearing only minute spinules. Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 1 _, Himeville, 3 – 5. iii. 2004, Malaise trap, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 1 _, Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29 º 35 ' S: 29 º 58 ' E), 1700 – 1900 m, 24. xi – 8. xii. 1993, pitfalls, J. Kotze; 1 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 27. ix – 13. x. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 2 _ 2 ^, Pietermaritzburg, Town Bush, v. 1976, Malaise trap, R. Miller; 1 ^, Cumberland Nature Reserve (29 º 30.8 ' S: 30 º 30.3 ' E), 11. iv – 8. v. 2004, Malaise trap in gorge near stream, M. Mostovski & C. Conway; 1 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30 º 53.3 ' S: 30 º 20.4 ' E), 9. viii – 2. ix. 2004, Malaise trap near stream, M. Mostovski (NMSA). Distribution: Cameroon, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa. Remarks: The female collected in the Cumberland Nature Reserve is mature, and two large eggs (0.67 mm long) have been observed inside her abdomen.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFABFFBE4CE6FA71FD98FEEF.taxon	description	the present stage, for although these species do constitute a distinct group, characters used to separate Latiborophaga from Borophaga at the generic level are insufficient. The deflection of the wing vein RS does not occur in rufibasis males and cannot be used in the (sub) generic diagnosis.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFAAFFBD4C88FEFBFF7DF9D5.taxon	description	Fig. 5	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFAAFFBD4C88FEFBFF7DF9D5.taxon	description	Description: Male. Frons dark brown, third antennal segment brown, palpi yellowish brown; thorax brown with reddish tint, pleura paler, fore and hind coxae yellow, middle coxae brown, rest of legs mainly yellowish brown, fore legs a little paler, hind tibiae and tarsi darker, dorsal edges of hind femora brown; abdominal tergites brown to blackish brown, each tergite with whitish yellow stripe along rear margin; hypopydium brown. Frons with sant, po, oc, al, ml, pl, and numerous hairs; ml inserted halfway between al and pl, po form almost straight line with ml and as far apart as distance between po and ml. Ocellar triangle distinct, its posterior margin can be slightly elevated. Third antennal segment semiglobular, with subapical arista. Palpus with 1 ventral and 6 ventrolateral, subapical and apical bristles; subapical bristle longest and two apical bristles shortest. Propleuron with 2 – 5 bristles along its ventral margin and in posteroventral corner and 2 bristles at posterior margin. In addition to that, each side of thorax with 1 h, 3 npl (foremost npl about twice as long as rearmost npl), 1 sa, 1 pa, and 1 psc. Scutellum with posterior pair of strong bristles and anterior pair of weak setae, which almost as long as those on scutum. Mesopleuron in upper two thirds with 25 – 60 hairs, those along posterior margin longer. Wing length 1.9 – 2.5 mm. Costal index 0.50 – 0.54, costal ratios 0.8 – 0.98: 1. Costa moderately thickened before and around R 1 tip. Sc complete, but weakly pigmented. Rs unforked, not deflected at mid­length, with 8 – 12 minute setae in basal half or basal two thirds. First thin vein gently arched at base, then straight; second thin vein almost straight; third thin vein slightly sinuous. Axillary ridge with 5 – 6 bristles. All veins brown, wing membrane yellowish or brownish. Haltere with deep black knob and brownish yellow stem. Fore tibia with no palisades and with one dorsal bristle just before its midlength; tarsomeres not modified, longer than wide, metatarsus with short but distinct ventral bristle in basal quarter. Mid tibia in basal third with long anterodorsal and posterodorsal bristles separated by complete dorsal palisade. Ventral spurs in fore and mid tibiae as long as metatarsi. Hind tibia with one anterodorsal bristle before its midlength and with two palisades, i. e. straight dorsal and deflected posterodorsal; apically with four or five complete setal combs. Ventral spur of hind tibia half long as hind metatarsus. Abdominal tergites with scattered short hairs, arranged mainly laterally and in posterior half of each tergite. Abdominal venter with setae arranged in rows, setae on fifth segment longest. Left side of epandrium with isolated short hairs just before anal tube and several longish hairs along posterior and ventral margins (Fig. 5). Right side of epandrium with several hairs around anal tube and along posterior and ventral margins; those on ventral margin clearly longer. Anal tube very short. Material examined: Holotype and paratype: females labelled ‘ [Tanzania] Msingi, 1 – 19. v. 1952, D. O. Afrika Exp. ’ (SMNS). SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 1 _, Southern Drakensberg, Sani Pass, border police station, 4. iii. 2004, yellow pan traps, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 11 _, Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29 º 35 ' S: 29 º 58 ' E), 1700 – 1900 m, 24. xi – 8. xii. 1993, pitfalls, J. Kotze; 28 _ 2 ^, same data except 22. xii. 1993 – 5. i. 1994; 6 _ 2 ^, same data except 2 – 15. ii. 1994; 9 _ 1 ^, same data except 16. ii – 1. iii. 1994; 1 _ 1 ^, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 14 – 27. x. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski (NMSA). Distribution: Tanzania, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA8FFBC4CA8FE0CFC9AFBE5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 4 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 14. x – 12. xi. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 1 _, same data except 24. xii. 2003 – 14. i. 2004 (NMSA). Distribution: This species has been recorded worldwide, being possibly carried by man. Remarks: This is the famous coffin­fly. The vernacular name derives from its frequent occurrence in buried corpses. Various authors (Schmitz 1928 1951 b; Ardö 1953; Colyer 1954 a) reported numerous larvae, pupae and adults of this species on bodies that had been buried for up to about four years. Evidence and laboratory experiments (Ardö 1953) suggest that a sequence of generations could be produced deep in the ground, without getting to the surface. It apperas that gravid females can make their way through the soil down to a depth of two metres (Smith 1986). Colyer (1954 b, c) reports numerous swarming and copulating flies on the soil surface above a dead dog buried about one metre deep, a year and a half previously. Digging revealed adult flies present at all depths from the surface down to the corpse. A May generation had completely disappeared by mid­June, but flies were again seen swarming over the soil above the same place at the beginning of August, suggesting a second generation from the buried corpse. This activity at the surface occurred in sunshine. In dull weather the flies hid beneath soil clods.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA8FFBC4CEBFAEBFD18F9D7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 1 _ 3 ^, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Camp, xii. 1977, Malaise trap, J. G. H. Londt (NMSA). Distribution: Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa. This is the southernmost record and the first record of this species in South Africa.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA7FFB24CEFFF5BFC0DFB37.taxon	description	Figs 6 – 8 Etymology: Named after Dr Judith Masters, in whose garden the holotype and some paratypes were collected. Description: Male. Frons, antennae, thorax, and abdomen dark brown, palpi brown to yellowish brown, all legs light brown or yellowish brown, hypopygium brown, with anal tube brownish yellow. Frons with 12 reclinate bristles: sant, ant, al, ml, pl, and oc; ml at the level of anterior ocellus, ant as wide apart as posterior ocelli and higher on frons than al. Patch of about 20 – 25 fine hairs in front of sant, about 20 somewhat longer and stronger hairs scattered in between frontal bristles, bunch of 6 – 9 longish hairs in the middle of ocellar triangle. Third antennal segment ovate, sometimes slightly pear­shaped or slightly elongated, with numerous small (0.01 mm) SPS vesicles; arista subapical. Palpus triangular clavate, with 2 short apical bristles, 1 longish lateroventral bristle, and 25 – 35 ventral hairs. Labella relatively small, with several curved ventrolateral and lateroapical bristle­like hairs and minute ventral spinules. Each side of thorax with 1 h, 1 ppl, 4 npl, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 psc. Scutellum with 4 strong bristles and several small hairs. Mesopleuron with hairs arranged in two patches, along its rear margin and in its centre. Wing length 1.69 – 2.23 mm. Costal index 0.55 – 0.58, costal ratios 0.97 – 1.06: 1 or 5.83 – 8.25: 4.67 – 8: 1, costal cilia 0.05 – 0.07 mm long. Vein Sc complete. R 1 with 7 – 17 hairs, RS with 8 – 16 hairs, anterior arm of RS fork sometimes faint or missing. Axillary ridge with 6 – 15 bristles. Haltere with yellowish stem and brown knob with greyish apex. Fore tibia with 5 – 8 short bristles in distal two thirds. Mid tibia with pair of short near dorsal bristles in basal quarter. Hind tibia usually with four anteroventral bristles, sometimes with five, rarely with three. Abdominal tergites with scattered hairs, which noticeably longer on tergite 6. Additionally, one long bristle on each side of tergite 6. Abdominal venter bare. Posterior margin of left side of epandrium clearly excavated (Fig. 6). Posterior margin of right side of epandrium irregularly convex, its lower corner extended into almost parallel­sided process (Fig. 7). Female. Frons, antennae, thorax, and abdominal tergites brown, abdominal venter brownish gray, palpi brownish yellow, all legs yellow, although femora brownish yellow. Frons approximately 1.4 times as wide at level of posterior ocelli as high. Frontal setation as in male, but ant wider apart than posterior ocelli and there are 13 hairs in front of sant; these hair almost as long as those in between frontal bristles. Ocellar triangle with only 4 hairs. Third antennal segment rounded triangular, with several small (0.01 mm) SPS vesicles; arista subapical. Palpus slender, with 1 longish apical bristles, 1 shorter preapical bristle, and approx. 25 ventral hairs; deep sensorial pit forming lateral swelling with wide orifice developed (Fig. 8). Labella as in male. Setation pattern of thorax, scutellum and mesopleuron as in male except for 2 ppl. Wing length 2.03 mm. Costal index 0.56, costal ratios 5.5: 5.3: 1, costal cilia 0.08 – 0.09 mm long. Vein Sc complete. R 1 with 9 hairs, RS forked, with 3 hairs. Axillary ridge with 5 bristles. Haltere with yellowish stem and brown knob with greyish apex. Setation pattern of legs as in male. Apex of hind tibia about 3.5 times as wide as its base. Abdominal tergites with short scattered hairs, which noticeably longer on tergite 6. Additionally, two long bristles on each side of tergite 6. Tergite 7 with longish hairs along its rear margin. Abdominal pleura 1 – 6 with longish hairs. Abdominal venter bare on segments 1 and 2, with median patch of hairs on segment 3, with normally developed setation on segments 4 – 6, and with hairs along rear margin of segment 7. In addition to that, a median pair of long hairs developed on each of segments 4 – 6. Comparison: Ph. judithmastersae males differ from the type species of the genus in the posterior margin of the left side of the epandrium being distinctly excavated, posterior margin of the right side of the epandrium being not evenly convex, and in having its lower corner extended into almost parallel­sided, not clavate process, as well as in having more hairs on frons. Ph. judithmastersae females differ from the other species in having higher frons (approx. 1.4 times as wide as high against 1.6 – 1.9 times in Ph. cochlearipalpis), palpus bearing more distinct swelling that embraces the sensorial pit and having one bristle in the preapical position (the swelling is barely distinct in Ph. cochlearipalpis although the sensorial pit is well developed, both bristles are apical (Fig. 9 )) and apically widened hind tibia (with its apex being approximately 3.5 times as wide as its base against 2.4 – 2.8 times in Ph. cochlearipalpis). Material examined: holotype _, SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 13 – 23. xi. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski, paratypes: 2 _, same data as holotype except 28. x – 12. xi. 2003; 1 _, same data except 15 – 26. i. 2004; 2 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton, uMngeni Municipality landfill site, 21 – 26. ix. 2004, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 1 _, Queen Elizabeth Park Res. (29 º 34.157 ' S: 30 º 19.299 ' E), 1 – 5. xii. 2003, Malaise trap, forest patch, J. G. H. Londt & M. Mostovski; 1 _, Pietermaritzburg, Town Bush, iv. 1977, Malaise trap, R. Miller; 1 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30 º 53.3 ' S: 30 º 20.4 ' E), 10. vii – 8. viii. 2004, Malaise trap near stream, M. Mostovski; 1 _ 1 ^, same data except 9. viii – 2. ix. 2004; Eastern Cape: 2 _, Port Elizabeth, Cape Recife Area, 3425 BA, 22 – 27. xii. 1985, J. G. H. Londt (all paratypes in NMSA except one male in the Zoological Museum of Cambridge University, UK, and one male in the Los Angeles County Museum, USA). Distribution: South Africa: Southern KwaZulu­Natal, Eastern Cape.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA6FFB24CFDFADCFDFEF922.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 27. ix – 13. x. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 2 ^, same data except 24. xii. 2003 – 26. i. 2004; 3 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30 º 53.3 ' S: 30 º 20.4 ' E), 28. iv – 5. vi. 2004, Malaise trap, near stream, M. Mostovski; 3 _ 1 ^, same data except 6. vi – 9. vii. 2004; 1 _, same data except 10. vii – 8. viii. 2004 (NMSA). Distribution: Congo, Angola, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA5FFB14CC1FD81FC87FB8D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 15 ^, Klapmuts, Butterfly World, 8. ix. 1997, associated with dead Papilio dardanus larvae, E. V. D. Westhuizen (SAMC); KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _ 1 ^, Giant’s Castle Game Reserve (29 º 16.291 ' S: 29 º 31.208 ' E), 1676 m, 27. x. 2003, Malaise trap, Leucosidea & long grass, J. G. H. Londt; 8 _, Himeville, 3 – 5. iii. 2004, Malaise trap, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 4 _, Merrivale, Stuckenberg House (29 º 30 ' S: 30 º 15 ' E), 1021 m, 29. x. 2003, on window, B. Stuckenberg; 1 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 27. ix – 13. x. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 3 ^, same data except 28. x – 12. xi. 2003; 5 _ 1 ^, same data except 24. xii. 2003 – 14. i. 2004 (NMSA). Distribution: Chile, Argentina, South Africa. This species was found for the first time in South Africa in Tulbagh, Western Cape (Disney 1988). This is the second record of P. rufipes in South Africa, but it is recorded for the first time inside an occupied house. Remarks: This species has been recorded on pig carcasses in Argentina (Centeno et al. 2002), which makes it important in forensic investigations.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA5FFB14CDAFBDCFD70FA66.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 2 ^ Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29 º 35 ' S: 29 º 58 ' E), 1700 – 1900 m, xi. 1993, pitfalls, J. Kotze (NMSA). Distribution: Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, South Africa. This is the first record of P. semicimex in South Africa. Remarks. This species has proved to be quite variable although distinctive member of the genus (Disney 2002). It is characterised by unusually wide abdominal tergites and the highly reduced anterior flap of abdominal tergite 5. Two females on hand demonstrate the extreme state of the anterior flap, which is barely visible; however, other characters agree well with diagnostic features of P. semicimex.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA5FFB04C92FA66FD4DFC1F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: TANZANIA: 1 ^, Mkomazi Game Reserve, forest above Ibaya, (3 º 58 ' S: 37 º 47 ' E), 7. v. 1996, ex Winkler bag, leaf litter from montane forest, H. G. Robertson (SAMC); SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 8 _ 5 ^, Himeville, 3 – 5. iii. 2004, Malaise trap, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 21 ^, Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29 º 35 ' S: 29 º 58 ' E), 1700 – 1900 m, 22. xii. 1993 – 5. i. 1994, pitfalls, J. Kotze; 10 ^, same data except 2 – 15. ii. 1994; 1 ^, same data except 16. ii – 1. iii. 1994; 3 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29 º 32 ' 30.7 " S: 30 º 18 ' 18.4 " E), 1131 m, 27. ix – 13. x. 2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 4 _ 1 ^, same data except 28. x – 12. xi. 2003; 1 _, same data except 24. xii. 2003 – 14. i. 2004; 1 ^, same data except 15 – 26. i. 2004; 1 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton, Winterskloof (29 º 35.27 ' S: 30 º 17.91 ' E), 20 – 25. xii. 2003, Malaise trap, C. Conway; 2 ^, Queen Elizabeth Park Res. (29 º 34.157 ' S: 30 º 19.299 ' E), 1 – 5. xii. 2003, Malaise trap, forest patch, J. G. H. Londt & M. Mostovski; 1 _, Cumberland Nature Reserve (29 º 30.8 ' S: 30 º 30.3 ' E), 11. iv – 8. v. 2004, Malaise trap in gorge near stream, M. Mostovski & C. Conway; 2 _ 1 ^, Durban Metro, Kloof, 6 – 15. xii. 2003, Malaise trap, long grass under tree near stream, D. Barraclough; 15 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30 º 53.3 ' S: 30 º 20.4 ' E), 26 – 28. iii. 2004, yellow pan traps, V. Kolyada & M. Mostovski; 25 _ 5 ^, same data except 6. vi – 9. vii. 2004, Malaise trap near stream, M. Mostovski; 48 _ 5 ^, same data except 10. vii – 8. viii. 2004; 38 _ 10 ^, same data except 9. viii – 2. ix. 2004 (NMSA). Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in Tanzania and South Africa. Remarks: This species was described in a genus of its own from a series of males and females reared from an odontopygid millipede in Kenya (Disney & Ritchie 1997). Odontopygid millipedes are diverse and wide­spread in South Africa as well (M. Hamer pers. comm.). This species is quite variable in size.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA4FFB64C98FBF4FD61FC2B.taxon	description	Figs 10 – 13	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA4FFB64C98FBF4FD61FC2B.taxon	description	Description: Male. Frons, thorax and abdomen dark brown to black with very weak metallic shine, notopleura slightly paler and postalar tubercles yellow, antennae light reddish brown, pedicel yellow to reddish brown, palpi, fore and middle legs brownish yellow, middle legs slightly darker, hind femur brown with unclear yellowish brown stripe extending from base to apex, inner face of hind femur yellowish brown, hind tibia dark brown with weak metallic shine and anterodorsal brown stripe, hind tarsi brown. Frons with sant, al, ml, pl, po, and oc in addition to numerous hairs; pl slightly weaker than other bristles and only outcurved, other bristles reclinate; po at least as far apart as oc; ml halfway between al and pl (Fig. 10). Third antennal segment (Fig. 11) densely pilose, as long as greatest diametre of eye, but clearly longer than frons width, drawn into long tapered process bearing dorsal arista, which is clearly shorter than segment itself. Palpus with 8 bristles mostly along its outer margin, preapical bristles the longest. Propleuron with 2 bristles along ventral margin and 2 bristles in posterodorsal corner. Additionally, each side of thorax with 1 strong and 4 weaker npl, 1 sa, 1 pa, 1 psc, and 4 – 6 long setae between psc. Scutellum with anterior pair of short setae and posterior pair of long and robust bristles. Wing length 3.3 mm. Costal index 0.49, costal ratios 0.96: 1. Humeral vein and base of subcostal vein hardly discernible. Tip of R 1 thin and slightly desclerotised, with faint pigmentation around it. Rs with 19 – 22 hairs. Axillary ridge with seven bristles. Veins brown, wing membrane slightly brownish. Haltere with black knob and yellow stem. Front metatarsus slightly longer than second and third tarsomeres combined, second tarsomere a little longer than wide, tarsomeres 3 – 5 as long as wide, slightly widening toward tarsal apex, so apical tarsomer is widest. Mid tibia with two bristles in the end of basal third and dorsal hair palisade, which is deflected between bristles. Hind tibia with bristle in second quarter and three hair palisades, the most dorsal and anterior palisades straight and complete and meeting each other only at apex, intermediate palisade short, only a little longer than half length of tibia and fusing with anterior palisade soon below anterior bristle. Abdominal tergites with fine scattered hairs confined mainly to lateral parts and rear margins of tergites, abdominal venter with median fascicles of longish hairs on segments 5 and 6. First tergite golden tomentose dorsally, second tergite longer than tergites 3 and 4 combined but shorter than tergites 3 – 5 combined. Hypopygium (Fig. 12) mainly brown and shining. Each side of epandrium with numerous hairs along posterior margin and a patch of short spinules in posteroventral corner. Hypandrium yellowish brown or even yellow basally, with beige overhanging membranous lobes; lateral parts of hypandrium coarsely wrinkled. Ventral plate of aedeagus dark brown, dorsal plate brown basally and dorsally and yellowish brown or yellow laterally and apically; aedeagus without ornamentation, its dorsal side smooth, with only a small tubercle in distal quarter (Fig. 13). Anal tube brown, very short. Material examined: Holotype: ^ labelled ‘ Indumeni Forest, Cathedral Peak area, Natal, Drakensberg, 23 Mar. 1955, B. Stuckenberg’ (NMSA). Additional material: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 4 _, Cape Town, Constantiaberg, above Donkerboskloof, 460 m, 7 – 21. iv. 1995, Malaise trap, fynbos dominated by Protea coronata, S. van Noort; 1 _, same data except 21. iv – 10. v. 1995 (SAMC); KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _ 2 ^, Impendle, Nhlosane Farm (29 º 35 ' S: 29 º 58 ' E), 1700 – 1900 m, 16. ii – 1. iii. 1994, pitfalls, J. Kotze (NMSA). Distribution: South Africa. Remarks: Males and females of this species have been associated on the basis of occurrence in the same sample from Impendle.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
B9654F29FFA2FFB64C83FC4EFE52FB56.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 1 ^, 6 miles S of Pongola, 6. vi. 1967, ‘ Govn. Ent. ’ (PPRI); 1 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30 º 53.3 ' S: 30 º 20.4 ' E), 6. vi – 9. vii. 2004, Malaise trap, near stream, M. Mostovski (NMSA). Distribution: This species had been originally described from Nigeria and Senegal and subsequently found in Yemen and Zimbabwe (Disney 2003). This is the first record of this species in South Africa.	en	Mostovski, Mike B. (2004): New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males. African Invertebrates 45: 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759
