Atherigona (Atherigona) laevigata ( Loew, 1852 )

Magoai, Mokome M. J., Muller, Burgert S. & Bellingan, Terence A., 2025, A contribution to the Atherigona (Diptera, Muscidae) fauna of Angola, African Invertebrates 66 (2), pp. 209-227 : 209-227

Atherigona (Atherigona) laevigata ( Loew, 1852)

Fig. 14

Coenosia laevigata Loew, 1852: 660 [1862: 28].

Atherigona laevigata : van Emden 1940: 113, figs 6, 56; Deeming 1971: 148, figs 13–18; Clearwater 1981: 308, figs 9, 10; Deeming 1987: 18; Deeming and Overman 1987: 117; Pont 1991: 341; Dike 2003: 220 (distribution); Muller 2015: 877, fig. 7; Muller and Mostovski 2018: 350, fig. 6; Deeming 2019: 91; Deeming 2022: 127; Magoai and Muller 2024: 54, fig. 8; Deeming and Kirk-Spriggs 2024: 513.

Atherigona scutellaris Stein, in Becker 1903: 110.

Atherigona minuta Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911: 183.

Distribution.

Afrotropical Region: Angola, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Palaearctic Region: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia.

Figures

Figures 8–19. Trifoliate process and hypopygial prominence of 8. A. adelinahae sp. nov.; 9. A. albistyla; 10. A. angolaensis sp. nov.; 11. A. bedfordi; 12. A. campestris; 13. A. cuanavaleensis sp. nov.; 14. A. laevigata; 15. A. lineata ssp. lineata; 16. A. lineata ugandae; 17. A. matilei; 18. A. mirabilis ssp. mirabilis; 19. A. ruficornis. Trifoliate process: a posterior view b profile. Hypopygial prominence c dorsal view d posterior view e profile f female tergite 8. (17, 19 adapted from Muller (2015), 11, 12, 15, 18 adapted from Muller and Mostovski (2018), 14, 16 adapted from Magoai and Muller (2024)).