A new species of Pseudargyrochlamys Grichanov, 2006 from South Africa (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Abstract

records of P. barracloughi and P. jasoni (Grichanov, 2004) from South Africa and Mozambique have been published by Grichanov et al. [2011a, b]. In this paper a new peculiar species of Pseudargyrochlamys from South Africa is described, and an identification key to known species is firstly provided. A new Pseudargyrochlamys species discovered is photographed with a ZEISS Discovery V-12 stereo microscope and an AxioCam MRc5 camera. Genitalia preparations have been photographed with a ZEISS Axiostar stereo microscope and an AxioCam ICc3 camera. Morphological terminology and abbreviations follow Cumming, Wood [2017] and Grichanov, Brooks [2017]. Body length is measured from the base of the antenna to the posterior tip of epandrium. Wing length is measured from the base to the wing apex. The types of new species are housed at the Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (NMSA).