Description of the female of Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944 (Diptera, Syrphidae, Eristalinae) with additional notes on the genus

Axel Ssymank, Kurt Jordaens
2021 African Invertebrates  
The taxonomy of Syrphidae is far from being complete in the Afrotropical Region and many species have been described from a single sex only. One of these is the enigmatic monotypic genus Syrittosyrphus Hull, 1944, of which, so far, only the male of Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944 was described from the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Here, we re-describe the male and describe the female. We summarise all known distribution records from South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and
more » ... o Provinces) and Zimbabwe (Vumba), of which several are new. We also provide notes on the species' ecology.
doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.61504 doaj:b4958b9dcdda4c4c8e3a73e109fd6007 fatcat:o4kvecby3rhwpadtfaskginv5e