Clinotaenia angusticeps Bezzi 1923, comb.nov.

Clinotaenia angusticeps (Bezzi, 1923) comb.nov.

Carpophthoromyia angusticeps Bezzi, 1923: 525.

Carpophthoromyia angusticeps Bezzi, 1924: 97. Preocc. Bezzi 1923.

Study of the female holotype in the collection of the MNHN, showed that this species does not belong to Carpophthoromyia. Despite the vague resemblance of wing banding with some representatives of Carpophthoromyia, it lacks the other characteristic features such as the white flattened scutellum (swollen and completely black in C. angusticeps), transverse bands on mesonotum (shining black­brown with dispersed black setulae in C. angusticeps) and the rounded or slightly flattened female aculeus (very broad and blade like in C. angusticeps). Especially the shape of the aculeus tip indicated that this is a gastrozonine. It fits within the generic concept of Clinotaenia as described by Hancock (1999) to which also C. superba (Bezzi) was recently transferred from Carpophthoromyia by the same author (Hancock, 1999). It differs from the latter by the shape of the female aculeus (trilobed in superba, pointed in angusticeps) and the base of the wing being completely brown (hyaline with brown patches in superba). Study of unidentified material that was previously sorted to Carpophthoromyia revealed two male specimens that are identical with the female holotype.

Material examined

Holotype Ψ: CHAD, Dar Banda, Ndellé, 1904, A. Chevalier, Mission Chari­Tchad (MNHN).

Other material examined:

BURUNDI: 1ɗ, Rumonge, April 1948, « sur plage sablonneuse et broussailles près du Lac », F. François (KBIN). CONGO (D.R.): 1ɗ, Parc National de Garamba, Mt Embe, 19.IV.1952, H. De Saeger 3341 (KMMA).

Distribution

Burundi, Chad, Congo (D.R.).