Australoechus servillei (Macquart 1840)

This fairly large and striking Australoechus species is easily recognisable by the long dense, and shaggy white and black pubescence and well-developed bristles on the body and the dimidiate wings, in which the anterior half is brown and without any distinct spots in posterior hyaline part or with only a feeble infuscation at base of fourth posterior cell. Pubescence discally on thorax with numerous dark or brownish hairs, not distinctly striped. Spines of the legs black.

Original description in:
Macquart, P.J.M. 1840. Diptères exotiques nouveauxou peu connus. Tome deuxieme. 1er partie. Roret, Paris.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54217#page/94/mode/1up

Redescription in Hesse 1928:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40845178#page/253/mode/1up

Distribution: Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa

iNat observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244753259
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244752771
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244550128

Posted on October 7, 2024 08:55 AM by traianbertau