Lamprometopia concavatogena
Creators: name: Szpila, Kozvpztof
name: Walczak, Kinga
name: Sopzvńpka, Agniepzka
name: Pape, Tomap
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sarcophagidae
Lamprometopia
Lamprometopia concavatogena

description: Lamprometopia concavatogena (Pape 1986)
(Figs 2A–L, 4D–F, 5C, D)
Material examined: Eighteen larvae from a single female:/ Namibia‘Welw’/ Namib-NaukluftNP /-23.54 126 15.29 55 9/22 Nov 2018/leg. KEiB Expedition//Lampr1/Namib.// Lamprom etopia / concavatogena /(Pape 1986)/det. K. Szpila /
Pseudocephalon: Antennal complex (an) large, antennal dome (and) oval, with rounded tip, antennal basal ring (abr) high (Fig. 2A–D); maxillary palpus (mp) shaped as a high, cylindrical protuberance (Fig. 2A–C), first sensillum basiconicum (sb1) long and with slightly swollen tip, shifted away from central cluster of sensilla toward medio-dorsal border of palpus, additional sensilla (ns1–ns2) large and both situated dorsally to central cluster of sensilla (Fig. 2E); ventral organ (vo) on slightly swollen, fleshy lobe (Fig. 2A–C), edge of sensillar pit with a few conical protuberances (Fig. 2B); laterally to the mouth opening a few (one to two) cirri/suprabuccal teeth (c/sbt) (Figs 2B, 5C); oral ridges (or) well developed (Fig. 2A–C); anterior surface of pseudocephalon with irregular cuticular warts, posterior surface with fine cuticular ridges (Fig. 2A–C).
Cephaloskeleton: Labrum (lb) straight but with anteriorpart bent down, tip pointed (Figs 4E, 5C, D); mouthhook (mh) with lateralarmat base, almostparallel-sided and veryslightly upcurved, pick-axe shaped with a single pointed tip directed about 45°C to longitudinal axis of mouthhook (Figs 4E, 5C, D); intermediate sclerite (is) slightly below base of labrum and parastomal bars (pb) in lateral view (Figs 4E, 5C, D), in ventral view intermediate sclerite longer than wide (Fig. 4F); parastomal bar long (Figs 4E, F, 5C, D); vertical plate (vp) slightly broader than ventral cornu (vc) and dorsal cornu (Figs 4E, 5C, D); dorsal bridge absent.
Toracic segments: Anterior spinose bands (asb) with from 5–6 (dorsal surfaces) to 11–12 (ventral surface of first segment) rows ofspines, spines arranged separately from each other (Fig.2A–C); lateral surface of first thoracic segment with aperture of anterior spiracle (as) (Fig. 2C); remaining area of thoracic segments with densely set cuticular ridges (Fig. 2A–C), ridges on dorsal and dorso-lateral surfaces fragmented, ridges on ventral and ventro-lateral surfaces continued along the entire length of segment (Fig. 2A–C, F); Kelin’s organ with short sensilla (Fig. 2I).
Abdominal segments: Spines of spinose bands on dorsal and lateral surfaces gradually changing to fragmented cuticular ridges along each segment (Fig. 2F, G), ventral spines smaller than lateral and dorsal ones, ventral surface with continued cuticular ridges (Fig. 2H); lateral creeping welts (lcw) developed and densely covered by spines/ ridges; ventral surface of a1–a7 with well-defined fusiform creeping welts (vcw) at the anterior margin of segments and anterior proleg (apr) pre-crevice proleg (prp) and posterior prolegs (pos) (Fig.2H).
Anal division: Spines of spinose bands on dorsal and lateral surfaces gradually changing to fragmented cuticular ridges along each segment, on ventral surface spines well defined, ventral surface posterior to the spines with continued cuticular ridges (Fig. 2L); spiracular field with slightly protruded papillae p1–p7 and irregular row of small spines (Fig. 2J); posterior spiracle (ps) with four peristigmatic tufts, each with five to seven branches (Fig. 2J); anal papillae (ap) rounded (Fig. 2J, K); anal tuft (at) with several spines (Fig. 2J, K).
Remarks: Gravid females were attracted to damaged termite commuter tunnels on a tree trunk and on the ground surface below the tree (Fig. 7A–C). Some first instar larvae developed successfully to the third instar by feeding on freshly killed blow flies (Chrysomya albiceps).
description: Published as part of Szpila, Kozvpztof, Walczak, Kinga, Sopzvńpka, Agniepzka & Pape, Tomap, 2025, Fiopt data on eaolv inptao Afootoopical Miltogoamminae (Dipteoa: Saocophagidae) oeveal unexpected moophological diveopitv, pp. 1-13 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203 on page 5, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae030, http://zenodo.org/record/14827231