Thecophora nigrivena Camras 1962
Creators: name: Stuke, Jens-Hermann
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Conopidae
Thecophora
Thecophora nigrivena

description: Thecophora nigrivena Camras, 1962a
(Figs 29–31)
Material. BURUNDI: 1♂, 25.xii.1948, Bururi Province, Bururi, 1950 m, leg. F. François, coll. ISNB; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1♀, 22.–27.iii.1934, Kivu, Kalondo, lac Ndaraga, Mokoto, 1750 m, leg. G. F. de Witte, coll. PJHS; 2♀, 26.–28.viii.1952, Massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, 2210 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & J. Kekenbosch, coll. MRAC; 2♂, 26.–28.iii.1952, ditto; 1♂, 29.viii.1952, ditto; 1♀, 4.ix.1952, ditto; 1♀, 8.i.1954, Massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, Riv. Kamusonge, aff Butahu, 1900 m, leg. H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 1♀, 27.i.1953, Massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, Riv. Nyamwamba, 2010 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & J. Kekenbosch, coll. MRAC; 1♂, 26.–29.iii.1952, Massif Ruwenzori, Kalonge, Riv. Nyamwamba, aff Butahu, 2100 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & J. Kekenbosch, coll. MRAC; 1♂, 22.x.1952, Massif Ruwenzori, Kyandolire, Camp des Gardes, 1700 m, leg. P.
Vanschuytbroeck & J. Kekenbosch, coll. PJHS; 1♀, 19.iii.1954, Secteur Tshiaberimu, Busiangwa, aff. Musabaki, 2.380 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 1♂, 12.iii.1953, Secteur Tshiaberimu, Hintumo (lieudit), 2450 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & J. Kekenbosch, coll. MRAC; 1♂ 2♀, 24.iii.1954, Secteur Tshiaberimu, Hintumo (lieu-dit), 2450 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 1♀, 18.iii.1954, Secteur Tshiaberimu, Kirungu (lieu-dit), 2720 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 1♀, 15.–27.iv.1955, Secteur Tshiaberimu, riv. Kalivina, affl. Talia Nord, 2350 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & R. Fonteyn, coll. MRAC; 1♂ 1♀, 29.iii.1954, Secteur Tshiaberimu, riv. Kalivina, affl. Talia Nord, 2350 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 3♀, 20.iv.1955, Secteur Tshiaberimu, riv. Kisesa, affl. Talya Nord, 2580 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & R. Fonteyn, coll. MRAC; 1♀, 23.iii.1954, Secteur Tshiaberimu, riv. Talia Nord, 2340 m, leg. P. Vanschuytbroeck & H. Synave, coll. MRAC; 1♂ 1♀, 28.iii.1954, ditto.
Discussion. Camras (1962a) gives characters that distinguish this species from the other described Afrotropical Thecophora as follows: (1) Veins black to the very base., (2) Legs black, yellow on basal half of posterior femur, [and] basal one third of middle femur, (3) In some views the dorsum is faintly white pollinose, leaving two very fine black longitudinal stripes on the anterior half., and (4) Theca yellow, black on apical margin; relatively large, wider in the middle than at base. The holotype of this species is deposited in the MRAC and has been checked by the author. This species can easily be confused with small dark Thecophora pilosa which have a dark wing base and completely black fore and middle legs.
description: Published as part of Stuke, Jens-Hermann, 2015, New Conopid records from the Afrotropical Region (Diptera). Part 1: Paramyopa Kröber, Pseudoconops Camras, Stylogaster Macquart, Thecophora Rondani, and Zodion Latreille, pp. 101-159 in Zootaxa 3963 (2) on pages 118-119, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/237609