The first record of Atherigona from Lesotho (Diptera, Muscidae), with description of a new species

Abstract

Eight species of Atherigona Rondani, 1856 are recorded from Lesotho for the first time: Atherigona angulata Deeming, 1971, Atherigona chrysohypene Muller, 2015, Atherigona kirkspriggsi Muller, 2015, Atherigona laevigata (Loew, 1852), Atherigona lineata ugandae van Emden, 1940, Atherigona londti Muller, 2015, Atherigona rubricornis Stein, 1913 and a new species Atherigona jordaensi sp. nov. The new species is described and diagnoses for all known species from Lesotho are provided with a brief discussion on their distribution in the country.