A new species of Pseudoparaclius (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from South Africa

Abstract

The genus Pseudoparaclius is endemic to the Afrotropical Region. Pseudoparaclius manningi sp.n. is described from the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province of the Republic of South Africa; a key to the nine known southern African species of Pseudoparaclius is provided. P. manningi male differs from other species of the genus in mostly brown-black femora, unmodified podomeres without remarkable setae, strongly elongated clypeus, and morphology of hypopygium. New data on the type species of the genus, P. brincki, are also given.

Keywords

• afrotropical
• dolichopodinae
• kwazulu-natal
• maloti-drakensberg transfrontier conservation area
• pseudoparaclius manningi
• taxonomic key