Nemopalpus davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978

Nemopalpus davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978
Nemopalpus davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978

Nemopalpus davidsoni Stuckenberg, 1978 - gonopod and aedeagus in lateral view. From Stuckenberg (1978)

Description (after Stuckenberg 1978):
Interocular distance about one third of head width.
Gonopods articulating in the vertical plane. Gonocoxite less than 1.5 times as long as gonostylus.
Gonostylus elongate, tongue-shaped; carrying dense field of black microsetae distally.
Aedeagus in lateral view truncate apically, thickened at base.

Distribution
Namibia (Stuckenberg 1978)

Natural History:
Specimens were collected in the burrows of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Stuckenberg 1978).

Bibliography
Stuckenberg, B. R. 1978. Two new species of Nemopalpus (Diptera: Psychodidae) found in rock hyrax abodes in South West Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23: 367-374