taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B387EF49413E50FDFCFD5F5E0BD2DA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined BURKINA FASO • 2 ♂♂; Bobo Dioulasso, Farako Bâ; Jul. – Nov. 1989; J. Zongo leg.; fish meal bait in sorghum plot; NMWC. MALI • 1 ♂; Yanfolila; 19 Sep. – 7 Oct. 1986; J. Durham leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FDFCFD5F5E0BD2DA.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from both sexes and illustrated from the male. The species was collected in Nigeria (Deeming, 1971: 149 – 151, figs 24 – 25).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FDFCFD5F5E0BD2DA.taxon	distribution	Distribution Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FE1CFB445E9AD158.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined ETHIOPIA • 2 ♂♂; Alemaya; Sep. 1992; S. Gudeta leg.; NMWC. GUINEA • 1 ♂; Nimba; Jul. – Dec. 1951; Lamotte and Roy leg.; NMWC. SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♂; E of Cape Province, Hogsback N of Alice; 2 – 3 Nov. 1964; B. and P. Stuckenberg leg.; NMSA • 1 ♂; Natal, Richmond; 22 Nov. 1973; F. Zumpt leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FE1CFB445E9AD158.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described (van Emden 1956: 521) from Burundi and further recorded from South Africa (Muller 2015: 859). The Ethiopian material is unusual in that the fore tibia is yellow throughout its length rather than being infuscated on its apical half.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FE1CFB445E9AD158.taxon	distribution	Distribution Burundi, Ethiopia, Guinea, South Africa.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49413E50FDBAFD8E5E37D4B3.taxon	type_taxon	Type species Anthomyia varia Meigen, 1826.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FDCDFEB65D84D58E.taxon	description	Fig. 1 a	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FDCDFEB65D84D58E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined GUINEA • 5 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; Nimba, “ Fôrét du Zié ” [Zié Forest]; 1500 m a. s. l.; 6 Jan. 1984; C. Girard leg.; MNHN • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FDCDFEB65D84D58E.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from a single male from the Mambilla Plateau, Nigeria (Deeming 1971: 173). Female: apart from sexual characters differing from the male in the following respects: palpus black; scutellum black throughout; pleura black in ground colour with exception of propleuron and anterior one third of anepisternum; all tarsi infuscate; fore femur black on all but extreme base and apex; fore tibia black on apical two thirds of its length; a pair of brownish black spots on tergites 4 and 5, those on 4 longer and more triangular in shape, those on 5 oblong; tergite 8 (Fig. 1 a).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FDCDFEB65D84D58E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Guinea, Nigeria.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FE10FC105D55D14E.taxon	description	Fig. 1 b	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FE10FC105D55D14E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined MADAGASCAR • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Toliara (Tulear) Distr., Betioky, Beamalo; 24 ° 08 ʹ S, 45 ° 15 ʹ E; 21 Feb. 1993; C. C. D. Tingle leg.; NMWC • 6 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Feb. 1993; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FE10FC105D55D14E.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from the male sex from Madagascar (Deeming 1987: 23) and additional material (males only) also from several localities in Madagascar was reported by Deeming (2019). Female: apart from sexual differences differing from the male in the following respects: all tarsi more or less infuscate; fore femur black on all but basal one fifth of its length and on extreme apex; fore tibia black on all but basal one fifth of its length; tergite 1 + 2 with a dark median vitta, which is connected to a broad transverse band occupying two thirds of the width of dorsum of tergite 2 and its apical half; tergite 3 with an equally broad trapezoid dark marking having rounded shoulders, which is wider at apex than at base and occupies the entire exposed length of the tergite (in some specimens this marking divided by a pair of longitudinal yellow vittae, but whether divided or not a pair of grey dusted vittae giving it the appearance of being so); tergite 4 with a little narrower but similar marking to that of tergite 3, but this always divided by yellow vittae into a dark median vitta bounded on either side by a triangular spot; tergite 5 with a dark median vitta on basal half and a pair of oblong dark spots level with its apex; tergite 8 (Fig. 1 b).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49403E51FE10FC105D55D14E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Madagascar.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49473E56FDE4FEB65D95D4DE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined NAMIBIA • 2 ♀♀; Katima Mulilo Distr., Salambala pan; 17 ° 50 ʹ 00 ″ S, 24 ° 35 ʹ 58 ″ E; 23 – 27 Dec. 2002; A. H. and M. K. Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap; NMWN. NIGERIA • 1 ♀; Zaria, Samaru; 29 Jan. 1969; J. C. Deeming leg.; m. v. trap; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49473E56FDE4FEB65D95D4DE.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from the male sex from Nigeria (Deeming 1979: 34).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49473E56FDE4FEB65D95D4DE.taxon	distribution	Distribution Namibia, Nigeria.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDFBFEB65893D29E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined ETHIOPIA • 2 ♂♂; Oromo Prov., Debre Zeit; 1800 m a. s. l.; 23 Feb. 2005; M. R. Wilson leg.; Malaise trap in Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.; NMWC. NAMIBIA • 1 ♂; West Caprivi Park, Kwando River Susuwe; 17 ° 45 ʹ 37 ″ S, 23 ° 20 ʹ 55 ″ E; 28 Sep. – 2 Oct. 1998; A. H. Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap, dry woodland; NMNW • 4 ♂♂; Katima Mulilo Distr., Salambala pan; 17 ° 50 ʹ 00 ″ S, 24 ° 35 ʹ 58 ″ E; 23 – 27 Dec. 2002; A. H. and M. K. Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap; NMNW • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Caprivi Park, Kwando Meander, Kwando River; 17 ° 50 ʹ 49 ″ S, 3 ° 18 ʹ 53 ″ E; 5 Dec. 1999; D. J. Mann leg.; swept from floating vegetation, mainly grasses; OUMNH • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDFBFEB65893D29E.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described into the genus Coenosia Meigen, 1826 (Thomson 1869: 560), this species has a wide oriental and australasian distribution. A single male was recorded (Deeming 1975: 2) from Ongeama, Namibia. Pont & Magpayo (1995: 43 – 44) list 22 known hostplants. The puparium is described by Skidmore (1985: 305, fig. 92 g – i).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDFBFEB65893D29E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa and widespread Oriental and Australasian Regions.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDF5FB005F34D0C6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined BURKINA FASO • 2 ♂♂; Bobo Dioulasso, Farako Bâ; Jul. – Nov. 1989; J. Zongo leg.; fish meal bait in sorghum plot; NMWC. MALI • 1 ♂; Yanfolila; 19 Sep. – 7 Oct. 1986; J. Durham leg.; NMWC. NIGERIA • 1 ♂; “ M. W. ” [Mid. West] State, Uhonmora; Nov. 1974; J. T. Medler leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDF5FB005F34D0C6.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from Nigeria, Cameroun and Ivory Coast (Deeming 1979: 45).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E57FDF5FB005F34D0C6.taxon	distribution	Distribution Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E54FE18F9485E5DD0B3.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described (Wiedemann 1830: 441) from the Sudan as a species of Coenosia, much confusion has arisen in nomenclature between this and related species. The junior synonym Atherigona (s. str.) ferruginea was also described from the Sudan (van Emden 1940: 116). At present the synonymy of the two species that have appeared under this name is thus: 1) humeralis (Wiedemann) (Pont 1986, 1997) (Skidmore 1985, non Hennig 1964, nec auctt.), syn. ferruginea van Emden (Pont 1986). 2) bedfordi van Emden, syn. humeralis (Wiedemann) sensu Hennig 1964, et auctt., non Skidmore, 1985, nec Pont, 1986. Amongst the material discovered in the Smithsonian Institution is a specimen labelled as being the type of Coenosia humeralis. This specimen is an Atherigona and it is in quite good condition, but teneral, lacking both middle legs and having the one remaining hind leg heavily damaged. It is pinned onto a card mount on a ‘ continental’ pin and bears the following labels: 1) blue rectangular “ Tete Peters ” in copperplate of an unknown hand. 2) white rectangular “ 6618 ” [or possibly 8199] machine-printed. 3) red rectangular “ Type ” machine-printed. 4) blue rectangular “ humeralis Wied. Loew * ” in copperplate as 1 above. 5) grey rectangular “ Atherigona varia Meig. ♂ ” in Stein’s handwriting [this is a simple misidentification, fortunately not introduced into the literature]. 6) white rectangular “ Mus. Berol. ” [this refers to Museo Regio Berolinensi, the Royal Museum of Berlin, of which Museo academico Berolinensi and Royal Prussian Museum are alternative names for the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, formerly the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin]. Wiedemann only described a single species of Muscidae under the specific name of humeralis, which is this species, and the types of it from Senckenberg Museum (Frankfurt am Main) have been clearly identified by Pont (1997: 98). Pont (1995) further gives much information on the collectors with whom Wiedemann cooperated and the nature of the collections upon which he worked and was able to identify the type with certainty. Clearly, this specimen is falsely labelled as being the type. Upon dissection it was found on the structure, colouration and chaetotaxy of the trifoliate process to be undoubtedly A. hyalinipennis van Emden, 1959. A further label has been added to the specimen to that effect and the abdomen pinned beneath the specimen in a van Doesburg vial of glycerine.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49463E54FE18F9485E5DD0B3.taxon	distribution	Distribution The species is further known from the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Jordan, Libya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Uganda and United Arab Emirates.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49453E5AFDF4F95F5E77D292.taxon	description	Atherigona laeta – authors nec Wiedemann (misidentifications). Described as a species of Coenosia from Mozambique (Loew 1852: 660), this species ranges from Cape Province to Egypt and Yemen and from Nigeria to the Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar. The holotype female is amongst the material recently discovered in the Smithsonian Institution. It is in poor condition, lacking both wings and having only one mid and one hind leg complete. Nevertheless, the frontal vitta can be seen to be yellow on anterior half, becoming abruptly black, and the palpus yellow. These characters, along with the tergal markings, leave one in no doubt that the concept of authors of this species is correct. The specimen is mounted on a ‘ continental’ (39 mm long) pin and bears the following labels: 1) blue long rectangular “ Inhamb. Pet. ” in a copperplate hand. 2) red rectangular “ Type ” machine-printed. 3) as (1) above “ laevigata Loew ”. 4) grey rectangular “ Atherigona laevigata Lw. ” in Stein’s handwriting. This specimen is accompanied by a ♂ micropinned on pith on a black ‘ continental’ pin and bearing the following labels, all of which are white rectangular: 1) “ Africa or., Katona 904 ” machine-printed. 2) “ Mto-ja-Kifaru ” machine-printed. 3) “ Atherigona laeta (Wied.) ♂ det. Stein ” [a misidentification, laeta being an oriental species with a superficial resemblance to laevigata]. 4) “ Atherigona laevigata Lw. det. J. R. Malloch ”. This specimen undoubtedly originates from the Hungarian National Museum, where the East African collection of K. Katona is deposited (Horn & Kahle 1935: 131).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49453E5AFDF4F95F5E77D292.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined CYPRUS • 1 ♀; Kyrenia, SE of New Harbour; 550 m a. s. l.; 23 Oct. 1995; C. E. Dyte leg.; plants near stream; NMWC. ISRAEL • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jordan Valley, N of Tiberias; 27 Apr. 1984; K. A. Spencer leg.; det. A. C. Pont; NMWC. KENYA • 2 ♂♂; Rift Valley, Ol Arabe Gorge; 18 Nov. 1988; R. K. Butlin leg.; NMWC • 5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Kasarani; 10 – 11 Aug. 1989; J. W. Ismay leg.; swept, savannah; NMWC • 1 ♂; Limuru P. O.; 12 Apr. 1983; K. A. Spencer leg.; NMWC. MAURITIUS • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; 1 – 2 km S of Wolmar; 21 May 2000; coast roadside; J. W. Ismay leg.; NMWC. NAMIBIA • 2 ♂♂; Noachabeb, 27 miles NNE of Grunau; 10 – 12 Jan. 1972; BMSAE expedition; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Skeleton Coast, Kunene Mouth; 17 ° 16 ʹ S, 11 ° 47 ʹ E; 20 – 22 Apr. 1994; E. Marais leg.; NMNW • 2 ♀♀; Rundu Distr., Rundu, Kavango Lodge; 17 ° 54 ʹ 43 ʺ S, 19 ° 45 ʹ 33 ʺ E; 27 – 29 Mar. 2003; A. H. Kirk-Spriggs and W. Mey leg.; light trap; NMNW • 1 ♀; Opuwa Distr., Ekuju village, Kunene River; 17 ° 19 ʹ 30 ʺ S, 13 ° 48 ʹ 56 ʺ E; 11 – 12 Oct. 1999; Kirk-Spriggs leg.; Malaise trap in riverine forest; NMNW. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO • 6 specs (with puparia unassociated with individual specimens); P. K. 45, “ route du Nord, Ferme laitiere ” [North road, dairy farm]; 28 Nov. 1985; A. Delobel leg.; reared from Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.; NMWC. UGANDA • 2 ♀♀; Kawanda; 30 Sep. 1962; J. Bowden leg.; NMWC. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • 1 ♀; Al-Ajban; 26 Mar. – 4 Apr. 2006; A. van Harten leg.; Malaise trap; NMWC. YEMEN • 1 ♂; Medina Al Shirq; 20 Feb. 1991; A. van Harten, H. Mahdi and M. Mahyoub leg.; NMWC • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Ta’izz; 5 Jan. – 2 Feb. 1998; A. van Harten and M. Mahyoub leg.; light trap; NMWC • 5 ♀♀; Ta’izz; Nov. – Dec. 1999; A. van Harten and A. Awad leg.; light trap; NMWC • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Sana’a; Jan. 1991; A. van Harten leg; NMWC • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding: Mar. 1991; NMWC • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; Mar. 1992; NMWC • 6 ♂♂, same collection data as for preceding; Apr. 1992; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49453E5AFDF4F95F5E77D292.taxon	discussion	Remarks Females of the Kasarani material show a tendency to large size, being 5 – 5.4 mm in length, as against 3 mm in males, have the scutum and tergites more extensively darkened and a more accentuated frontofacial angle, whereas the material from Yemen is diminutive, being hardly more than half the length of the largest Kasarani female, is extensively pale and has a frontofacial angle of little less than a right angle. The Kawanda females resemble those from Kasarani. It is apparent that large species of this genus tend towards a more acute frontofacial angle (see Skidmore’s 1985: 301, fig. 89 g, figure of the head in profile of A. mitrata Séguy, 1955), and it would appear that large individuals of A. laevigata do the same. The darker colouration of the Kasarani material points to melanism associated with lower temperatures at high altitude. Extreme variation in colour pattern of Kenyan female material was figured (Clearwater 1981: 309, figs 9, 10 a – d.)	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49453E5AFDF4F95F5E77D292.taxon	distribution	Distribution Angola, Comoros, Cyprus, D. R. Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, ‘ Palestine’, Rwanda, Seychelles, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494B3E5AFDC0FB7C5CF8D16D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined MALI • 1 ♂; Mourdiah; 13 – 25 Aug. 1986; M. Matthews leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494B3E5AFDC0FB7C5CF8D16D.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from the male sex from Mali (Dike 1989 b: 73). The holotype of this species was described, correctly, as having “ Legs brownish black, but coxae, trochanters and knee of middle leg darkish yellow ”. With its strap-like palpus and unique abdominal structure and colouration, no doubt exists as to the identity of this second specimen. However, its legs, unlike those of the holotype, are yellow with the fore leg brownish black on all but coxa, trochanter, basal one third of femur and narrowly on knee, and the mid and hind tarsi somewhat infuscate, less so on the apical two segments. I suspect that the type is discoloured. Much other material received from the same collection as the type has exhibited unnatural discolouration, sometimes even halteres appearing infuscate. These are the only two specimens so far known.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494B3E5AFDC0FB7C5CF8D16D.taxon	distribution	Distribution Mali.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E5BFDF2FEB65ECAD535.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined BURKINA FASO • 1 ♂; Matourkou; Jul. – Aug. 1987; J. Zongo leg.; on sorghum shoot; NMWC. “ R. P. ” [Democratic Republic] CONGO • 1 ♂ (both fore legs missing); Matane, Boko, Songo; 19 May 1984; A. Delobel leg.; NMWC. UGANDA • 1 ♂; Serere; 24 Oct. 1972; J. L. Overman leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E5BFDF2FEB65ECAD535.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described only from the male sex from Nigeria (Deeming 1979: 50). The Congo male is unusual in having the median lobe of the trifoliate process shorter and tergite 7 immaculate.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E5BFDF2FEB65ECAD535.taxon	distribution	Distribution Burkina Faso, D. R. Congo, Nigeria, Uganda.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E58FDF2FCDD5D05D574.taxon	description	Fig. 1 c – d Described from a female from Togo (Stein 1906: 66) and not since reported. The holotype appears in the material discovered in the Smithsonian Institution and has been returned to MNB. The type is in good condition and mounted on a black steel pin with the following labels: 1) rectangular grey label “ Togo, Bismarckburg, 17 - 23. XII. 92, L. Conradt S. ” 2) rectangular red label “ Type ”. 3) rectangular white label “ Mus. Berol. ” 4) rectangular grey label “ Atherigona nigrithorax sp. n. Stein ♀ ”. The first three labels are machine-printed and the fourth is in the handwriting of Stein. Redescription MEASUREMENTS. Body length, female 4.0 mm; wing 3.0 mm. Female HEAD. Frontal vitta deep velvety black; frontal plate undusted from base of second inferior orbital seta to level of posterior ocellus; parafacialia, facialia and gena white dusted, this most strongly developed on frontofacial angle; occiput and ocellar prominence dark grey dusted, the postorbital strip paler grey; width of parafacialia at narrowest part equal to diameter of an ocellus; antenna black, somewhat brownish on extreme apex of pedicel and on arista; palpus black. THORAX. Scutum and scutellum black in ground colour and weakly grey dusted, the former without apparent darker dusted longitudinal vittae; postpronotal lobe infuscate dorsally; pleura ranging from yellow on propleuron to yellowish brown elsewhere, more heavily and yellowish dusted than scutum; propleuron with one long and one moderate and one fine seta; one moderate prostigmatical and a fine seta; lower katepisternal seta equidistant from the two upper setae (these lacking on both sides, but the scars of their attachment visible). WING. Hyaline with brown veins; anterior crossvein at 0.4 of length of discal cell. LEGS. All tarsi more or less infuscate; fore tibia black, but obscurely yellowish on basal one third of its length; fore femur somewhat infuscate on apical two fifths of its length and hind tibia somewhat infuscate on apical two thirds. ABDOMEN (Fig. 1 d). Yellow with black markings and tergites very weakly yellowish dusted; 8 th tergite (Fig. 1 c). The abdomen is contained in a van Doesburg vial of glycerine pinned under the specimen. Male Unknown.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E58FDF2FCDD5D05D574.taxon	discussion	Remarks In the structure of the head and thorax this species is almost identical to A. bimaculata Stein, 1910 but the area of infuscation of the fore femur is much more restricted than in that species, the abdominal pattern is quite different and the eighth tergite has more heavily sclerotised basal lobes and their pair of separated sclerites triangular, rather than slug-shaped.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494A3E58FDF2FCDD5D05D574.taxon	distribution	Distribution Togo.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49493E59FDF0FC1D5DD8D40E.taxon	description	Fig. 2	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49493E59FDF0FC1D5DD8D40E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined BOTSWANA • 5 ♂♂; Goodhope; 28 Feb. 1990; J. M. Mashonja leg.; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49493E59FDF0FC1D5DD8D40E.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described (Muller 2015: 891) from males from South Africa with illustrations of the hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process of the holotype (Muller 2015: 910, fig. 3 a – d). In the Botswanan material listed here, the hypopygial prominence in dorsal view is much more weakly developed.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49493E59FDF0FC1D5DD8D40E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Botswana, South Africa.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49483E5EFDECFD905D2AD465.taxon	description	Fig. 3 a Described into the genus Cleigastra Macquart, 1835 and from Bondei in what is now Tanzania, this species is only known from the female holotype (Karsch 1888: 380). This type, previously recorded by me (Deeming 1971: 183) as being lost, appears in the material discovered in the Smithsonian Institution and has been returned to MNB. The specimen is mounted on a white steel 39 mm long ‘ continental’ pin and is in good condition. It bears the following labels: 1) blue rectangular “ Bondei, C. W. Schmidt, Jan. 86 ” machine-printed. 2) white rectangular “ 13848 ” machine-printed. 3) red rectangular “ Type ” machine-printed. 4) white rectangular “ Cleigastra subnigripes Karsch ” handwritten in an unknown hand. 5) grey rectangular “ Atherigona [illegible short word] ” in Stein’s hand. Redescription MEASUREMENTS: Body length female 4.5 mm; wing 3.5 mm. Female HEAD. Black dorsally and on upper four fifths of occiput; yellow elsewhere, yellow parts whitish to yellow dusted, postorbital stripe pale grey dusted, occiput darker dusted, especially medially, where it is as dark as ocellar prominence; frontal plate undusted from level of posterior ocellus to base of the posterior of the two inferior orbital setae; frontal vitta black throughout; parafacialia at narrowest part as wide as two thirds of width of anterior ocellus; antenna dark brown, ferruginous on the basoventral angle of postpedicel; palpus yellow, slightly infuscate on basal one third of its length. THORAX. Scutum and scutellum black and very lightly yellowish dusted, the former with indications of three darker longitudinal vittae and becoming yellowish in ground colour on lateral declivities; pleura yellow in ground colour and heavily golden yellow dusted; one long and one moderate propleural seta and a fine setula; one moderate prostigmatical and a fine setula; lower katepisternal seta situated closer to the more posterior of the two upper setae. WING. Hyaline with yellowish veins; anterior crossvein situated at 0.38 of length of discal cell. LEGS. Yellow with tarsi more or less infuscate, fore femur black on apical two fifths, fore tibia black but obscurely yellowish at extreme base and hind tibia brown. ABDOMEN. Yellow, shining through weak yellowish dust; tergite 4 with a pair of round dark spots which are one quarter of the exposed length of the tergite and are separated from its apex by their own diameter; tergite 5 with a pair of long oval black spots occupying the apical half of its exposed length; tergite 8 (Fig. 7). The abdomen is contained in a van Doesburg vial of glycerine pinned under the specimen. Male Unknown.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49483E5EFDECFD905D2AD465.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species may well be conspecific with one known only from males. There are several African species whose females bear a superficial resemblance to this one, but none of those that I have been able to inspect has a similar structure to the eighth tergite.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49483E5EFDECFD905D2AD465.taxon	distribution	Distribution Tanzania.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E5FFDEFFEB65F3FD4F2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined ETHIOPIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Alemaya; 29 Jul. 1993; S. Gudeta leg.; NMWC • 1 ♂; Debre Zeit; 28 – 30 Sep. 2005; M. R. Wilson leg.; Malaise trap; NMWC. KENYA • 1 ♂ (very teneral, with incomplete puparium); Nairobi; emerged 14 Dec. 1981; A. Delobel leg.; from shoot of Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst; NMWC.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E5FFDEFFEB65F3FD4F2.taxon	discussion	Remarks Described from both sexes from Tanzania (Paterson 1956: 169).	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E5FFDEFFEB65F3FD4F2.taxon	distribution	Distribution D. R. Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E5FFDC0FC9C5F57D04C.taxon	description	Fig. 3 b – c Described into the genus Anthomyia Meigen, 1803 (Meigen 1826: 187), this species is found around the Mediterranean and in Europe north to southern England, France and Hungary. It is further recorded from U. A. E., Oman and China and is the type species of Atherigona. On 28 Aug. 1996, I found an isolated deadheart shoot of an unidentified grass in mixed forest at Vallombrosa in the mountains of eastern Tuscany. From this a female Atherigona emerged in the laboratory, which on structure generally and especially that of the eighth tergite agrees with A. varia. The grass shoot was distinctive in having the ligule bearing long hairs and was kindly examined by Dr G. Hutchinson, NMWC, who believed it might be Danthonia decumbens (L.). To the best of my knowledge this species has never been reared, so a brief description of the puparium is given and the larval mandibular sclerite figured. Description MEASUREMENTS. Length 3.5 mm and 1.1 mm in greatest width. PUPARIUM. Yellowish brown, subshiny, with cephaloskeleton and posterior spiracles black, which latter are projecting to a distance equal to one half of their individual width and with their apical surfaces separated from one another by their individual width. Mandibular sclerite (Fig. 3 b) robust, black, with no indication of a separate dorsal tooth-like projection. Anterior spiracle (Fig. 3 c) a rosette of 7 digitations.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E5FFDC0FC9C5F57D04C.taxon	distribution	Distribution Widespread in southern Europe, Middle East and China.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: F 164 A 4 E 6 - 522 D- 4 F 57 - 9 DA 0 - A 06153 A 6 AB 78 Figs 4 – 7	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis This species is very similar to A. kenierobaensis Muller & Mostovski, 2018 from Mali, differing from it in having the occiput grey dusted throughout, the frontal plate with only a slight indication of shine between the upper three orbital setae, the fore leg yellow throughout, the fore tarsus with specialised chaetotaxy on anterior surface. The hypopygial prominence and trifoliate process of the two species show strong similarities to one another, but in A. zongoi sp. nov. the hypopygial prominence is deeper than wide, rather than wider than deep, the trifoliate process has only traces of infuscation and its median lobe, though bearing a very similar chaetotaxy, very strongly bent when viewed in profile rather than almost straight (Fig. 4 b). In the most recent key to Nigerian Atherigona (Dike 1990) it would trace to A. africana Deeming, 1971 but that species has an entirely black trifoliate process, the median lobe of which bears only minute apical setae. The new species is also very similar to A. piscatoris Muller, 2015 in the shape of the hypopygial prominence, as well as in the shape of the median lobe when viewed laterally, but looks quite different when viewed ventrally, although the dark colour in Fig. 7 a is an optical artefact.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	etymology	Etymology The species epithet refers to the collector’s name (J. O. Zongo) in whose honour the species is named.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined Holotype BURKINA FASO • ♂; Bobo Dioulasso, Farako Bâ; Aug. 1988; J. O. Zongo leg.; on fishmeal bait in sorghum field; NMWC. Paratypes BURKINA FASO • 8 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; NMWC • 3 ♂♂ (on same mount, 1 fragmented); same collection data as for holotype; Aug. – Oct. 1978; R. T. Gahuhar leg.; NMWC. GUINÉE [GUINEA] • 1 ♂; Nimba; Jul. – Dec. 51 [1951]; Lamotte and Roy leg.; MNHN.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	description	Description MEASUREMENTS. Body length, male 3.7 mm; wing, 2.3 mm. Male HEAD (Fig. 6 a). Black, with black setae; frontal vitta black and with heavy grey dusting, which is less dense on superior orbits and becomes brownish on occiput; 2 long and 1 short inferior orbital seta; frontofacial angle 93 °, parafacialia at this point broad and prominent, becoming as broad as base of arista at narrowest part, just above base of vibrissa; genal setae weak and short; antenna and palpus black, but basal half of arista brownish; setae on truncate apex of male palpus pale. THORAX (Fig. 5 a – b). Scutum and scutellum dark in ground colour, grey dusted, former with an indication of a darker median vitta presuturally; postpronotal lobe yellow and pleura dirty yellow, but somewhat infuscate on parts of anepisternum, anepimeron and katepisternum, pleural dusting more yellow; anepisternum with a strong seta at the lower posterior corner and 2 shorter setae above it; katepisternum with 3 setae in an isosceles triangle; all setae and setulae black. WING. Hyaline with yellowish brown veins and anterior crossvein situated at 0.4 of length of discal cell; haltere creamy white. LEGS. Yellow, apical 3 segments of fore tarsus (Figs 4 e, 6 b) with a comb of curved setae anteriorly, longest seta over twice as long as tarsus is wide. ABDOMEN. Yellow and yellowish grey dusted; tergite 3 with a pair of long oval black spots occupying quite two thirds of its length; tergite 4 with a pair of short oval black spots on apical half; remaining tergites immaculate. POSTABDOMEN. Trifoliate process (Figs 4 a – b, 7 a – b) yellow, with apices of lobes becoming white, stem somewhat infuscate, as also is a line extending to the shoulders of the lateral lobes; the pair of long setae on apex of median lobe of trifoliate process pale. HYPOPYGIAL PROMINENCE (Fig. 4 c – d). Female Unknown.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF494E3E41FDA5F9D25DC1D7BF.taxon	distribution	Distribution Burkina Faso, Guinea.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49503E41FE37FE635D46D259.taxon	description	Described from both sexes from the Seychelles (Stein 1910: 158), the types appear in the material discovered in the Smithsonian Institution. These, a male and female, are in excellent condition, are micropinned onto pith mounts on ‘ continental’ pins and are identically labelled, thus: 1) white rectangular “ Seychelles [short illegible word] ” handwritten. 2) red rectangular “ Type ” machine-printed. 3) white rectangular “ Atherigona maculipennis Type (Stein) det. Stein ”, and with respective sex symbol.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49503E41FE37FE635D46D259.taxon	discussion	Remarks The diagnosis of this species as given by van Emden (1940: 105), correct in every other detail, cites the frontal vitta as being orange-red. This is certainly true of the female, but in the male it is much darker, being black and only slightly paler anteriorly. The palpus of the male, on its apical one third, bears an area of erect wavy fine pale hairs on its ventral surface.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49503E41FE37FE635D46D259.taxon	distribution	Distribution Seychelles.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49503E46FE01FBC95E90D7F5.taxon	description	Described from the Nicobar Islands (Schiner 1868: 295) and widespread throughout the tropics of the World, this is the only species of its subgenus to have become established in the Americas. This species has a very varied larval biology, the larvae being predaceous but also probably ingesting the decaying organic matter in which they develop. In the case of the recent record of this species being reared from turtle eggs in Cyprus (McGowan et al. 2001) the larvae of other Diptera present might be the primary source of nutrition. The mislaid types of Atherigona magnipalpis Stein, 1906: 66, which is listed as a junior synonym of orientalis, are in the box of material discovered in the Smithsonian Institution and have been returned to MNB. These, a male and a female, are in very good condition, micropinned on card mounts on ‘ continental’ pins and bear the following labels: Male 1) grey rectangular “ N. Kamerun, Johann-Alberechtshöhe, L. Conradt S 6, 17.6.96 ” machine-printed with date added. 2) red rectangular “ Type ” machine-printed. 3) grey rectangular “ Atherigona magnipalpis sp. n. ♂ ♀ Stein ” in Stein’s handwriting. 4) white rectangular “ Atherigona excisa Thom. Det. J. R. Malloch ” in Malloch’s hand. Female 1) white rectangular “ 17 / 6.96 ” in red ink. 2) as 1 above for male, but without date. 3) as 2 above for male.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
03B387EF49503E46FE01FBC95E90D7F5.taxon	distribution	Distribution Cyprus, pan-tropical, southern Nearctic.	en	Deeming, John C. (2022): Some Afrotropical species of Atherigona Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) revisited and a new species described. European Journal of Taxonomy 847 (1): 121-144, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1987
