Afrotropical-region

Guides

• Polyhymno n-sp-three

  Polyhymno n-sp-three is an undescribed species within the genus Polyhymno, a group of small gelechiid moths. As a member of this genus, it is expected to be a minute moth with narrow, lanceolate forewings. The species awaits formal description and naming.

  undescribed-speciesGelechiidaePolyhymnomicrolepidopteranomen-nudumspecies-complexSouth-AfricaAfrotropical-regionformal-description-pendinggenitalia-dissection-required-for-identification

• Sobarocephala

  Sobarocephala is a genus of flies in the family Clusiidae, containing more than 110 described species. The genus is primarily distributed in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions, with additional records from Japan, Nepal, and northern Australia. Old World species predominantly belong to the S. plumicornis species group, though representatives of the New World-associated S. flava and S. flaviseta groups also occur. The genus has been documented from Australia, China, Laos, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and West Africa for the first time in recent taxonomic revisions.

  fliesClusiidaeDipteraOriental-regionAfrotropical-region