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Helina major Curran, 1934 was described from 4 specimens from Witzieshork (=Witsieshoek, 28.82S 29.03E), South Africa.
Now I have 3 males from Park Gaint's Castle, SA, 29.27S 29.52E = 60km SE from type locality.
Collector - Roman Yakovlev
Last update: 23.08.25 15:23
Added by: Nikita Vikhrev
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Now I have 3 males from Park Gaint's Castle, SA, 29.27S 29.52E = 60km SE from type locality.
Collector - Roman Yakovlev
Last update: 23.08.25 15:23
Added by: Nikita Vikhrev
Dimensions: 925 x 700 pixels
Filesize: 92.98Kb
Comments: 3
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Number of views: 250
Not! It has an impressive genitalia: very hairy and with very modified sternite 5. Dichoptic eyes sometimes takes place in Helina, for example, see H. ciliatocosta.
To be honest, I was very impressed when I saw the three males that were sent to me. Setting aside false modesty, there are two experts on African Muscidae: both of them old: Adrian Pont and me. Looking at my specimens with modified fore-, mid- and hind legs and mid-leg modified very trickly, I prayed that it wasn't an undescribed species.Thanks to Charles Howard Curran it was described. Thanks to Diptera.info there is now a photo of this nice species.