Plastophorides aculeipes (Collin, 1912) Aphiochaeta aculeipes Collin, 1912: 108, pl. 5, fig. 3. (Type locality: Seychelles) Plastophorides aculeipes: Brues 1915: 137, Almond 2002: 148, figs 10, 11. Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu­Natal: 2 _, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton (29º32'30.7"S: 30º18'18.4"E), 1131 m, 27.ix–13.x.2003, Malaise trap, M. Mostovski; 2^, same data except 24.xii.2003 – 26.i.2004; 3 _, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary (30º53.3'S: 30º20.4'E), 28.iv–5.vi.2004, Malaise trap, near stream, M. Mostovski; 3 _ 1^, same data except 6.vi–9.vii.2004; 1 _, same data except 10.vii–8.viii.2004 (NMSA). Distribution: Congo, Angola, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, South Africa. This is the first record of this species in South Africa.

Published as part of Mostovski, Mike B., 2004, New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Africa, with description of a new species and hitherto unknown males, pp. 125 in African Invertebrates 45 on page 134, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664759