Ascodipteron Adaensamer, 1896

Hastriter, Michael W., 2007, A review of Ascodipterinae (Diptera: Streblidae) of the Oriental and Australasian regions with a description of three new species of Ascodipteron Adensamer and a key to the subfamily, Zootaxa 1636 (1), pp. 1-32 : 5-6

Ascodipteron Adaensamer, 1896

Ascodipteron Adensamer, 1896: 400 . Type species: Ascodipteron phyllorhinae Adensamer, 1896 , by monotypy.

africanum africanum Jobling, 1939 .— Kenya, Sao Tomé.

Ascodipteron africanum africanum Jobling, 1939: 162 . Holotype (BMNH). Type locality: Kenya, near Kapretwa, Kitale. Host: Miniopterus natalensis arenarius Heller = M. schreibersi (Kuhl) .

africanum rhinolophi Jobling, 1958.— South Africa, Yemen.

Ascodipteron africanum rhinolophi Jobling, 1958: 188 . Holotype (USNM). Type locality: Yemen, Ta‘izz, 4100 feet. Host : Rhinolophus clivosus Rupp (base of ear).

brachythecum Theodor, 1968 .— Cameroon, Congo, Sudan, Tanganyika, Uganda.

Ascodipteron brachythecum Theodor, 1968: 366 . Holotype (originally in Theodor Collection, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Theodor collection later transferred to BMNH. Holotype not located in either institution). Type locality: Uganda, Ankole district, Kaina Tin mine. Host: Hipposideros caffer centralis Andersen = Hipposideros ruber (Noack) , upper arm or at base of forearm.

brevior Maa, 1965 .— Congo, Gabon, Namibia, South Africa (Transvaal), Sudan.

Ascodipteron brevior Maa, 1965a: 322 . Holotype ( CNHM 73827 ). Type locality: Gabon: Moyan Congo, La Bamba, Bongolo Mission. Host: Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell , above base of ear.

egeri Hastriter sp. nov. — Malaysia.

Ascodipteron egeri Hastriter sp. nov. Holotype, slide BM-1001A (BPBM). Type locality: Malaysia, Perlis, Kaki Bukit. Host: Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus) , around anus.

jonesi Jobling, 1952 .— Bechuanaland, Ghana, Sierra Leone.

Ascodipteron jonesi Jobling, 1952: 132 . Holotype (BMNH). Type locality: Sierra Leone, Njala. Host: Hipposideros abae Allen , wings.

longiascus Hastriter sp. nov. — China.

Ascodipteron longiascus Hastriter sp. nov. Holotype, slide BM-1034D (BPBM). Type locality: China, Yunnan Province, Shweli River . Host: Hipposideros armige r (Hodgson).

lophotes Monticelli, 1898 .- Eritrea.

Ascodipteron lophotes Monticelli, 1898: 203 . Holotype (thought to have been deposited in the Museo Zoologico , Università degli Studi de Napoli Federico , Naples, Italy, but not located in that collection and possibly lost). Type locality: Eritrea, Assab. Host: Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar , base of ear. Nomen dubium.

mesostigmatos Jobling, 1956 .— Ivory Coast.

Ascodipteron mesostigmatos Jobling, 1956: 380 . Holotype (MHNG; not located). Type locality: Ivory Coast, rock of the Panthere Blanche, Duekoue. Host: Hipposideros caffer guineensis Andersen = H. ruber . Nomen dubium.

minor Theodor, 1973 .— Tanzania.

Ascodipteron minor Theodor, 1973: 568 . Holotype (BMNH). Type locality: Tanzania, Tanza , Amboni caves. Host: Miniopterus minor Peters , near orbit of eye.

namrui Maa, 1965 .— Afghanistan, Egypt.

Ascodipteron namrui Maa, 1965a: 313 . Holotype (FMNH). Type locality: Egypt, Giza Province, Sakkara, El Aiyat. Host: Rhinopoma microphyllum (Brünnich) , host body adjacent to anterior margin of wing.

phyllorhinae Adensamer, 1896 .- Australia, Borneo, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New

Guinea, Philippine Islands, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, West Papua.

Ascodipteron phyllorhinae Adensamer, 1896: 400 . Neotype designated herein, slide AMNH-5006B (AMNH). Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Chillagoe caves. Host: Hipposideros diadema reginae Troughton = H. diadema (E. Geoffroy) , wing.

Syn. Ascodipteron archboldi Maa, 1971: 28 . Neotype designated herein, slide

AMNH-5006B (AMNH). Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Chillagoe caves. Host: H. diadema reginae = H. diadema , wing. New synonymy.

Syn. Ascodipteron emballonurae Banks, 1911: 149 . Lectotype designated herein,

slide USNM-13730A (USNM). Type locality: Borneo, Klumpang Bay . Host :

Emballonura alecto (Eydoux & Gervais) , taken from bodies of museum alcohol

specimens. New synonymy.

rhinopomatos Jobling, 1952 .— Egypt, Palestine.

Ascodipteron rhinopomatos Jobling, 1952: 130 . Holotype (FMNH, lost; one female paratype remaining). Type locality: Egypt, near Sakkara, Giza. Host : Rhinopoma cystops Thomas.

semirasum Maa, 1965 .— Bechuanaland, Kenya.

Ascodipteron semirasum Maa, 1965a: 318 . Holotype (BMNH). Type locality: Bechuanaland, near Kaikoi , Ngamiland. Host: Hipposideros caffer (Sundevall) .

siamense Speiser, 1903 .— Thailand.

Ascodipteron siamense Speiser, 1903: 125 . Holotype (not located; type repository not designated). Type locality: Thailand, Biserat (Bukit Besar). Host: Hipposideros bicolor (Temminck) . Nomen dubium.

speiserianum Muir, 1912 .— Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippine

Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, West Papua.

Ascodipteron speiserianum Muir, 1912: 352 . Lectotype designated herein, slide A-103B/British Museum #1911-122 (BMNH). Type locality: Indonesia, Amboina. Host: host and site of attachment not listed [presumably Miniopterus schreibersi , under skin at base of ear].

Syn. Ascodipteron australiansi Muir, 1912: 366 . Holotype (lost). Neotype designated herein, slide BM- 1054 (BPBM). Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Rockhampton. Host: Miniopterus australis Tomes , ear pinna. New synonymy.

tabulatum Speiser, 1908 .— Madagascar.

Ascodipteron tabulatum Speiser, 1908: 202 . Holotype (lost). Type locality: Madagascar, Sakana. Host: Miniopterus sp. , skin of shoulder area. Nomen dubium.

theodori Maa, 1965 .— Congo, South Africa (Cape Province, Transvaal).

Ascodipteron theodori Maa, 1965a: 325 . Holotype (originally in Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Theodor collection transferred to BMNH, type not located and presumed lost). Type locality: South Africa, Transvaal , Rooiberg. Host: Miniopterus schreibersi .

variisetosum Maa, 1965 .— Gabon, Ghana, Liberia.

Ascodipteron variisetosum Maa, 1965a: 317 . Holotype (RMNH, unable to verify presence of type). Type locality: Liberia, Robertspoort. Host: Hipposideros commersoni (E. Geoffrey) , ventor of upper arm.

wenzeli Hastriter sp. nov. — Malaysia, Vietnam.

Ascodipteron wenzeli Hastriter sp. nov. Holotype, slide ROM-107622 / F42598 C (ROM). Type locality: Vietnam, Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang Nature Reserve, 22°20'N, 105°25'E. Host : Rhinolophus paradoxolophus (Bourret) ( F42598 ), urogenital area.