Lamyra rossi Oldroyd, 1974
A review of Lamyra Loew (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae)
Dikow, Torsten
Londt, J. G. H.
African Entomology
2000
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Oldroyd
Oldroyd
Insecta
Asilidae
Lamyra
CoL
Animalia
Diptera
7
196
Arthropoda
species
rossi
Lamyra rossi Oldroyd, 1974: 100.
Redescription Based on the female holotypeand male paratype, both from Angola. This brief redescription supplements Oldroyd's original description that appeared in a key. Head. Frons, face, maxillary palp, antenna and vertex orange; proboscis proximally orange-red, distally red-brown, with mixed black and white setae along dorsal ridge; two white divergent setae on ocellar tubercle. Thorax. Mesonotum orange-red with black pattern, female with pair of black posterolateral spots, male with two black longitudinal stripes, not reaching hind margin, and two pairs of black marks laterally; mesopleura black, distinct greyish pruinescence consists of one anterior patch on anepisternum, two pruinose pleurites anterior to wing base, and an extensive patch on posterodorsal margin of katepisternum; metapleura with posterior stripe of distinct greyish pruinescence (as in L. gulo , Fig. 13). Legs. Tibiae and tarsi orange-red with black macrosetae; fore and mid femora orange with bluish-black dorsal stripe not reaching extremities; hind femora orange with bluish-black band in distal part, not reaching apex (female: half as longas femur; male: extended over most of femur). Abdomen. T1-3 almost entirely greyish or yellow-gold pruinose, T4 black pruinose, T5-8 dull black with yellow setae in F, except for anterior half of T5 where setae are white, and white setae in males; genitalia of both sexes orange-red with yellow (female) or mostly white (male) setae. Male genitalia as in Figs 7-9.
Typematerial examined. Holotype ♀, ANGOLA: Angola 45 miS./ Santa Combe Dao[ 11.38S 14.53E] / 3.iv.1970/ Edward S. Ross'( CASC); 1♂ paratype, Angola: 16 miW./ Paiva Couceiro[ 12.45S 15.41E] / 1330 m, 9.xii.1966/ E.S. Ross& / K. Lorenzen'( CASC).
1227780389
1970-04-03
CASC
Edward S. Ross
Angola
-11.63
Santa Combe Dao
1
14.88
1
1
holotype
1227780388
1966-12-09
CASC
E. S. Ross & K. Lorenzen
Angola
1330 m
-12.75
Paiva Couceiro
1
15.68
1
1
paratype