A review of Lamyra Loew (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae) Author Dikow, Torsten Author Londt, J. G. H. text African Entomology 2000 8 2 189 200 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11279 Lamyra vorax Loew , Figs 10-12, 15 Lamyra vorax Loew, 1858 : 355 [1860: 186]. Laphria nobilis Walker , 1871: 258; Loew 1873. It is unnecessary to redescribe this species as Loew (1860) and Theodor (1980) provided adequate descriptions. Type material examined. Holotype , SUDAN : ' Chartum / Vierthaler' [ 15.35N 32.32E ] ( ZMHB ) . Material not examined. BURKINA FASO : 1♂ , 290 km [locality not legible], Ouagadougou [ 12.22N 01.31W ], 22.vii.1977 ( BMNH ) . DJIBOUTI : holotype , Laphria nobilis Walker, 1871 , 'Tajura, [= Tadjoura 11.47N 42.53E ] Straits Bab-el-Mendeb' ( BMNH ) . ETHIOPIA : 1♂ , Harrar Abyssinia [ Harer = 09.19N 42.07E ] ( ZSMC ) ; 1♀ , Abyssinia ( ZSMC ) . GHANA : 1♀ , N. Territories , Yapi [ 09.10N 01.10W ], ix.1915 , J.J. Simpson ( TAUI ) ; 2♀ , N. Territories , Yapi [ 09.10N 01.10W ], xi.1915 , J.J. Simpson ( BMNH ) . ISRAEL : 1♀ , Ein Gedi [ 31.27S 35.23E ], 23.iii.1968 , Margalit ( TAUI ) ; 1♂ , Ghor Es Saliye [ 31.30S 35.30E ], Wadi Araba , Dead Sea , 4.vii.1946 ( TAUI ) ; 1♂ , Ein Feshka , 26.vi.1976 , A. Freidberg ( TAUI ) ; 1♀ , 3♂ , South Dead-Sea, Ein es-saffish , v.1937 , E. Rivnay (1♀ BMNH , 3♂ TAUI ) . MALAWI : 1♀ , 3.iii.1913 , S.A. Neave ( TAUI ) . MAURITANIA : 2♂ , Aounel Atrous [ 16.38N 09.37W ], 10.ix.1961 , G.B. Popov ( BMNH ) . SAUDI ARABIA : 1♀ , 1♂ , in wadi nr. Thamud [ 21.30N 40.53E ], 8.ix.1956 , D.J. Greathead ( BMNH ) . UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : 1♀ , Sharjah [ 25.22N 55.23E ], 1969 , D. Burgin ( BMNH ) . YEMEN : 1♀ , Med. el. Abid [ 14.38N 43.58E ], v.1980 , T.L. ( BMNH ) ; 1♂ , nr. Jauf [ 15.50N 45.30E ], 25.vii. 1962 , G. Popov ( BMNH ) . COUNTRY UNKNOWN: ARABIA': 1♀ , 1♂ , Ktubu , G.W. Bury ( BMNH ) .