Anypodetus fasciatus, Hermann, 1907

Londt, J. G. H., 2000, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A Revision Of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 With The Description Of Three New Species (Laphriinae), Annals of the Natal Museum 41, pp. 123-128 : 131-137

6b Antennal postpedicel orange basally with terminal parts dark red -brown; major macrosetae of male mystax black (some golden -yellow ones may be present) with minor golden -yellow setae laterally; female mystax extensively golden yellow. Illustrations - Hypopygium ( Figs 13-15 ), T2 ( Fig. 38 ), Distribution ( Fig. 49 ) .....

fasciatus Hermann

Synonymy: Anypodetus fasciatus Hermann, 1907: 70 [ 1908: 167]; Anypodetus rigidis Oldroyd, 1974: 92 [Type - BMNH. Zimbabwe] syn. n.

Material examined: BOTSWANA: 2♂ 1♀, Xugana Island , 19 ° 04S: 23 ° 03E, 22-26.xi.1979, Lamoral, ex Malaise Trap; 1♂ 2♀, Serowe [22 ° 25'S: 26 ° 44'E], Forchhammer, 24-12/82 [24.xii.1982] (1♂ 1♀) 7 - 1/83 [7.i.1983] (1♀); 1♂, Matokwe [unknown], 7.iii.1963, T Oatley; NAMIBIA: 1♂, Mafa [17 ° 40'S: 16 ° 00'E], ii.1923, Mus. Exped. ( SAMC); 1♂, Ovamboland, Ondongua [= Ondangua 17 ° 58'S: 16 ° 01'E], ii.1921, KH Barnard ( SAMC); 2♀, Kamanyab [19 ° 38'S: 14 ° 50'E], i,1925, Mus. Exped. ( SAMC); 1♂, 5 km SW Tsumeb Rd 1/9 , 19 ° 16'S: 17 ° 39'E, 22.iii.1984, Londt & Stuckenberg, Mixed woodland with sandy soil; 1♂ 1♀, Otjituo [19 ° 40'S: 18 ° 36'E], i.1920, RW Tucker ( SAMC); 1♀, Outjo [20 ° 07'S: 16 ° 09'E], i.1925, Mus. Exped. ( SAMC); 1♂ 1♀, Waterberg Nat. Park / Entrance, Road 2512, 20 ° 32'S: 17 ° 20'E, 22.iii.1984, Stuckenberg & Londt, Acacia thornveld; 1♂, Narugas [? = Narudas Mtn. 27 ° 21'S: 18 ° 52'E], i.1919 ( SAMC); SOUTH AFRICA: 1♂, N Province, Blouberg Nature Reserve , 23 ° 02'S: 29 ° 04'E, 2900ft, 22.xi.1997, Barraclough & James, Bushveld, #62; 1♀, Nylsvley, Naboomspruit , SE 2428Da, 1000 m, 12.xii.1975, D Trap 2319, E Holm, P Kirsten, C Scholtz, Savanna Ecosystem Research Project, C.S.I.R.; 1♂, Boekenhoutskloof [24 ° 27'S: 28 ° 10'E], (30 km NE Pretoria), 5.xi.1977, G. Bernon; 1♂, Olivier [26 ° 36'S: 22 ° 41'E], 1.iii.1980, Whitehead ( SAMC); 2♂ 2♀, Vryburg [26 ° 57'S: 24 ° 44'E], Griqualand West, x.1939, Mus. Staff ( SAMC); 1♂ Lectotype 1♀ paralectotype, ‘ Lichtenburg [26 ° 09'S: 26 ° 11'E] / Transvaal / Dr. Brauns’, ‘Sammlung / ♀. Hermann’, ‘Type von / Anypodetus / fasciatus Herm. ’ ‘ fasciatus’ [ ZSMC]; 1♀, N Cape, 20 km N of Hotazel , 27 ° 07'S:22 ° 59', 1050 m, 14.iii.1999, Whittington & Londt, Kuruman River banks, #14; 1♂, Cape Prov. Newcastle Farm , 27 ° 46'S: 23 ° 21'E, Kuruman Hills, 29-30.i.1979, B. Lamoral; 2♀, N Cape, 10 km W Bloubos farm , 28 ° 07'S: 20 ° 45'E, 900 m, 17.iii.1991, Londt & Whittington, Red dunes, N Upington, #23; 1♀, N. Cape, Witsand Farm , 28 ° 32'S: 22 ° 30'E, 2-4.ii.1974, B Lamoral, I Bampton J Barnley, Malaise; 1♂, N Cape, 4 km SE Groblershoop , 28 ° 57'S: 22 ° 01'E, 900 m, 18.iii.1991, Londt & Whittington, Red dune grassland, #25.

Material not seen: Oldroyd’s type of A. rigidis (BMNH) from Zimbabwe (Sawmills), 31 xii 1921, was posted to me, but never arrived. The postal services subsequently returned the package to BMNH and to avoid further delay John Chainey kindly undertook comparisons for me, supporting my decision to synonymise the species with fasciatus . Oldroyd probably did not know fasciatus as none of the many specimens housed in NMSA, all sent to him for study, was identified by him as fasciatus . Oldroyd recorded fasciatus from Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), but I have not seen the material.

A. fasciatus: Hermann did not designate a holotype, so all his specimens must be considered cotypes or syntypes. I hereby designate the male in ZSMC as lectotype and the female in the same collection as paralectotype. He listed 2♂2♀ from Lichtenburg and 1♂ ‘aus der Kalahari’.The ZSMC has one pair from Lichtenburg.While investigating the holdings of other European museums I noted that two other collections may have syntypes from Hermann’s series, i.e. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, and Zoologisches Museum, Berlin. This material is not included here. The only specimen in NMSA identified as fasciatus prior to this study (labelled by Engel) is a female arachnoides . This is curious as Engel had access to the types of fasciatus .

A. fasciatus: Fairly widespread, with a similar distribution to arachnoides .

Figures

Figs 10-21. Anypodetus species, hypopygia. 10-12. A. arachnoides Oldroyd (6 km N Vivo). 13-15. A. fasciatus Hermann (Serowe). 16-18. A. fascipennis Engel (Willowmore). 19-21. A. leucothrix sp. n. (paratype). Scale lines = 1 mm.

Figs 37-44.Anypodetus species,secondabdominaltergum,distributionofpruinescence(unhatched).37.A. arachnoides Oldroyd.38.A.fasciatus Hermann.39.A.fascipennis Engel.40.A.leucothrix sp.n. 41.A.macroceros sp.n.42.A.nigrifacies Ricardo.43.A.phalaros sp.n.44.A.unicolor Oldroyd. Scale line = 1 mm.

Figs 48-49. Anypodetus species distribution. 48. A. fascipennis Hermann (closed circles), A. leucothrix sp. n. (closed triangles), A. nigrifacies Ricardo (closed squares), A. phalaros sp. n. (open circles). 49.A.arachnoides Oldroyd(closedtriangles),A.fasciatus Hermann(closedcircles),A.macroceros sp. n. (open circle), A. unicolor Oldroyd (closed squares).