Anypodetus nigrifacies, Ricardo, 1925

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 : 130-137

5a Mystax uniformly black; antennal postpedicel uniformly orange. Illustrations - Head ( Fig. 3 ), Antenna ( Fig. 5 ), Wing ( Fig. 8 ), Hypopygium ( Figs 25-27 ), Ovipositor ( Fig. 35 ), T2 ( Fig. 42 ), Distribution ( Fig. 48 ).........................

nigrifacies Ricardo

Synonymy: Anypodetus nigrifacies Ricardo, 1925: 244 .

Material examined: MOZAMBIQUE: 1♀, Maputo [25 ° 58'S: 32 ° 34'E], 15.iii.1980, HR Feijen; SOUTH AFRICA: 2♀, Ndumu Game Reserve , 2632CC, 26.x.1972, ME Irwin; 1♂, Ndumu Game Reserve, Rest Camp , 2632CD, 95 m, 23-9.xi.1977, Brothers & J -Guillarmod, Malaise; 2♀, Ndumu Game Reserve, Rest Camp , 2632CD, 95 m, 15.ii.1978, Brothers & Bampton, Malaise; 1♀, Ndumu Reserve Ingwavuma dist., 28.xi.1961, T Oatley; 1♀, Ndumu Reserve Ingwavuma dist., 1-10.xii.1963, B&P Stuckenberg; 5♂ 3♀, Mkuzi Game Reserve, ca. 27 ° 35'S: 32 ° 13'E, 100 m, 1.ii.1988, JGH Londt, Main camp & Caravan Park area; 1♀, Mkuzi Game Reserve , i.1949, HK Munro [ SANC].

Type material not seen: 1♂ 1♀ syntypes, Mozambique, Lorenzo Marques (= Maputo) (and another pair from same locality) in BMNH. I have seen other material from this locality as well as specimens compared with the types by Oldroyd.

A. nigrifacies : Although I have not seen Ricardo’s syntypes, I here designate the male as lectotype and the female as paralectotype.

A. nigrifacies: Unlike most species, except unicolor , this species inhabits the warm, high rainfall climatic regions adjacent to the east coast of southern Africa.

Figures

Figs 1-6. Anypodetus species. 1-3. Head, anterior aspect. 1. A. fascipennis Engel (Willowmore ♂). 2. A. leucothrix sp. n. (holotype).3. A. nigrifacies Ricardo (Mkuzi ♂). 4-6.Antenna, outer view of left side.4.A.fascipennis Engel(Willowmoreơ). 5.A.nigrifacies Ricardo(Mkuziơ). 6.A.macroceros sp. n. (holotype). Scale lines = 1 mm.

Figs 7-9. Anypodetus species, wing venation. 7. A. fascipennsis Engel (Willowmore ♀). 8. A. nigrifacies Ricardo (Mkuzi ♂). 9. A. leucothrix sp. n.(holotype). Scale lines = 1 mm.

Figs 22-33. Anypodetus species, hypopygia. 22-24. A. macroceros sp. n. (holotype). 25-27. A. nigrifacies Ricardo (Mkuzi).28-30.A.phalaros sp.n.(37kmNLouisTrichardt).31-33.A.unicolor Oldroyd (20 mi S Ndumu). Scale lines = 1 mm.

Figs 34-36. Anypodetus species, ovipositor, ventral aspect. 34. A. fascipennis Engel (Willowmore). 35. A. nigrifacies Ricardo (Mkuzi). 36. A. unicolor Oldroyd (20 mi S Ndumu). Scale line = 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).