Anypodetus leucothrix, Londt, 2000

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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.523759

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8DA63B89-9896-4265-8F67-AC66DBEAB886

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7467682

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/53216348-9B29-4704-8DD6-22AB60B0B84B

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:53216348-9B29-4704-8DD6-22AB60B0B84B

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scientific name

Anypodetus leucothrix
status

sp. nov.

2b Wings without staining, unpatterned, transparent and entirely lacking microtrichia; scutellum with ca. 6 well -developed marginal setae; setae of prothoracic coxae and macrosetae of terga white; mystax extending from antennal bases to epistomal margin. Illustrations - Head ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1-6 ), Wing ( Fig. 9 View Figs 7-9 ), Hypopygium ( Figs 19-21 View Figs 10-21 ), T2 ( Fig. 40 View Figs 37-44 ), Scutellum ( Fig. 47 View Figs 45-47 ), Distribution ( Fig. 48 View Figs 48-49 ) ..................

leucothrix View in CoL sp. n.

Etymology: Gr. Leukos = white + thrix = hair - refers to the many white setae possessed by this species.

Material examined: NAMIBIA: 1♀ paratype, ‘ Namibia: Ai Ais [27 ° 55'S: 17 ° 29'E] / Fish River Canyon / 7-8.x.1993, F. Koch’ ( ZMHB); GoogleMaps 1♂ paratype, ‘ Gt. Karas Mts. [27 ° 20'S: 18 ° 45'E] / SWA’ ~ ‘ Mus. Staff / Nov. 1936 ’ ( SAMC). GoogleMaps SOUTH AFRICA: 2♀ paratypes, ‘ Nieuveld / Escarpment / Rietvlei [32 ° 21'S: 21 ° 49'E]’ ~ ‘ Mus. Exped. Feb.1925 ’ ( SAMC); GoogleMaps 1♂ 1♀ paratypes, ‘ S Africa:Cape #21 / 70 km E of Laingsburg / 33 ° 06'S: 21 ° 35'E 500m / Date: 24.xi.1990 / Whittington & Londt / Dry Dwyka River area’; GoogleMaps 1♂ holotype, ‘ Sth Africa: Cape Prov / Gamka River 40 km N / Prince Albert 3321BB / 11.xi.1986 500m / Londt & Quickelberge / Sandy area / Acacias’.

A. leucothrix: Known only from a few localities situated within the semi -arid plateau and desert climatic regions characterised by cool dry winters and hot summers with low rainfall.

ZMHB

Germany, Berlin, Museum fuer Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitaet

SAMC

South Africa, Cape Town, Iziko Museum of Capetown (formerly South African Museum)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

Genus

Anypodetus

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