Hoplistomerus, : Macquart, 1838

Londt, Jason G. H., 2007, A review of the genus Hoplistomerus Macquart, 1838 (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae), African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 167-198 : 188

Records of Hoplistomerus in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)

The following list of specimens was kindly supplied by Dr Torsten Dikow and adds further to the known distributions of species. Of particular interest is the garambensis record as the species is otherwise only known from the types.

H. garambensis: DR CONGO: 1^Faradje , 3°40'N: 29°40'E, ii.1911, Lang & Chaplin.

H. nobilis : BOTSWANA: 1ơ Okavango Delta , Maun thorn woodland, 19°53'28.2"S: 23°29'00.1"E, 8.ii.2002 ,

Kipping. SOUTH AFRICA: 1^Natal [old specimen]; 2^Kroonstad, 19.xii.1966, Brothers.

H. serripes : THE GAMBIA: 1ơ 1^c. 11 km W Banjul, Bakau , Atlantikstrand-Bereich, 25.ix.1987, Barkemeyer; 1ơ 1^c . 29 km W Soma, Tendaba Wegesrand , 28.ix.1987, Barkemeyer; 1^c . 29 km W Soma, Tendaba–Kwinella , 1.x.1987, Barkemeyer . SENEGAL: 1ơ Ziguinchor, Ruderalfläche , 5.x.1987, Barkemeyer. UNKNOWN COUNTRY: 1^Africa [old specimen] .

Additional records

The following specimens were encountered after text formatting had been finalised. Of particular interest is the garambensis paratype and the records of serripes from Ivory Coast and Tanzania. ISNB – Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium.

H. garambensis: DR CONGO: 1ơ paratype, ‘ Congo belge, G.N.P. / Miss. H. De Saeger / I/a/3, 17-iv-1950 / Réc. H. De Saeger. 422’, ‘Para- / type’ [orange], ‘ Hoplistomerus / garambensis Oldr / det. H. Oldroyd, 1965 / Paratype’ [white] (ISNB).

H. nobilis : MALAWI: 1ơ Nyassa-See [= Lake Malawi], 19–30.iii.1898, Fülleborn ( ZMHB) ; 1? same data but iv.1898 ( ZMHB) . MOZAMBIQUE: 2^Delagoabai [= Maputo], Monteiro ( ZMHB) . NAMIBIA: 1^Popa Cap , Kavango, 18°07'S: 21°34'E, 28.ii–5.iii.1994, Schumann ( ZMHB) . SOUTH AFRICA: 1ơ 3^Hluhluwe Game Res. , 28°55'S: 32°05'E, 9–12.ii.1995, Koch ( ZMHB) ; 3ơ Ndumu Game Reserve , 26°55'S: 32°19'E, 2.ii.1995, Koch ( ZMHB) ; 1ơ 1^Louwsburg, Itala Game Res. , 10–23.xii.1992, Koch ( ZMHB) ; 1^Mkuze River Camp, 3–4.ii.1994, Göllner ( ZMHB) .

H.serripes : IVORY COAST: 1^ Bouaké , vi.1977, Elsen ( MRAC) . SENEGAL: 1ơ 2^ Djourbel , viii.1979, Pauly ( MRAC) ; 1ơ 1^ same data but 22.vii.1979 ( MRAC) ; 1ơ Tambacounda, 11.ix.1979, Pauly ( MRAC) . TANZANIA: 1v Usambara , ii–iii.1896, Schmidt ( ZMHB) .