Tsacasiella debilis (Tsacas, 1969)

Londt, Jason G. H., 2002, Afrotropical Asilinae (Asilidae): A provisional key to genera, with a review of the status of Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878, and descriptions of new genera and species, African Invertebrates 43, pp. 11-92 : 56-57

Tsacasiella debilis (Tsacas, 1969) ( Fig. 201 )

Neomochtherus debilis Tsacas, 1969:14-15 .

Tsacasiella debilis ; Lehr, 1996:73.

Type material: Holotype: DR CONGO: 1ơ [seen], ‘Holotypus’, ‘Musée du Congo / Sankuru: Komi [03 ° 29'S: 23 ° 19'E] / iv-1930 / J. Ghesquière’, ‘ Neomochtherus / debilis n.sp. / Holotype ơ / L. Tsacas det. 1967’ ( MRAC); Allotype: DR CONGO: 1ơ [not seen], Sankuru, Komi, vii.1930, J. Ghesquière ( MRAC); Paratypes: DR CONGO: 2ơ [not seen], Sankuru, Komi, 17.iv.1930 & iv.1930, J. Ghesquière ( MRAC MNHN).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Komi .

Comments: The holotype of debilis was amongst the five damaged types previously discussed.All that remains on the pin is the legless thorax and four attached abdominal segments. Placed in a capsule, pinned and labelled separately from the type, are a head, without antennae, and fragments of both wings believed to belong to the specimen. Fortunately the genitalia vial remained attached to the specimen pin. No new material representing this species was found during this study.

Figures

Figs 199–202. Tsacasiella species. Epandrium, lateral. 199–200. T. blanda (Tsacas, 1969). 199. Kalina ơ holotype. 200. Kagera ơ holotype (callipygus). 201. T. debilis (Tsacas, 1969) (Komi ơ holotype). 202. T. exilis (Tsacas, 1969) (Lubumbashi ơ holotype). Scale lines = 1 mm.