Daspletis lykos Londt, 1985

Londt, Jason G. H., 2010, A review of Daspletis Loew, 1858 with the addition of a remarkable South African species (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), African Invertebrates 51 (1), pp. 183-183 : 192

Daspletis lykos Londt, 1985

Fig. 13

Daspletis lykos: Londt 1985: 68 , figs 1–3.

Londt (1985) recorded material (all NMSA): NAMIBIA: ơ holotype, 50 km NW Karasburg, 2718DA, in Karasberg Mts, 28.viii.1983, Londt & Stuckenberg; 1^15 km E Karasburg, 2818BB, arid roadside vegetation, 27.viii.1983, Londt & Stuckenberg. SOUTH AFRICA: 1^60 km WNW Upington, 2820BA, broken veld/ very dry, 27.viii.1983, Londt & Stuckenberg. Note: Although Londt (1985) did not give type status to the two female specimens as he was uncertain that they truly represented the species, there is little doubt that they should now be considered conspecific as the sexual dimorphism displayed by the closely related vespertilio is similar to that present in lykos .

Distribution, phenology and biology: Knowledge of the distribution of D. lykos is based only on three specimens from three localities, two in the Karasberg region of Namibia and one in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa ( Fig. 13 ). All three specimens were taken on two successive days in August. The holotype was collected with prey: Hymenoptera : Anthophoridae .

Figures

Fig. 13. The distribution of Daspletis Loew, 1858 species in southern Africa: hermanni (circles), lykos (squares), placodes (triangles), stenoura (diamonds).