Afromochtherus astiptus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asiloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Asilomorpha Superfamilia: Asiloidea

Holotype: NMNW, ♂, Aar 16 / Luderitz / SE 2616Da / 5 Mar. 1972, ‘H7280’.

Type locality: NAMIBIA: Luderitz, Aar 16 [farm].

Etymology: Gr. astiptos – desert. Refers to the arid area in which the species was collected.

Londt, J.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: 11–92. Full article (PDF) on African Journal Archive Reference page. [original description: p. 32, figs. 33–37]

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