Afromochtherus atrox

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 Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Asilomorpha Superfamilia: Asiloidea

Familia: Asilidae
Subfamilia: Asilinae
Tribus: Neomochtherini
Genus: Afromochtherus
Species: Afromochtherus atrox

Name

• Afromochtherus atrox (Tsacas, 1969: 9)

Holotype: Musée du Congo, / 1928 / Dr Walker, ♂.

Type locality: CONGO: Lulua [05°56'S:25°47'E] – Kasai.

Synonymy

• Neomochtherus atrox Tsacas, 1969: 9–11.
• Afromochtherus atrax [sic] Lehr, 1996: 72.

References

• Tsacas, L., 1969: Révision des espèces du genre Neomochtherus Osten-Sacken (Diptères: Asilidae). II. Region Ethiopienne. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (A), Zoologie. LXI(1): 1–32. [original description: p. 9]
• 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.  [material, comments: p. 32]