Afromochtherus megastylus

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 megastylus

Name

• Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002: 34, figs. 52–58

Holotype: NMNW, ♂, NA99-MO5: / Wasserfallfläche 1960m / 07–10 iv 1999 S. van Noort & / S.G. Compton Malaise trap Eell / vegetated valley below waterfall, / Bushy Karoo-Namib scrubland.

Type locality: NAMIBIA: Brandberg Mountain, 21°10·77'S 14°32·87'E.

Etymology: Gr. mega – large + stylus. Refers to large gonostylus.

References

• 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. 34, figs. 52–58]