Fishermyia stuckenbergi

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: Stenopogoninae
Genus: Fishermyia
Species: Fishermyia stuckenbergi

Name

• Fishermyia stuckenbergi Londt, 2012: 223, figs 1-7

Holotype: CAS, ♂, “California Acad of Science / colls: M. Irwin, F. Parker, / R. Harin’Hala . elev 80m / Malaise trap – in dry spiny / forest, MA-02-21-47”

Type locality: “MADAGASCAR: Tulear / Province, Andohahela Nat’l / Park, Ihazofotsy Parcelle 111 / 24°49.85’S, 46°32.17’E / 14 Feb–1 March 2004”.

Etymology: "This species is named in honour of the late Brian Roy Stuckenberg, dipterist, museologist, mentor and friend, whose entomological field trips to Madagascar stimulated much interest in the island’s insect fauna."

References

• Londt, Jason G.H., 2012: Fishermyia stuckenbergi, a new genus and species of Afrotropical robber fly from Madagascar (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae). African invertebrates, 53(1): 221–230. DOI: 10.5733/afin.053.0114.