Oligopogon adonis

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: Stichopogoninae
Genus: Oligopogon
Species: Oligopogon adonis

Name

• Oligopogon adonis Londt, 2014: 275, fig. 2A

Holotype: NMSA, ♀, 2930AB 9.iv.l983, Londt, Barraclough & Seymour Thornveld.

Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA: Mhlopeni Private Nature Reserve (29°01'11”W 30°24'55”N, 900 m).

Etymology: From Greek Adonis (God of love and beauty). In reference to the attractive appearance of this species.

References

• Londt, J.G.H. 2014. A revision of Afrotropical Oligopogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) with the description of eighteen new species. African Invertebrates 55(2): 269–322. DOI: 10.5733/afin.055.0201 Reference page.  [original description: p. 275, fig. 2A]