Oligopogon hemistego

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 hemistego

Name

• Oligopogon hemistego Londt, 2014: 289, figs. 2F, 8, 17-19

Holotype: BMNH, ♂, 3.iii.l972, Southern / African Exp. / B.M. 1972-1.

Type locality: ANGOLA: 15mls. N. Sa / de Bandeira [14°01'S 15°11'E], / c. 6500 ft.

Etymology: From Greek hemi (half) and stego (cover). In reference to the fact that microtrichia cover about half of the wing surface.

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. 289, figs. 2F, 8, 17-19]