Oligopogon napaios

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 napaios

Name

• Oligopogon napaios Londt, 2014: 296, figs. 2E, 12, 32

Holotype: NMSA, ♂, 27.i.78 / JGH Londt Bushveld.

Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA: 2329BD / Transvaal 2-4 km S of / Bandelierkop.

Etymology: From Greek napaios f. (of a wooded vale). In reference to the 'Towveld' distribution of the species, characterised by open wooded grassland.

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. 296, figs. 2E, 12, 32]