Onchopelma pulchellum

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: Mythicomyiidae
Subfamilia: Psiloderoidinae
Genus: Onchopelma
Species: Onchopelma pulchellum

Name

• Onchopelma pulchellum Hesse, 1938
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Onchopelma Hesse, 1938
  • Original spelling: Onchopelma pulchella [incorrect]
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Evenhuis, 1993: 98
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: "S. W. Africa"

References

• Evenhuis, N.L. 1993. Catalogue of the types of southern African Mythicomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera). Genus 4(2): 91–102. PDF. Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 98]
• Hesse, A.J. 1938: A revision of the Bombyliidae (Diptera) of southern Africa. Annals of the South African Museum, 34: 1–1053. [not seen] [first availability, see p. 976]

selected references

• Evenhuis, N.L. 2002. Review of the genus Onchopelma Hesse, with descriptions of new species (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae). Zootaxa 64: 1–12. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.  [see p. 10]

Additional references

• Evenhuis, N.L. 2002: Catalog of the Mythicomyiidae of the world. Bishop Museum bulletin in entomology, ( 10 ) PDF [see p. 18]