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<mods:title>A review of the assassin-fly genus Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of a new species (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae)</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Dikow, Torsten</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10 th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:nameIdentifier type="email">dikowt@si.edu</mods:nameIdentifier>
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<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
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<mods:namePart>Dubus, Meliah</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Front Range Community College, Denver, Colorado, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:title>African Invertebrates</mods:title>
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<mods:date>2023</mods:date>
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<mods:number>2023-05-05</mods:number>
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<mods:number>64</mods:number>
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<mods:number>2</mods:number>
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<mods:start>165</mods:start>
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<mods:url>http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283</mods:url>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-Pub">2305-2562-2-165</mods:identifier>
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<treatment LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76" lastPageNumber="165" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<taxonomicName ID-CoL="F5NW" LSID="F5CC94B6-5A69-564B-A4EF-B04E680A4E76" authority="Londt, 2000" authorityName="Londt" authorityYear="2000" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Anypodetus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Anypodetus leucothrix" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucothrix">Anypodetus leucothrix Londt, 2000</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 30–35" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 30 - 35. A. leucothrix 30 ♀ (USNMENT 01384040), lateral 31 same, dorsal 32 same, head anterior 33 ♂ (USNMENT 01519504), head anterior 34 same, lateral 35 same, dorsal. Scale bars: 5 mm, red arrow = vein M 2 and M 3 alignment." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures30-35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846583" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Figs 30-35</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 51. Map of southern Africa with elevational relief and biodiversity hotspots (sensu Conservation International in gray) and distribution of A. arachnoides, A. leucothrix, A. londti sp. nov., and A. unicolor (SimpleMappr https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266). Distribution and occurrence data available in Google Earth KML file https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266. kml." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846589" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">, 51</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="taxon depository">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Taxon depository.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">ZooBank: https://zoobank.org/53216348-9B29-4704-8DD6-22AB60B0B84B;</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/species/1664904;</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Plazi TreatmentBank: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B39D2F-F048-9D42-FF7D-FD2EDB6A4187;</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/650536-Anypodetus-leucothrix.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">The species is distinguished from congeners by the predominantly apubescent pleura and scutum, the whitish to yellowish setation on the entire body, and the hyaline wings.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="type locality">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Type locality.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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South Africa: Western Cape: Gamka River, 40 km N Prince Albert (
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<geoCoordinate degrees="32" direction="south" minutes="54" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="18" value="-32.905003">32°54'18"S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="021" direction="east" minutes="58" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="40" value="21.977777">021°58'40"E</geoCoordinate>
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, -32.905, 21.97778).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2017-09-26" collectorName="Dikow, Torsten" country="Namibia" elevation="922" latitude="-23.572779" location="Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810278" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<collectingCountry name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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-
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<collectingRegion country="Namibia" name="Erongo">Erongo</collectingRegion>
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•
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:DE4F78F0FADC65193CC5F2F024042E60" country="Namibia" latitude="-23.572779" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810278" name="Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park" stateProvince="Erongo">Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park</location>
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, off C14;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="23" direction="south" minutes="34" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="22" value="-23.572779">23°34'22"S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="015" direction="east" minutes="48" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="37" value="15.810278">015°48'37"E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<elevation metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.22" unit="m" value="922.0">
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<quantity metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.22" unit="m" value="922.0">922 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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;
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<collectingDate value="2017-09-26">26 Sep. 2017</collectingDate>
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; collected a.m. (9:00-noon);
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<collectorName>Dikow</collectorName>
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,
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<collectorName>Torsten</collectorName>
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leg.; sparsely vegetated sand dune, perching on sand; USNMENT01384022, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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•
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Dikow & Torsten" country="Namibia" elevation="922" latitude="-23.572779" location="Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810278" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
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same data; USNMENT01384040, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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•
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2018-11-20" collectorName="Dikow, Torsten" country="Namibia" elevation="917" latitude="-23.573612" location="Namib-Naukluft National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810834" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:33D5D320A705413736CE19A433367E25" country="Namibia" latitude="-23.573612" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810834" name="Namib-Naukluft National Park" stateProvince="Erongo">Namib-Naukluft National Park</location>
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, off C14;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="23" direction="south" minutes="34" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="25" value="-23.573612">23°34'25"S</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="015" direction="east" minutes="48" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="39" value="15.810834">015°48'39"E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<elevation metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.17" unit="m" value="917.0">
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<quantity metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.17" unit="m" value="917.0">917 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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<collectingDate value="2018-11-20">20 Nov. 2018</collectingDate>
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; collected a.m. (9:00-noon);
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<collectorName>Dikow</collectorName>
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<collectorName>Torsten</collectorName>
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leg.; sparsely vegetated sand dune, perching on sand; USNMENT01518038, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Dikow & Torsten" country="Namibia" elevation="917" latitude="-23.573612" location="Namib-Naukluft National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810834" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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same data; USNMENT01518039, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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•
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2019-09-27" collectorName="Dikow, Torsten, Cabrero, A." country="Namibia" elevation="912" latitude="-23.57389" location="Namib-Naukluft National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810555" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:3329FFA8E2B8BF829971DD0512D3B045" country="Namibia" latitude="-23.57389" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810555" name="Namib-Naukluft National Park" stateProvince="Erongo">Namib-Naukluft National Park</location>
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, off C14;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="23" direction="south" minutes="34" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="26" value="-23.57389">23°34'26"S</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate degrees="015" direction="east" minutes="48" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="38" value="15.810555">015°48'38"E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<elevation metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.12" unit="m" value="912.0">
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<quantity metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.12" unit="m" value="912.0">912 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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<collectingDate value="2019-09-27">27 Sep. 2019</collectingDate>
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; collected a.m. (9:00-noon);
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<collectorName>Dikow</collectorName>
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<collectorName>Torsten</collectorName>
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<collectorName>Cabrero, A.</collectorName>
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leg.; margin of partly vegetated dune, perching on sand; USNMENT01519503, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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•
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Dikow & Torsten & Cabrero, A." country="Namibia" elevation="912" latitude="-23.57389" location="Namib-Naukluft National Park" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.810555" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Erongo">
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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same data; USNMENT01519504, USNM
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures30-35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846583" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" start="Figures 30–35" startId="F7">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Figures 30-35.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. leucothrix" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucothrix">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. leucothrix</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<specimenCount type="female">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">30</emphasis>
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♀
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(USNMENT01384040), lateral
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">31</emphasis>
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same, dorsal
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">32</emphasis>
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same, head anterior
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<specimenCount type="male">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">33</emphasis>
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♂
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</specimenCount>
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(USNMENT01519504), head anterior
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">34</emphasis>
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same, lateral
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">35</emphasis>
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same, dorsal. Scale bars:
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<quantity metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="mm" value="5.0">5 mm</quantity>
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, red arrow = vein M2 and M3 alignment.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="1993-10-07" collectingDateMax="1993-10-08" collectingDateMin="1993-10-07" collectorName="Koch, F., Great" country="Namibia" county="Ai-Ais Fish River Canyon" latitude="-27.916666" location="River Canyon" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="17.483334" municipality="Ai-Ais Fish River" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Karas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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<collectingCountry name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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<collectingRegion country="Namibia" name="//Karas">Karas</collectingRegion>
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<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
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<collectingCounty>
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<collectingMunicipality>
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Ai-Ais Fish
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:DE21E267FC13718A7F839D7A2242A9F4" country="Namibia" county="Ai-Ais Fish River Canyon" latitude="-27.916666" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="17.483334" municipality="Ai-Ais Fish River" name="River Canyon" stateProvince="Karas">River Canyon</location>
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</collectingMunicipality>
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</collectingCounty>
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;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="27" direction="south" minutes="55" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="-27.916666">27°55'00"S</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate degrees="017" direction="east" minutes="29" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="17.483334">017°29'00"E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<collectingDate value="1993-10-07" valueMax="1993-10-08" valueMin="1993-10-07">07-08 Oct. 1993</collectingDate>
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;
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<collectorName>Koch, F.</collectorName>
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leg.;,
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<typeStatus>Paratype</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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, MFN •
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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<collectorName>Great</collectorName>
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</materialsCitation>
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="1936-11" collectorName="Museum Staff" country="Namibia" latitude="-27.333334" location="Mountains" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="18.75" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Karas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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<collectingRegion country="Namibia" name="//Karas">Karas</collectingRegion>
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:E1017C5EECCA1C91487A80DE40AF5448" country="Namibia" latitude="-27.333334" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="18.75" name="Mountains" stateProvince="Karas">Mountains</location>
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;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="27" direction="south" minutes="20" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="-27.333334">27°20'00"S</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate degrees="018" direction="east" minutes="45" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="18.75">018°45'00"E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<collectingDate value="1936-11">Nov. 1936</collectingDate>
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; SAM
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<collectorName>Museum Staff</collectorName>
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leg.; SAM-DIP-A008774,
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<typeStatus>Paratype</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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, SAMC
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" country="Namibia" location="Hakos Mountains" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
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<collectingCountry name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
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<collectingRegion country="Namibia" name="Khomas">Khomas</collectingRegion>
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<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:8058DA09ED4926349C36AA45C4AC2C75" country="Namibia" name="Hakos Mountains" stateProvince="Khomas">Hakos Mountains</location>
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,
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<quantity metricMagnitude="5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.91" unit="km" value="191.0">191 km</quantity>
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E
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</materialsCitation>
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="1963-11-12" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Walvis Bay" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
<collectingCountry name="Namibia">Walvis Bay</collectingCountry>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="23" direction="south" minutes="14" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="43" value="-23.245277">23°14'43"S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="016" direction="east" minutes="17" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="22" value="16.289444">016°17'22"E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectingDate value="1963-11-12">12 Nov. 1963</collectingDate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectorName>Moore, A.</collectorName>
|
||
leg.; USNMENT01140564, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140565, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140566, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140567, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140554, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140555, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140556, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140557, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140558, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140559, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140560, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140561, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Moore, A." country="Walvis Bay" latitude="-23.245277" location="Hakos Mountains" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.289444" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Khomas">
|
||
USNMENT01140562, USNM •
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
; USNMENT01140563, USNM.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="1954-09-25" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<collectingCountry name="Namibia">Namibia</collectingCountry>
|
||
-
|
||
<collectingRegion country="Namibia" name="Otjozondjupa">Otjozondjupa</collectingRegion>
|
||
•
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
<collectingMunicipality>Otjiwarongo</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
,
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:B9ED859FEF0E368C7BC8C9547A88F29E" country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" name="Omarassa" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">Omarassa</location>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="20" direction="south" minutes="08" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="57" value="-20.149166">20°08'57"S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="016" direction="east" minutes="53" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="35" value="16.893055">016°53'35"E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectingDate value="1954-09-25">25 Sep. 1954</collectingDate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectorName>Werner, G.</collectorName>
|
||
leg.; AAM-010172, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; AAM-010173, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; AAM-010174, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; AAM-010175, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; AAM-010176, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Werner, G." country="Namibia" latitude="-20.149166" location="Omarassa" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="16.893055" municipality="Otjiwarongo" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Otjozondjupa">
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; AAM-010177, SMNS
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="1925-02" collectorName="Museum Staff" country="South Africa" latitude="-32.333332" location="Rietvlei" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.5" municipality="Nieuveld Escarpment" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="2" stateProvince="Northern Cape" typeStatus="Paratype">
|
||
<collectingCountry name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
|
||
-
|
||
<collectingRegion country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</collectingRegion>
|
||
•
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
|
||
<collectingMunicipality>Nieuveld Escarpment</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
,
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:B8EC1EF47795CC36102DD0BDE983E57F" country="South Africa" latitude="-32.333332" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.5" municipality="Nieuveld Escarpment" name="Rietvlei" stateProvince="Northern Cape">Rietvlei</location>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="32" direction="south" minutes="20" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="-32.333332">32°20'00"S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="021" direction="east" minutes="30" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="21.5">021°30'00"E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectingDate value="1925-02">Feb. 1925</collectingDate>
|
||
; SAM
|
||
<collectorName>Museum Staff</collectorName>
|
||
leg.; SAM-DIP-A008773,
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<typeStatus>Paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, SAMC
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="1986-11-11" collectorName="Londt, Jason, Quickelberge, C." country="South Africa" elevation="500" latitude="-32.905003" location="Gamka River" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.977777" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Western Cape" typeStatus="Holotype">
|
||
<collectingCountry name="South Africa">South Africa</collectingCountry>
|
||
-
|
||
<collectingRegion country="South Africa" name="Western Cape">Western Cape</collectingRegion>
|
||
•
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:2B457557045D18246B1B3E254D22349E" country="South Africa" latitude="-32.905003" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.977777" name="Gamka River" stateProvince="Western Cape">Gamka River</location>
|
||
,
|
||
<locationDeviation location="Prince Albert">
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" unit="km" value="40.0">40 km</quantity>
|
||
N Prince Albert
|
||
</locationDeviation>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="32" direction="south" minutes="54" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="18" value="-32.905003">32°54'18"S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="021" direction="east" minutes="58" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="40" value="21.977777">021°58'40"E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<elevation metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="500.0">
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="500.0">500 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectingDate value="1986-11-11">11 Nov. 1986</collectingDate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectorName>Londt</collectorName>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectorName>Jason</collectorName>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectorName>Quickelberge, C.</collectorName>
|
||
leg.; sandy areas / acacias; NAMS-DIP-09022,
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, NMSA
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="1990-11-24" collectorName="Whittington, A., Londt, Jason" country="South Africa" elevation="500" latitude="-33.1" location="Dwyka River area" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.583334" municipality="Laingsburg" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Western Cape" typeStatus="Paratype">
|
||
<specimenCount type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
|
||
<collectingMunicipality>Laingsburg</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
,
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.0" unit="km" value="70.0">70 km</quantity>
|
||
E, dry
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F5CC94B65A69564BA4EFB04E680A4E76:3ACE2FF70444044241F1E317A5237B93" country="South Africa" latitude="-33.1" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.583334" municipality="Laingsburg" name="Dwyka River area" stateProvince="Western Cape">Dwyka River area</location>
|
||
;
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="06" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="-33.1">33°06'00"S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate degrees="021" direction="east" minutes="35" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="00" value="21.583334">021°35'00"E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
;
|
||
<elevation metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="500.0">
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" unit="m" value="500.0">500 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectingDate value="1990-11-24">24 Nov. 1990</collectingDate>
|
||
;
|
||
<collectorName>Whittington, A.</collectorName>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectorName>Londt</collectorName>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectorName>Jason</collectorName>
|
||
leg.; NMSA-DIP-009011,
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<typeStatus>Paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, NMSA
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
•
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2023-01-01" collectingDateMax="2023-12-31" collectingDateMin="2023-01-01" collectorName="Whittington, A. & Londt & Jason" country="South Africa" elevation="500" latitude="-33.1" location="Dwyka River area" longLatPrecision="20" longitude="21.583334" municipality="Laingsburg" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Western Cape" typeStatus="Paratype">
|
||
<specimenCount type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
|
||
same data; NMSA-DIP-082948,
|
||
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
<typeStatus>Paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
, NMSA
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Distribution, biodiversity hotspots, seasonal imago flight activity, and biology.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
Known only from south-western South Africa and Namibia (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 51. Map of southern Africa with elevational relief and biodiversity hotspots (sensu Conservation International in gray) and distribution of A. arachnoides, A. leucothrix, A. londti sp. nov., and A. unicolor (SimpleMappr https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266). Distribution and occurrence data available in Google Earth KML file https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266. kml." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846589" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">51</figureCitation>
|
||
). A rarely observed and collected species known from 33 specimens from 10 collecting events between 1925-2019 and a single observation at iNaturalist (Table
|
||
<tableCitation captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="T2" captionText="Table 2. Collecting event summary for Anypodetus species." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/75DA27EDED103D8A3E063DCE029126C7" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" tableUuid="75DA27EDED103D8A3E063DCE029126C7">2</tableCitation>
|
||
). The species is not known to occur in any currently recognized biodiversity hotspot. Adult flies are active in spring (September-November) and late summer (February) (Table
|
||
<tableCitation captionStart="Table 3" captionStartId="T3" captionText="Table 3. Seasonal imago flight activity of Anypodetus species through number of specimens collected and unique collecting events in each month (data given as # specimens / # collecting events). Months abbreviated starting with July. * = additional iNaturalist observation." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/949FF9203D3D05CF56C1B9F2BE54B972" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" tableUuid="949FF9203D3D05CF56C1B9F2BE54B972">3</tableCitation>
|
||
). Specimens collected by the senior author have been recorded on or near vegetated dunes perching on sand.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="165" type="remarks">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Remarks.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
|
||
The collection of this species by the senior author in the Namib Desert initiated interest in reviewing this genus. At first, the specimens collected could not be readily identified using the key in
|
||
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" author="Londt, JGH" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" pagination="123 - 138" refId="B14" refString="Londt, JGH, 2000. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae). Annals of the Natal Museum 41 (1): 123 - 138, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae)." url="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" volume="41" year="2000">Londt (2000)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
. In that key,
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. leucothrix" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucothrix">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. leucothrix</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is keyed primarily through the wing venation being similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. fascipennis" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fascipennis">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. fascipennis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in which the proximal portion of vein M2 and the distal portion of vein M3 are not aligned (see Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 24–29" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 24 - 29. A. fascipennis 24 ♀ (USNMENT 01115204), lateral 25 same, dorsal 26 same, head anterior 27 ♂ (USNMENT 01115113), head anterior 28 same, lateral 29 same, dorsal. Scale bars: 5 mm, red arrow = vein M 2 and M 3 alignment." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures24-29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846582" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">25</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 24–29" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figures 24 - 29. A. fascipennis 24 ♀ (USNMENT 01115204), lateral 25 same, dorsal 26 same, head anterior 27 ♂ (USNMENT 01115113), head anterior 28 same, lateral 29 same, dorsal. Scale bars: 5 mm, red arrow = vein M 2 and M 3 alignment." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures24-29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846582" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">29</figureCitation>
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). The collected specimens, however, showed a complete (or near complete) alignment of M2 and M3 (Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 30–35" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 30 - 35. A. leucothrix 30 ♀ (USNMENT 01384040), lateral 31 same, dorsal 32 same, head anterior 33 ♂ (USNMENT 01519504), head anterior 34 same, lateral 35 same, dorsal. Scale bars: 5 mm, red arrow = vein M 2 and M 3 alignment." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures30-35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846583" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">31</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 30–35" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figures 30 - 35. A. leucothrix 30 ♀ (USNMENT 01384040), lateral 31 same, dorsal 32 same, head anterior 33 ♂ (USNMENT 01519504), head anterior 34 same, lateral 35 same, dorsal. Scale bars: 5 mm, red arrow = vein M 2 and M 3 alignment." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figures30-35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846583" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">35</figureCitation>
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). Because of the considerable distance of the Namib Desert locality to the localities of the two paratypes in southern Namibia and the type locality in south-western South Africa (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 51. Map of southern Africa with elevational relief and biodiversity hotspots (sensu Conservation International in gray) and distribution of A. arachnoides, A. leucothrix, A. londti sp. nov., and A. unicolor (SimpleMappr https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266). Distribution and occurrence data available in Google Earth KML file https: // www. simplemappr. net / map / 20266. kml." figureDoi="10.3897/afrinvertebr.64.104283.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/846589" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">51</figureCitation>
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), it was postulated that the collected specimens represent a species new to science. Only a detailed study of the male terminalia comparing them to the illustrations by
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" author="Londt, JGH" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" pagination="123 - 138" refId="B14" refString="Londt, JGH, 2000. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae). Annals of the Natal Museum 41 (1): 123 - 138, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae)." url="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" volume="41" year="2000">Londt (2000)</bibRefCitation>
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and photographs of the holotype in the NMSA supported the conclusion that the Namibian specimens belong to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. leucothrix</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Additional specimens collected in 1954 (in SMNS) and 1963 (in USNM) further north in Namibia added to the understanding that there is wing venation variation within
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. leucothrix</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="165">
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" author="Londt, JGH" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" pagination="123 - 138" refId="B14" refString="Londt, JGH, 2000. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae). Annals of the Natal Museum 41 (1): 123 - 138, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae)." url="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" volume="41" year="2000">Londt (2000)</bibRefCitation>
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stated that this species is somewhat different from all other
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Anypodetus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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species in that the thorax is primarily apubescent (all other known species have a pubescent thorax) and the scutellum has long apical scutellar setae (apical scutellar setae absent in other species). In contrast, the basic morphology of the male terminalia is identical to all other known species of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Hermann" authorityYear="1907" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Anypodetus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Anypodetus" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Anypodetus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(see figures in
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" author="Londt, JGH" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" pagination="123 - 138" refId="B14" refString="Londt, JGH, 2000. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae). Annals of the Natal Museum 41 (1): 123 - 138, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A revision of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of three new species (Laphriinae)." url="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.523759" volume="41" year="2000">Londt 2000</bibRefCitation>
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). Furthermore, the lack of pulvilli, the absence of a macroseta on the supero-posterior anepisternum, and the sexual dimorphism in the mystax coloration and development are features shared among all
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">Anypodetus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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species recognized here including
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. leucothrix" order="Diptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="165" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucothrix">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="165">A. leucothrix</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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