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<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84D5843FEA4AD31FCECFAD4" authority="Martin, 1964 Stat. Rev" authorityName="Martin" authorityYear="1964" box="[358,884,1370,1397]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Heligmonevra" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="russnota">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FEA4AD31FDFFFAD4" box="[358,615,1371,1397]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Heligmonevra russnota</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="13212A05E84D5843FDF2ADE9FD37FA3F" box="[560,687,1411,1438]" captionStart="Figs 12-15" captionStartId="12.[181,220,881,903]" captionTargetBox="[204,1133,246,862]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[181,1141,240,868]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figs 12-15. Heligmonevra russnota Martin, 1964: (12-14) ♂ terminalia (lateral, dorsal, ventral); (15) ♀ terminalia (lateral) (Scale bars = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1472908/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Figs 12-15</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FF52ADCCFEF8FA1D" box="[144,352,1446,1468]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Heligmoneura russnota</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E84D5843FEA4ADCCFE78FA1D" box="[358,480,1446,1468]" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" refId="ref10703" refString="MARTIN, C. H. 1964. A revision of the genera Heligmoneura, Leptogaster, Ommatius (Asilidae) of Madagascar. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. Switzerland. 75: 272 - 332." type="journal article">Martin, 1964</bibRefCitation>
: 304
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(figs 73 mesonotum, 83 ♂ terminalia).
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<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84D5843FF52ADD4FD8FFA72" authority=": Oldroyd 1980: 338" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityPageNumber="338" authorityYear="1980" box="[144,535,1470,1492]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Heligmonevra" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="russnota">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FF52ADD4FEC7FA75" box="[144,351,1470,1492]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Heligmonevra russnota</emphasis>
: Oldroyd 1980: 338
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(catalogue).
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<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84D5843FF52ADBCFDE8FA4A" authority=": Tomasovic 2006: 148" authorityName=": Tomasovic" authorityPageNumber="148" authorityYear="2006" box="[144,624,1494,1516]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="russnota">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FF52ADBCFE17FA4D" box="[144,399,1494,1516]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Congomochtherus russnota</emphasis>
:
<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E84D5843FE5DADBCFDD9FA4D" author="TOMASOVIC, G." box="[415,577,1494,1516]" journalOrPublisher="Notes fauniques de Gembloux" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" pagination="145 - 148" part="59" refId="ref10897" refString="TOMASOVIC, G. 2006. Etude sur desAsilinae de Madagascar: description du male d' Afromochtherus annulatus (Martin, 1964) et etablissement de 3 nouvelles combinaisons (Diptera: Asilidae). Notes fauniques de Gembloux 59 (3): 145 - 148." title="Etude sur desAsilinae de Madagascar: description du male d' Afromochtherus annulatus (Martin, 1964) et etablissement de 3 nouvelles combinaisons (Diptera: Asilidae)" type="journal article" year="2006">Tomasovic 2006</bibRefCitation>
: 148
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(figs 6 epandrium, 7 gonocoxite &amp; dististylus, 8 hypandrium, 9 aedeagus).
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<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E84D5843FF68AE79FEDCF98F" box="[170,324,1555,1582]" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" refId="ref10703" refString="MARTIN, C. H. 1964. A revision of the genera Heligmoneura, Leptogaster, Ommatius (Asilidae) of Madagascar. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel. Switzerland. 75: 272 - 332." type="journal article">Martin (1964)</bibRefCitation>
described this Madagascan species from the type locality of Ambalavao [
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. 21°14'S 47°14'E
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FEB4AE5EFE1AF9EF" box="[374,386,1588,1614]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">c</emphasis>
. 1280 m] and five other localities on the island. In the absence of a modern review of
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FE63AE3EFDD9F9CF" box="[417,577,1620,1646]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Heligmonevra</emphasis>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E84D5843FD90AE39FCBAF9CF" author="TOMASOVIC, G." box="[594,802,1619,1646]" journalOrPublisher="Notes fauniques de Gembloux" pageId="11" pageNumber="343" pagination="145 - 148" part="59" refId="ref10897" refString="TOMASOVIC, G. 2006. Etude sur desAsilinae de Madagascar: description du male d' Afromochtherus annulatus (Martin, 1964) et etablissement de 3 nouvelles combinaisons (Diptera: Asilidae). Notes fauniques de Gembloux 59 (3): 145 - 148." title="Etude sur desAsilinae de Madagascar: description du male d' Afromochtherus annulatus (Martin, 1964) et etablissement de 3 nouvelles combinaisons (Diptera: Asilidae)" type="journal article" year="2006">Tomasovic (2006)</bibRefCitation>
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transferred
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to
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84D5843FF52AE1EFEC2F92F" box="[144,346,1652,1678]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="343">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
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after studying material (9♂ 9♀) from Morarano Chrome, collected by A. Pauly and housed in GULB.As this was the first record of the genus from Madagascar, I borrowed two pairs of specimens from GULB in order to satisfy my curiosity regarding Tomasovic's action. While I can confirm the specific identification to be
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FC30AC6CFBF7FBBE" box="[1010,1135,1030,1056]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
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, as the males possess the hypandrium uniquely tapering to a point (
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), I am not convinced that the species is correctly assigned to
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FCDCAC2CFC73FBC1" box="[798,1003,1094,1120]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
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and so here reassign it to
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FE8FAC0CFE75FB21" box="[333,493,1126,1152]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Heligmonevra</emphasis>
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, where I believe it should reside, at least until a thorough revision of the genus has been undertaken. The Morarano Chrome specimens key out well to
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FECAACCCFE30FB61" box="[264,424,1190,1216]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Heligmonevra</emphasis>
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using a key to the genera of Asilinae published by Londt (2002). There are currently 24 described Afrotropical species, 14 of which are Madagascan endemics (
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FEF3AC8CFEFEFAA1" box="[305,358,1254,1280]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Note</emphasis>
: Martin's (1964) study included 16 species, two of which have since been transferred to other genera).
</paragraph>
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Figs 12-15.
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FEEBAB1BFE62FC26" box="[297,506,881,903]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Heligmonevra russnota</emphasis>
Martin, 1964
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: (12-14) ♂ terminalia (lateral, dorsal, ventral); (15) ♀ terminalia (lateral) (Scale bars = 1 mm).
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In general appearance
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FE1BAD5EFD30FAEF" box="[473,680,1332,1358]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
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species are far more robust and darkly pigmented than
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FEB3AD3EFD89FACF" box="[369,529,1364,1390]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Heligmonevra</emphasis>
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species, which are rather slender and much paler in colour. While these genera are similar, the specimens of
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FCEDAD1EFC33FA2C" box="[815,939,1396,1421]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
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do not agree with
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FF77ADFEFE1AFA0F" box="[181,386,1428,1454]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
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species in a variety of features: (1)
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In
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the antennal style appears 2-segmented -the small basal segment-like element is not clearly defined (in
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FF77ADBEFE1AFA4F" box="[181,386,1492,1518]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
this element is reasonably distinct). (2)
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In
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FCBBADBEFC6FFA4C" box="[889,1015,1492,1517]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
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all femora are slender and predominantly yellowish except for small dark-brownish areas (in
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84A5844FF77AE7EFE19F98F" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1970" box="[181,385,1556,1582]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="344" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FF77AE7EFE19F98F" box="[181,385,1556,1582]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
all femora are fairly robust and entirely to very extensively blackish). (3)
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In
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FF3AAE5EFEE8F9EC" box="[248,368,1588,1613]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
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the thoracic pruinescence is strongly developed (in
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FC6AAE5EFBEDF9EF" box="[936,1141,1588,1614]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species it is weakly developed). (4)
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In
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FDB7AE3EFD6AF9CC" box="[629,754,1620,1645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the face is only slightly ventrally protuberant (in
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84A5844FEA0AE1EFDB7F92F" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1970" box="[354,559,1652,1678]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="344" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FEA0AE1EFDB7F92F" box="[354,559,1652,1678]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the face is obviously protuberant). (5)
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In
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84A5844FC39AE1EFBEEF92C" box="[1019,1142,1652,1677]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="344">H. russnota</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the female terminalia (
<figureCitation id="13212A05E84B5845FE5FA8A6FE6BFF46" box="[413,499,204,231]" captionStart="Figs 12-15" captionStartId="12.[181,220,881,903]" captionTargetBox="[204,1133,246,862]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[181,1141,240,868]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figs 12-15. Heligmonevra russnota Martin, 1964: (12-14) ♂ terminalia (lateral, dorsal, ventral); (15) ♀ terminalia (lateral) (Scale bars = 1 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1472908/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="345">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
) are relatively weakly sclerotised, in particular the hypogynial valves, and cerci are finely setose (in
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84B5845FD5FA887FCFEFEA6" box="[669,870,237,263]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="345">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
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the female terminalia are strongly sclerotised and the cerci commonly have short spine-like setae).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C300650BE84B5845FF52A959FEA9FEC0" pageId="13" pageNumber="345" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BA53680E84B5845FF52A959FEA9FEC0" blockId="13.[144,1104,204,353]" pageId="13" pageNumber="345">
Material examined: MADAGASCAR: 2♂ 2♀ Morarano [19°26'S 47°29'E
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84B5845FC82A95EFCD2FEE8" box="[832,842,308,329]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="345">c</emphasis>
. 1550 m] - Chrome, i.1992, A Pauly (GULB).
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