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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFE43ABE7FD34FC06" box="[385,684,909,935]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Congomochtherus inachus</emphasis>
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,
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,
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFF77ABB6FE31FC50" box="[181,425,988,1009]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">Congomochtherus inachus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E840584EFE6DABB1FDE4FC51" box="[431,636,987,1009]" pageId="6" pageNumber="338" refId="ref10603" refString="LONDT, J. G. H. &amp; TSACAS, L. 1987. The genus Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 1970 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (N. S.) 23 (1): 29 - 42." type="journal article">Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987</bibRefCitation>
: 33
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(figs 3 postmetacoxal area, 19-24 ♂ terminalia, 25 ♀ terminalia).
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Previously recorded material:
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listed the following type material: SOUTH AFRICA: 1♀ (paratype), Cacudu River nr. Lady Frere, 3127CA, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD65AC44FD29FBE2" box="[679,689,1070,1091]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 31°42'S 27°14'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFC98AC44FCFCFBE2" box="[858,868,1070,1091]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 1015 m], 27.x.1978, Londt &amp; Miller, river bank (NMSA); 1♀ (paratype), Doringbos on Doring River, 3119CC, 500 ft, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFC08AC2CFC4CFBFA" box="[970,980,1094,1115]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 31°58'S 19°13'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFF77AC34FF27FBD2" box="[181,191,1118,1139]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 170 m], 14.ix.1972, Irwin, riverbank sand dunes (NMSA); 1♀ (paratype), Olifantsrivier between Klawer &amp; Clanwilliam, 3118DC [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFE5EAC1CFE3EFB2A" box="[412,422,1142,1163]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 31°59'S 18°45'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD8EAC1CFDCEFB2A" box="[588,598,1142,1163]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 1020 m] (SAMC); 1♂ (paratype), Heuningklip River, 25 km W Queenstown, 3126DC, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFE6BACE4FE2BFB02" box="[425,435,1166,1187]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 31°55'S 26°40'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD9EACE4FDFEFB02" box="[604,614,1166,1187]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 1140 m], 27.x.1978, Miller &amp; Londt, river bank (NMSA); 1♀ (paratype), 32 km NE Clanwilliam, 3219AA, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD53ACCCFD03FB1A" box="[657,667,1190,1211]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 32°04'S 19°04'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFC8CACCCFCC0FB1A" box="[846,856,1190,1211]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 310 m], 2-13.x.1977, Miller, Brandewyn River (NMSA); 7♂ (holotype &amp; paratypes) 4♀ (paratypes), Cradock, Fish River, 3225BA, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFF7FACBCFF5FFB4A" box="[189,199,1238,1259]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 32°10'S 25°37'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFEB5ACBCFE19FB4A" box="[375,385,1238,1259]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 875 m], 28.x.1978, Londt &amp; Miller, river bank (NMSA (HT 4♂ 2♀ paratypes)*, MNHN, BMNH); 6♂ 3♀ (paratypes), Klein-Vis Riv., 32 km NW Somerset East, 3225CB, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFBD4AC84FBB8FAA2" box="[1046,1056,1262,1283]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 32°30'S 25°26'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFECBAD6CFE8BFABA" box="[265,275,1286,1307]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 1040 m], 28.x.1978, Miller &amp; Londt, river banks (NMSA); 4♂ 6♀ (paratypes), Klein-Vis Riv., 8 km W Somerset East, 3225CB, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFE34AD74FD98FA92" box="[502,512,1310,1331]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 32°42'S 25°28'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD72AD74FD22FA92" box="[688,698,1310,1331]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 810 m], 29.x.1978, Miller &amp; Londt, river bank (NMSA); 1♂ (paratype), 1 km NW Somerset East, 3225DA, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD1DAD5CFD71FAEA" box="[735,745,1334,1355]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 32°43'S 25°35'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFC50AD5CFC04FAEA" box="[914,924,1334,1355]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 805 m], 28-29.x.1978, Londt &amp; Miller, picnic area stream (NMSA); 3♂ (paratypes), nr. Fullarton Station, Groot River, 3323BB, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFF7FAD0CFF5FFADA" box="[189,199,1382,1403]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 33°10'S 23°50'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFEB1AD0CFEE5FADA" box="[371,381,1382,1403]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 595 m], 30.x.1978, Miller &amp; Londt, river bank (NMSA); 2♂ 2♀ (paratypes), 7 km N Steytlerville, Groot River, 3324AB, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFDE7AD14FDB7FA32" box="[549,559,1406,1427]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 33°15'S 24°23'E,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFD23AD14FD73FA32" box="[737,747,1406,1427]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 510 m], 30.x.1978, Londt &amp; Miller, river bank &amp; Field (NMSA).
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Newly recorded material: SOUTH AFRICA: 1♂, same data as holotype (NMSA); 1♂ 1♀, nr. Fullarton Station [as above] (NMSA); 4♂, 7 km NE Nieu Bethesda, 31°51'S 2 4°36'E, 1410 m, 11.x.1996, Londt, streamside rocks bush (NMSA); 2♂ 4♀, Nieu Bethesda village, 31°52'S 24°33'E, 1290 m, 11.x.1996, Londt, bush along dry river (NMSA); 14♂ 2♀,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFDA2AD95FDF2F9B5" box="[608,618,1535,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 2 km NE of Middelpos, 31°53'34&quot;S 20°14'14&quot;E, 1130 m, 17.xi.2011, Londt, Karoo scrub area and dam margins (NMSA); 2♂,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E840584EFCDDAE7DFCB1F98D" box="[799,809,1559,1580]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="338">c</emphasis>
. 8 km SW of Middelpos, 31°57'07&quot;S 20°11'11&quot;E, 1175 m, 17.xi.2011, Londt, Karoo scrub area and dam margins (NMSA); 2♂, Renoster River area 18 km N of Sutherland, 32°15'10&quot;S 20°41'39&quot;E, 1290 m, 7.xi.1998, Londt, Karoo macchia (NMSA); 3♂ 1♀, Renoster River 18 km N Sutherland, 32°15.21'S 20°41.67'E, 1320 m, 19-20.xi.2008, Londt, rocky ridge stream edge (NMSA); 2♂ 1♀, 18 km N of Sutherland, 32°16'S 20°41'E, 1350 m, 26.xi.1990, Londt &amp; Whittington, Renosterrivier area (NMSA); 2♂, 35 km NE of Sutherland, 32°18'S 20°00'E, 1300 m, 27.xi.1990, Londt &amp; Whittington, Rietriver bridge area (NMSA); 2♂, 18 km S of Sutherland, 32°32'16&quot;S 20°37'09&quot;E, 1390 m, 3-24.x.2004, Irwin, Parker &amp; Hauser, Malaise in steep damp wash (NMSA); 1♂, 10 km S of Citrusdal, Koornlandskloof, 32°40'S 19°02'E, [
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FD41AC83FD15FB5F" box="[643,653,1257,1278]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">c</emphasis>
. 170 m], 5-9.x.1994, Söderlund, Malaise-trap, among shrubs at riverside (NMSA); 3♂ 7♀, Klein Visrivier,
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FD58AD6BFD32FAB7" box="[666,682,1281,1302]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">c.</emphasis>
10 km W Somerset East, 32°44'S 25°30'E, 800 m, 6.xii.1989, Londt, rocky ridge &amp; stream (NMSA); 1♂ 5♀, Dwyka River N1, 33°05'07&quot;S 21°34'46&quot;E, 455m, 13.x.2013, Londt, rocky river-bed with stagnant pools (NMSA); 3♂ 2♀, 5 km S of Laingsburg, 33°14'S 20°52'E, 700 m, 25.xi.1990, Londt &amp; Whittington, banks Buffels River (NMSA); 3♂ 1♀, Meiringspoort area, Opmetings Drif, 33°21'14&quot;S 22°32'36&quot;E, 712 m, 14.x.2013, Londt, stony river margin (NMSA); 3♂, Meiringspoort area, Pereboom Drif, 33°22'02&quot;S 22°33'15&quot;E, 6 75 m, 14.x.2013, Londt, stony river margin (NMSA); 2♂ 1♀, 17 km N of De Rust, 33°22'S 22°33'E, 700 m, 23.xi.1990, Londt &amp; Whittington, Meiringspoort area (NMSA).
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Fig. 3.
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Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
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, habitat (Dwyka River at bridge where N1 crosses, rocky river bed with stagnant pools).
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<paragraph id="8BA53680E841584FFF57AE1CFBD3F92D" blockId="7.[149,1099,1654,1676]" box="[149,1099,1654,1676]" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">
Fig. 4.
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E841584FFF17AE1DFE50F92D" box="[213,456,1655,1676]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="339">Congomochtherus inachus</emphasis>
Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
</taxonomicName>
, habitat (2 km NE of Middelpos, dam margins).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BA53680E84E5840FF77AC63FE2CFBC6" blockId="8.[181,1141,1032,1127]" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">
Figs 5-11.
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FED5AC60FE25FBBE" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1970" box="[279,445,1034,1055]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FED5AC60FE25FBBE" box="[279,445,1034,1055]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">Congomochtherus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
♂ terminalia (lateral): (5)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FD64AC60FC29FBBF" authority="Oldroyd, 1974" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1974" box="[678,945,1033,1055]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acuminatus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FD64AC60FD2DFBBE" box="[678,693,1034,1055]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FD7DAC60FCBFFBBE" box="[703,807,1034,1055]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">acuminatus</emphasis>
Oldroyd, 1974
</taxonomicName>
; (6)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FC15AC60FE1AFB97" authority="Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987" authorityName="Londt &amp; Tsacas" authorityYear="1987" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="elferinki">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FC15AC60FC7EFBBE" box="[983,998,1034,1055]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FC32AC60FBA3FBBE" box="[1008,1083,1034,1055]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">elferinki</emphasis>
Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
</taxonomicName>
; (7)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FE69AC48FD40FB97" authority="Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987" authorityName="Londt &amp; Tsacas" authorityYear="1987" box="[427,728,1057,1079]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="inachus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FE69AC48FE22FB96" box="[427,442,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FE06AC48FD93FB96" box="[452,523,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">inachus</emphasis>
Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
</taxonomicName>
; (8)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FCC2AC48FC70FB97" authority="Oldroyd, 1970" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1970" box="[768,1000,1057,1079]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lobatus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FCC2AC48FC97FB96" box="[768,783,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FCD8AC48FCC5FB96" box="[794,861,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">lobatus</emphasis>
Oldroyd, 1970
</taxonomicName>
; (9)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FBD2AC48FE27FBEF" authority="Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987" authorityName="Londt &amp; Tsacas" authorityYear="1987" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="oldroydi">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FBD2AC48FB87FB96" box="[1040,1055,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FBEBAC48FBEDFB96" box="[1065,1141,1058,1079]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">oldroydi</emphasis>
Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
</taxonomicName>
; (10)
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FE31AC50FC91FBEE" authority="(Speiser, 1910)" authorityName="Speiser" authorityYear="1910" baseAuthorityName="Speiser" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[499,777,1081,1103]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Machimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="penicillatus">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FE31AC50FD9AFBEE" box="[499,514,1082,1103]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FDCFAC50FDEFFBEE" box="[525,631,1082,1103]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">penicillatus</emphasis>
(Speiser, 1910)
</taxonomicName>
; (11)
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<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FCFEAC50FCD3FBEE" box="[828,843,1082,1103]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">C</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FC94AC50FC31FBEE" box="[854,937,1082,1103]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">potamius</emphasis>
Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987
</taxonomicName>
(Scale bars = 1 mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C300650BE84E5841FF77ADB9FC49FDC6" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="341" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BA53680E84E5841FF77ADB9FC49FDC6" blockId="8.[181,1142,1491,1678]" lastBlockId="9.[144,1104,204,615]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="341" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">
Distribution (
<figureCitation id="13212A05E84E5840FE8BADB9FE01FA4C" box="[329,409,1491,1517]" captionStart="Fig. 17" captionStartId="15.[144,177,1571,1593]" captionTargetBox="[328,920,956,1554]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[329,918,956,1551]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 17. Southern African distribution of Congomochtherus Oldroyd 1979: C. acuminatus Oldroyd, 1974 (circles); C. elferinki Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987 (squares); C. inachus Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987 (triangles); C. potamius Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987 (diamond)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1472912/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
), phenology (
<tableCitation id="C698033BE84E5840FDECADB9FDE6FA4C" box="[558,638,1491,1517]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="4.[616,691,204,225]" captionTargetBox="[197,1115,280,622]" captionTargetId="graphics@4.[181,1141,268,629]" captionText="TABLE 1 Phenology of Congomochtherus species. Months - starting from July." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF656608E842584CFDAAA8A6FC4BFEA3" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" tableUuid="DF656608E842584CFDAAA8A6FC4BFEA3">Table 1</tableCitation>
) and biology:A South African endemic found in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces. This is the species that I am most familiar with as I have collected specimens on no fewer than 22 occasions. Like
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84E5840FF30AE5EFED7F9EF" authorityName="Londt &amp; Tsacas" authorityYear="1987" box="[242,335,1588,1614]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="340" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="elferinki">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84E5840FF30AE5EFED7F9EF" box="[242,335,1588,1614]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="340">elferinki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
this species is encountered on rocks in rivers and streams. It was this species that first alerted me to this fairly unique behaviour amongst the Asilinae. So intrigued was I that I sent specimens and photos to Dr Léonidas Tsacas, then active at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, asking for his taxonomic opinion. His input eventually resulted in a joint publication (
<bibRefCitation id="EF8B4B71E84F5841FD71A886FC37FEA7" box="[691,943,236,263]" pageId="9" pageNumber="341" refId="ref10603" refString="LONDT, J. G. H. &amp; TSACAS, L. 1987. The genus Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 1970 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (N. S.) 23 (1): 29 - 42." type="journal article">Londt &amp; Tsacas 1987</bibRefCitation>
). This species has been collected during every month between September and December (
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). It is, however, likely to be active for the entire summer, although in the Western Cape, which lies in a region of winter rainfall, streams and dams may be low and this fact could curtail the species' activity. Little biological information is available.Apart from the flies behaving essentially like
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84F5841FDD1A9E7FDE8FE06" authorityName="Londt &amp; Tsacas" authorityYear="1987" box="[531,624,397,423]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Congomochtherus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="341" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="elferinki">
<emphasis id="B96EEA92E84F5841FDD1A9E7FDE8FE06" box="[531,624,397,423]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="341">elferinki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see above), it also transpires that flies of both sexes will also come to rest along the muddy margins of largely dry river beds (such as the Dwyka River pictured in
<figureCitation id="13212A05E84F5841FDFEA9A6FDE6FE47" box="[572,638,460,486]" captionStart="Fig.3" captionStartId="7.[144,177,931,953]" captionTargetBox="[151,1096,204,912]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1096,204,913]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig.3. Congomochtherus inachus Londt &amp; Tsacas,1987, habitat (Dwyka River at bridge where N1 crosses, rocky river bed with stagnant pools)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1472902/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="341">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
) or along the edges of dams where rocks are not available (such as the Middlepos dam pictured in
<figureCitation id="13212A05E84F5841FD3CA986FCA5FDA7" box="[766,829,492,518]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="7.[149,182,1654,1676]" captionTargetBox="[151,1096,1026,1634]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1096,1023,1638]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 4. Congomochtherus inachus Londt &amp; Tsacas, 1987, habitat (2 km NE of Middelpos, dam margins)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1472904/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="341">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). This is the only species for which there are prey records. 1♂ and 1♀ from the Klein Visrivier were captured while feeding on adult
<taxonomicName id="4C1A4D03E84F5841FE56AA46FD95FDE7" box="[404,525,556,582]" class="Insecta" family="Empididae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="341" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Empididae</taxonomicName>
(NMSA prey records 0793 &amp; 0974). These empids commonly fly over water surfaces and are therefore easily accessible prey.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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