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KEY TO GENERA OF AFROTROPICAL
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This key includes a modified version of one published earlier (
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). Bracketed numbers after generic names indicate that similarly numbered taxonomic notes follow the key.
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D629D3AF954F75E" box="[278,1770,2168,2208]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">I Anatergites setose .........,...................................................................................... 2</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D659DE9F957F72C" box="[273,1769,2219,2258]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Anatergites bare ................................................................................................... 8</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D669DA8F956F6B8" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">2 Antennal segment 3 (first flagellomere) with distinct well-developed style (microsegment) .................................................................................................... 3</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D649C0DF954F657" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Antennal segment 3 tipped with a small pit enclosing a tiny seta, no style present .............................................................................................................................. 7</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D669C83F954F617" box="[274,1770,2497,2537]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">3 Occiput without macrosetae (weak setae only) ................................................... 4</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B3BAF301D119CB1F957F5E5" box="[357,1769,2547,2587]" pageId="1" pageNumber="72">Occiput with macrosetae (weak setae also) ......................................................... 5</keyLead>
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4 Eye:face width ratio &lt;1.1: 1; scape clearly longer than pedicel;
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hypandrium &lt;half as long as epandrial lobes (I species -
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) .......
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Eye:face width ratio&gt; 1.3: 1; scape and pedicel about equal in length;
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hypandrium about as long as epandriallobes (2 species -
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) ................ Dogonia Oldroyd
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5 Propleuron with a few well-developed macrosetae as well as fine setae;
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hypandrium very short (about one-quarter length of epandriallobes) (1 species -
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) ............................................................................
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Propleuron with fine setae only;
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hypandrium at least half length of epandrial lobes ..................................................................................................................... 6
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6 Facial swelling well-defined in dorsal part; eye:face width ratio&gt; 1.2: 1 (2 species -
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) .............................................
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Facial swelling not well-defined in dorsal part; eye:face width ratio &lt;1.2: 1 (3 species -
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) ...........................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B38AF33193F96A9F917FBEA" authority="Londt" authorityName="Londt" authorityYear="1983" box="[1355,1705,1003,1044]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Remotomyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="73" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Remotomyia Londt</taxonomicName>
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7 Facial swelling occupying about three-quarters of face and entirely covered with macrosetae and setae; presutural dorsocentral setae well developed; vein M[not strongly arched anteriorly; postmetacoxal membrane covered with long setae (7 species -
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)
</emphasis>
.......................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B38AF3319E69181F916FB15" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" box="[1426,1704,1219,1259]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Daspletis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="73" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Daspletis Loew</taxonomicName>
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Facial swelling occupying at most half of face and often with macrosetae only on lower half; dorsocentrals present only on posterior half of mesonotum; vein M[usually strongly arched anteriorly; postmetacoxal membrane often asetose (79 species - requires revision) .......................................
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(1)
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<keyLead id="309F63758B38AF331CA0908FF919F9D6" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">8 Anal lobe and alula lacking bordering vein (ie. costa terminates at or before point where anal vein joins wing margin) ........................................................... 9</keyLead>
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Costa extends around entire wing margin (ie. borders anal lobe and alula) (weakly in
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)
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........................................................................................ 13
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<keyLead id="309F63758B38AF331CA693E4F916F933" box="[210,1704,1701,1742]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">9 Pulvilli minute or absent .................................................................................... 10</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B38AF331D52939BF919F8FE" box="[294,1703,1753,1792]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">Pulvilli well developed ...................................................................................... 12</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B38AF331CA3925AF91DF8C1" box="[215,1699,1816,1855]" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">to Costa extends as far as anal vein ....................................................................... 11</keyLead>
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Costa terminates just beyond juncture with R1+3, leaving almost entire hind margin of wing without bordering vein (15 species - new material suggests that a revision is required) ............................................................
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11 Pulvilli present, but highly reduced; empodium present. Base of R4 usually with short, proximally directed, branch. Palpi 2-segmented, well developed. Dorsocentral macrosetae not well differentiated. Small to moderately sized bee-like flies (8 species - requires revision) ....................
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(2)
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Pulvilli absent; empodium absent. Base of R4 without short, proximally directed, branch. Palpi appear I-segmented, highly reduced. Dorsocentral macrosetae well differentiated. Tiny, not particularly bee-like flies (1 species -
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Londt
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B38AF331A409C5CF91BF6B9" box="[1588,1701,2334,2375]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">1985c)</emphasis>
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12 Postmetacoxal bridge present (8 species -
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Londt
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B38AF3318F59CD3FB4BF645" box="[1153,1269,2449,2491]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="73">1993b)</emphasis>
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...
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Postmetacoxal bridge absent (12 species -
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; requires revision) ...........
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(3)
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D669461F954FEB1" box="[274,1770,291,335]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">13 Palpi I-segmented &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;.&quot;&quot; ....&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;. 14</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D2B9419F959FE7F" box="[351,1767,347,385]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Palpi 2-segmented &quot;............&quot;..............&quot;............&quot;..............&quot;.....................,,&quot; ...... 16</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D6594DFF957FDD2" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D6594DFF957FDD2" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
14 Proboscis with spine-like processes distally; antennal style not clearly differentiated, distal seta subterminal (2 species -
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B39AF3218BF9493FA13FE0B" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[1227,1453,465,503]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of African Zoology" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" pagination="55 - 79" part="105" refId="ref12841" refString="1992 a, Revision of three small Afrotropical asilid genera, Empodiodes Oldroyd, Hynirhynchus Lindner and Lycostommyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae). Journal of African Zoology 105: 55 - 79." title="Revision of three small Afrotropical asilid genera, Empodiodes Oldroyd, Hynirhynchus Lindner and Lycostommyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae)" type="journal article" year="1992">
Londt
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B39AF3219359490FA07FE0B" box="[1345,1465,466,501]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">1992a)</emphasis>
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&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D15977FF956FD66" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Proboscis of more usual form and lacking distal spine-like processes; antennal style clearly defined and with terminal pit-enclosed seta &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot; 15</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D6697F1F959FCBF" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
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15 Proboscis shorter than antenna; mystax covering ventral 縠 of face;
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B39AF321ABE97F5F963FD29" box="[1738,1757,695,727]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">d</emphasis>
mesotarsomeres 4 and 5 with peculiar spade-shaped setae (usually red in colour) (2 species -
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B39AF321E4E9659FCBBFCBF" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[570,773,795,833]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" pagination="69 - 78" part="44" refId="ref12588" refString="LONDT, 1. G. H. 1981 The genera Habropogon Loew and Hermannomyia Oldroyd in southern Africa (Diptera: Asilidae: Dasypogoninae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 44 (1): 69 - 78." title="The genera Habropogon Loew and Hermannomyia Oldroyd in southern Africa (Diptera: Asilidae: Dasypogoninae)" type="journal article" year="1981">Londt 1981</bibRefCitation>
) &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B39AF3219E69659F959FCBF" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew and Hermannomyia Oldroyd" authorityYear="1847" box="[1426,1767,795,833]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Habropogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Habropogon Loew</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D15960CF956FC23" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
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Proboscis longer than antenna; mystax covering ventral of face;
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B39AF321AB89611F961FC8D" box="[1740,1759,851,883]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">d</emphasis>
mesotarsomeres 4 and 5 without spade-shaped setae (3 species -
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B39AF3219A796C3F91EFC59" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[1491,1696,897,935]" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" pagination="19 - 32" part="31" refId="ref12811" refString="1990. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 20. The genus Pycnomerinx Hull, 1962 (Stenopogoninae). Annals of the Natal Museum 31: 19 - 32." title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 20. The genus Pycnomerinx Hull, 1962 (Stenopogoninae)" type="journal article" year="1990">Londt 1990</bibRefCitation>
) &quot;&quot;.
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D6696B8F957FBDD" box="[274,1769,1018,1059]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">16 Head almost circular in anterior view (ie. face narrow) &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;. 17</keyLead>
</paragraph>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D2B917AF955FBA0" box="[351,1771,1080,1118]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Head clearly wider than high in anterior view&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot; 19</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D679137F956FB31" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D679137F956FB31" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
17 Prothoracic femur with large, proximoventral, spinose process (ie. strongly raptorial) (30 species - requires revision) &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B39AF32193E91EBF912FB31" authority="Schiner" authorityName="Schiner" authorityYear="1866" box="[1354,1708,1193,1231]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Gonioscelis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Gonioscelis Schiner</taxonomicName>
(4)
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D16919CF957FAC8" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D16919CF957FAC8" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Prothoracic femur of more usual form, lacking large, proximoventral, spinose process ............................................................................................................... 18</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D609011F956FA53" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
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18 Face somewhat gibbose (swollen) and equipped with strong macrosetae over much of ventral 縠 (8 species - requires revision) &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B39AF3219D790C5F956FA53" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1847" box="[1443,1768,1415,1453]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Stenopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="74" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Stenopogon Loew</taxonomicName>
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D16908BF954F9D8" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Face plane; strong macrosetae confined to ventral j of face (l species - requires revision) &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;. Rhacolaemus Hermann (5)</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D67937CF954F96B" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
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19 Proboscis strongly curved, resembling the beak of a parrot (25 species - requires revision) ...........&quot;.&quot;.......................&quot;&quot;.&quot; .............&quot;&quot; .......
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D1793EBF952F931" box="[355,1772,1705,1743]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Proboscis of more conventional shape &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot; 20</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B39AF321D6493A5F957F8BC" blockId="3.[272,1774,291,2584]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">
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20 Face strongly projecting ventrally, giving a nose-like appearance in profile (6 species -
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Londt
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.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.
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<keyLead id="309F63758B39AF321D179217F958F885" box="[355,1766,1877,1915]" pageId="3" pageNumber="74">Face not projecting ventrally and of more usual form &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.21</keyLead>
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21 Mystax extending from antennal bases to epistomal margin (ie. entire profile) (except
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with full mystax, but then with characteristic antennal structure - see
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22 Antenna with compressed, strap-like third segment and terminal 2-segmented style of similar form (2 species -
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23 Large flies, wing&gt;
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long, palpi greatly developed, especially second segment, extending well-beyond epistomal margin; anepimeral bristle absent (l species -
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Small flies, wing &lt;
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long, palpi moderately developed, not extending beyond epistomal margin; anepimeral bristle usually present &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;.&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;. 24
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tenninalia of club-like appearance; epandrium greatly developed, hemispherical; hypandrium greatly reduced (4 species - this paper) ......................
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tenninalia of more usual form; epandrium not greatly developed; hypandrium not greatly reduced ............................................................................................ 25
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gonocoxite with 2, subequal, pointed, distal processes, the outer one with at most a small tumid dorsodistal projection; mystax well developed, extending to antennal sockets; scutellum with many marginal setae, these usually extending weakly onto the disc (central area usually asetose) (20 species -
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) ....
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gonocoxite with outer process having a distal or dorsodistal flange-like process; mystax moderately well developed, extending to antennal bases, but usually weak in upper part; scutellum usually with few marginal setae which rarely extend onto disc (9 species -
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) ....................
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26 Anepimeral bristle present; metathoracic empodia laterally compressed and blade-like (3 species -
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) .................................
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28 Body entirely metallic blue-black; third antennal segment elongate, cylindrical,
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twice as long as first two segments combined; wing unifonnly blackish (1 species) ......................................................................
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(5)
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Body not uniformly metallic blue-black; third antennal segment strongly clubshaped,
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as long as first two segments combined; wing transparent with dark markings (21 species -
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Londt
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30 Wing cells m3 and cup closed and stalked;
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hypandrium highly reduced and largely fused with gonocoxites (6 species - this paper) ...........
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Wing cells m3 and cup open at wing margin;
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hypandrium moderately well developed and not fused with gonocoxites ........................................................ 31
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31 Epandrial lobes entirely separated, except at base (3 species - this paper) ............
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32 Scutellar disc lacking setae; epandrial lobes fused for
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3EAF35195C9DD4FAE6F740" box="[1320,1368,2198,2238]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="75">ca.</emphasis>
half of length (3 species - this paper) .................................................................
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Scutellar disc with few
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3EAF351EB39DB9FCBBF6DA" box="[711,773,2299,2340]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="75">(ca.</emphasis>
4) setae; epandrium with slight posterior indentation (lobes hardly evident, being fused for entire length of epandrium) (2 species - this paper) ..............................................................................
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3EAF3519249C23F996F675" bold="true" box="[1360,1576,2401,2443]" pageId="4" pageNumber="75">Irwinomyia</emphasis>
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33 Third antennal segment widening toward the middle (in lateral view), apical half appearing strongly incised ventrally (
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); mystax occupying
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3EAF3519BF9C96FA45F600" box="[1483,1531,2516,2558]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="75">ca.</emphasis>
縠 face (9 species - this paper) ..................................................................
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3EAF3519069F45F998F5D1" bold="true" box="[1394,1574,2567,2607]" pageId="4" pageNumber="75">Pedomyia</emphasis>
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Third antennal segment not widening toward the middle and without strongly incised apical half; mystax occupies
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341F969416FBACFE82" box="[994,1042,340,380]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">ca.</emphasis>
! face .................................................. 34
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D7994D1FE88FE45" box="[269,310,403,443]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">34</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D2B94D0FEC7FE45" box="[351,377,402,443]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">d</emphasis>
epandrial lobes long, entirely separated or very narrowly joined proximally; hypandrium more or less straight and distally directed (35 species - Landt
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D1194B5FE68FDDF" box="[357,470,503,545]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">1992c)</emphasis>
.........................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3419CB94B5F958FDDF" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1857" box="[1471,1766,503,545]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Scylaticus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Scylaticus Loew</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D2B9774FEC7FDA1" box="[351,377,566,607]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">d</emphasis>
epandrial lobes short, fused proximally for
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3418CE9774FB55FDA1" box="[1210,1259,566,607]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">ca.</emphasis>
縠 their length; hypandrium elongate, ventrally directed with upturned distal region (I species - this paper) ...
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A229A1298B3FAF341A0797D9F95BFD3D" box="[1651,1765,667,707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">gen. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<heading id="D099772C8B3FAF341F119671FB30FCA4" box="[869,1166,819,858]" fontSize="10" level="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" reason="1">Taxonomic notes</heading>
</paragraph>
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1.
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D2B9633FD87FC67" box="[351,569,881,921]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Microstylum</emphasis>
Macquart, 1838
</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341FE29633FAACFC67" authority="Bezzi, 1908" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1908" box="[918,1298,881,921]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Eclipsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341FE29633FBA1FC67" box="[918,1055,881,921]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Eclipsis</emphasis>
Bezzi, 1908
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3419F59633FE04FC35" authority="Bezzi, 1908" authorityName="Bezzi" authorityYear="1908" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Epiblepharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3419F59633F9DDFC67" box="[1409,1635,881,921]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Epiblepharis</emphasis>
Bezzi, 1908
</taxonomicName>
, described as full genera, were considered as subgenera of
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3419A096E1F911FC35" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[1492,1711,931,971]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Microstylum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3419A096E1F911FC35" box="[1492,1711,931,971]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Microstylum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3FAF341D159697FD8DFC03" author="HULL, F. M." box="[353,563,981,1021]" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the United States National Museum" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" pagination="431 - 907" part="224" refId="ref12543" refString="HULL, F. M. 1962. Robber flies of the world: the genera of the family Asilidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 224 (1): 1 -- 430, (2): 431 - 907." title="Robber flies of the world: the genera of the family Asilidae" type="journal article" year="1962">Hull (1962)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3FAF341EE89697FC74FC03" author="PAPAVERO, N." box="[668,970,981,1021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" pagination="217 - 274" refId="ref13173" refString="PAPAVERO, N. 1973. Studies of Asilidae (Diptera): systematics and evolution. I. A preliminary classification in subfamilies. Arquivos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo 23 (3): 217 - 274." type="journal article" year="1973">Papavero (1973)</bibRefCitation>
. However,
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3FAF3418D79697FA07FC03" author="OLDROYD, H." box="[1187,1465,981,1021]" editor="Crosskey, R. W." journalOrPublisher="London: British Museum (Natural History)" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" pagination="334 - 373" refId="ref13134" refString="--- 1980. Family Asilidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. ed. Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British Museum (Natural History) pp. 334 - 373." title="Family Asilidae" type="book chapter" volumeTitle="Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region" year="1980">Oldroyd (1980)</bibRefCitation>
treated them as separate genera (both monotypic). During preliminary research on the genus, I studied the types of both taxa and believe them to be congeneric with
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D15912EFDFDFB6A" box="[353,579,1132,1172]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341D15912EFD87FB6A" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[353,569,1132,1172]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Microstylum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Microstylum</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Until a complete review of this genus has been undertaken, I prefer to consider Bezzi's two genera to be subgenera as suggested by
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. For this reason they are not keyed separately in this paper.
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<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B3FAF341D7A9041FE59F9D8" blockId="5.[270,1772,819,2581]" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
2.
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D2B9040FD87FAD2" box="[351,569,1282,1324]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Acnephalum</emphasis>
Macquart, 1838
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: As pointed out by
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, the genotype is
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341D2B9077FD6EFAA3" authority="Macquart" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[351,720,1333,1373]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="olivieri">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D2B9077FDAAFAA3" box="[351,532,1333,1373]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">A. olivieri</emphasis>
Macquart
</taxonomicName>
, the only truly Palaearctic species known. The only other species listed in the Palaearctic catalogue
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3418279025FB53FA71" box="[1107,1261,1383,1423]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
(
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</emphasis>
) is from Aden (
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), an area usually included in the Afrotropica1 Region. I have not seen specimens of
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341E109089FC9AFA0B" box="[612,804,1483,1525]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341E109089FCA1FA0B" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[612,799,1483,1525]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="olivieri">A. olivieri</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
so it may not be congeneric with the Afrotropical species.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341D159372FCC8F9A9" authority="Hermann, 1907" authorityName="Hermann" authorityYear="1907" box="[353,886,1584,1623]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341D159372FDF6F9A9" box="[353,584,1584,1623]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Sporadothrix</emphasis>
Hermann, 1907
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: Because of uncertainty about the placement of this monotypic genus (
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treated it under Laphriinae,
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under Stichopogonini), 1 borrowed the holotype
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3418C793D0FB73F944" box="[1203,1229,1682,1722]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">d</emphasis>
of the only species, S.
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341A1093D0F957F944" box="[1636,1769,1682,1722]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">gracilis</emphasis>
Hermann.
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, who had not seen Hermann's material, said that no details of the wing could be obtained (Hermann failed to mention them); this probably led
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to state that the type was a 'completely wingless specimen'. This is not true. While the wings are somewhat twisted and lack much of their posterior parts, both are at least partly present and show, along with other diagnostic features, that the genus is correctly placed in
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341D1792B2FDC1F7E7" box="[355,639,2032,2073]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="71" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Stenopogoninae">Stenopogoninae</taxonomicName>
. The alulae are complete, demonstrating the absence of a bordering costal vein. This places the genus near
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF34197D9D61FCD9F780" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF34197D9D61FA57F7B2" authorityName="Loew Pulvilli" authorityYear="1856" box="[1289,1513,2083,2124]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sisyrnodytes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Sisyrnodytes</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341A709D61F95BF7B2" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[1540,1765,2083,2124]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Acnephalum</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341D149D14FAAFF780" authority=", Rhabdogaster and Afroholopogon. In" authorityName="Rhabdogaster and Afroholopogon. In" box="[352,1297,2134,2174]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Ammodaimon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
Ammodaimon, Rhabdogaster and
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341FB39D14FB64F780" box="[967,1242,2134,2174]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Afroholopogon.</emphasis>
In
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
addition, the left wing is complete enough to show that R4 has the short, proximally directed vein characteristic of
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341EE49DFEFCC8F71B" box="[656,886,2236,2277]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341EE49DFEFCCFF71B" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[656,881,2236,2277]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Acnephalum</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The S.
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF34187B9DFEFB2AF71B" authorityName="Hermann. Hull" authorityYear="1962" box="[1039,1172,2236,2277]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF34187B9DFEFB2AF71B" box="[1039,1172,2236,2277]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
holotype is clearly similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341AB09DFEFD6AF6E7" authority="Oldroyd" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1974" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cylindricum">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341AB09DFEFD8FF6E7" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">A. cylindricum</emphasis>
Oldroyd
</taxonomicName>
(which is represented in NMSA by the holotype 9, and more recently acquired material of both sexes). On these grounds I have decided to synonymise
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341E199C16FCEDF683" authorityName="Hermann" authorityYear="1907" box="[621,851,2388,2429]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341E199C16FCEDF683" box="[621,851,2388,2429]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Sporadothrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341FC29C16FB2EF683" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[950,1168,2388,2429]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341FC29C16FB2EF683" box="[950,1168,2388,2429]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Acnephalum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(syn. n.). As
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3419F39C16F9B2F683" authorityName="Hermann. Hull" authorityYear="1962" box="[1415,1548,2388,2429]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3419F39C16F9B2F683" box="[1415,1548,2388,2429]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is dispecific with
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF341DBB9CC5FD16F651" box="[463,680,2439,2479]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF341DBB9CC5FD1CF651" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1974" box="[463,674,2439,2479]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cylindricum">cylindricum</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and is probably a valid species,
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF34191E9CC5FD2BF61C" authority="(Hermann, 1907)" baseAuthorityName="Hermann" baseAuthorityYear="1907" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF34191E9CC5F955F651" box="[1386,1771,2439,2479]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">Acnephalum gracilis</emphasis>
(Hermann, 1907)
</taxonomicName>
is a new combination.
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3418139CF8FAC5F61C" box="[1127,1403,2490,2530]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3418139CF8FAC8F61C" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1974" box="[1127,1398,2490,2530]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cylindricum">A. cylindricum</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3FAF3419969CF8F91CF61C" baseAuthorityName="Hermann" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1506,1698,2490,2530]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="76" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3FAF3419969CF8F91CF61C" box="[1506,1698,2490,2530]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="76">A. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are exceptional species in that the abdomen is not wide and dorsoventrally compressed, and the genitalia are not partly retracted, as in all other Afrotropical
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371D6F941AFE41FE7E" box="[283,511,344,384]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371D6F941AFE45FE7E" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[283,507,344,384]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Acnephalum</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The possibility exists that future revisionary studies may show these species to be digeneric. If this happens the name
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF37197594C8FA58FE4C" authorityName="Hermann" authorityYear="1907" box="[1281,1510,394,434]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF37197594C8FA58FE4C" box="[1281,1510,394,434]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Sporadothrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may need resurrecting. To add to the complexity of the situation,
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF37188594F9F9BEFE1D" author="OLDROYD, H." box="[1265,1536,443,483]" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="1 - 171" part="22" refId="ref13099" refString="OLDROYD, H. 1974. An introduction to the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 22 (1): 1 - 171." title="An introduction to the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of southern Africa" type="journal article" year="1974">Oldroyd (1974)</bibRefCitation>
reported on a specimen from
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, which he identified as
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF37196294AFF923FDEB" box="[1302,1693,493,533]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF37196294AFF92AFDEB" authorityName="Hermann. Hull" authorityYear="1962" box="[1302,1684,493,533]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Sporadothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">Sporadothrix gracilis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
offering a brief description and illustration of the entire insect. The specimen is certainly not an
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371E169710FCF8FD84" box="[610,838,594,634]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371E169710FC82FD84" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" box="[610,828,594,634]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Acnephalum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Acnephalum</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
but may well prove to be congeneric with
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371D6F97C6FDA6FD52" box="[283,536,644,684]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371D6F97C6FDB0FD52" box="[283,526,644,684]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Ammodaimon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Ammodaimon</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
although dispecific with
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371FAA97C6FAD1FD52" authority="Londt, 1985" authorityName="Londt" authorityYear="1985" box="[990,1391,644,684]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Ammodaimon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acares">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371FAA97C6FB3BFD52" box="[990,1157,644,684]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">A. acares</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF3718E197C6FAD1FD52" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[1173,1391,644,684]" journalOrPublisher="Cimbebasia" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="67 - 76" part="7" refId="ref12658" refString="1985 a. New species of Daspletis, Oratostylum, Dasophrys and Hippomachus (Diptera: Asilidae). Cimbebasia (A) 7 (5): 67 - 76." title="New species of Daspletis, Oratostylum, Dasophrys and Hippomachus (Diptera: Asilidae)" type="journal article" year="1985">Londt, 1985</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, the only species as yet assigned to this genus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B3CAF371CB897A8FDD9FC24" blockId="6.[204,232,746,785]" lastBlockId="6.[283,1697,294,1488]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371CB897A8FF56FCEF" box="[204,232,746,785]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371D6897ABFC95FCEE" authority="Londt, 1994" authorityName="Londt. With" authorityYear="1994" box="[284,811,745,784]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Afroholopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371D6897ABFD9CFCEE" box="[284,546,745,784]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Afroholopogon</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF371E3597ABFC95FCEE" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[577,811,745,784]" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum 35" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="61 - 69" part="0" refId="ref13035" refString="1994. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 24. Afroholopogon, a new genus for Afrotropical species previously allocated to Cyrtopogon Loew, Heteropogon Loew and Holopogon Loew (Stenopogoninae). Annals of the Natal Museum 35 (0): 61 - 69." title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 24. Afroholopogon, a new genus for Afrotropical species previously allocated to Cyrtopogon Loew, Heteropogon Loew and Holopogon Loew (Stenopogoninae)" type="book chapter" year="1994">Londt, 1994</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
: Recent work revealed that Afrotropical taxa previously placed in
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371EDA9659FC48FCBD" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1847" box="[686,1014,795,835]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Cyrtopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371EDA9659FCC4FCBD" box="[686,890,795,835]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Cyrtopogon</emphasis>
Loew
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF3718679659FAD1FCBD" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" box="[1043,1391,795,835]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Heteropogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF3718679659FB48FCBD" box="[1043,1270,795,835]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Heteropogon</emphasis>
Loew
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF3719A99659FEC1FC88" authority="Loew" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1847" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Holopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF3719A99659F923FCBD" box="[1501,1693,795,835]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Holopogon</emphasis>
Loew
</taxonomicName>
do not belong to these valid Holarctic genera (
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF3718AC960FFA12FC88" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[1240,1452,845,886]" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum 35" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="61 - 69" part="0" refId="ref13035" refString="1994. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 24. Afroholopogon, a new genus for Afrotropical species previously allocated to Cyrtopogon Loew, Heteropogon Loew and Holopogon Loew (Stenopogoninae). Annals of the Natal Museum 35 (0): 61 - 69." title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 24. Afroholopogon, a new genus for Afrotropical species previously allocated to Cyrtopogon Loew, Heteropogon Loew and Holopogon Loew (Stenopogoninae)" type="book chapter" year="1994">Londt 1994</bibRefCitation>
). Revisionary work is required on the species now combined in
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF3718F2963DFA28FC56" box="[1158,1430,895,936]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF3718F2963DFA32FC56" authorityName="Londt. With" authorityYear="1994" box="[1158,1420,895,936]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Afroholopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Afroholopogon</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
as this may be a composite genus.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371CBE96A7FF56FBF5" box="[202,232,997,1035]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371D6B96A6FCB0FBF2" authority="Schiner, 1866" authorityName="Schiner" authorityYear="1866" box="[287,782,996,1036]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Gonioscelis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371D6B96A6FE57FBF2" box="[287,489,996,1036]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Gonioscelis</emphasis>
Schiner, 1866
</taxonomicName>
:
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF371F4596A6FBEEFBF2" author="OLDROYD, H." box="[817,1104,996,1036]" editor="Crosskey, R. W." journalOrPublisher="London: British Museum (Natural History)" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="334 - 373" refId="ref13134" refString="--- 1980. Family Asilidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. ed. Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British Museum (Natural History) pp. 334 - 373." title="Family Asilidae" type="book chapter" volumeTitle="Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region" year="1980">Oldroyd (1980)</bibRefCitation>
lists 28 species; G.
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF37198A96A6F921FBF2" box="[1534,1695,996,1036]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">francoisi</emphasis>
Oldroyd, 1970, was, however, inadvertently excluded.
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF3719649154FD89FB8E" authority="Macquart, 1838" authorityName="Macquart" authorityYear="1838" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Dasypogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="scapularis">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF3719649154F920FBC0" box="[1296,1694,1046,1086]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Dasypogon scapularis</emphasis>
Macquart, 1838
</taxonomicName>
, has also been transferred to
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371830910AFAB1FB8E" authorityName="Schiner" authorityYear="1866" box="[1092,1295,1096,1136]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Gonioscelis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371830910AFAB1FB8E" box="[1092,1295,1096,1136]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Gonioscelis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
since the Afrotropical catalogue was published (
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF371F789138FBF7FB5C" author="LONDT, 1. G. H." box="[780,1097,1146,1186]" journalOrPublisher="Annals of the Natal Museum" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="39 - 114" part="27" refId="ref12763" refString="1985 d. Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 12. The genus Neolophonotus Engel, 1925. Part. l. The chionthrix, squamosus and angustibarbus species-groups (Asilinae: Asilini). Annals of the Natal Museum 27 (I): 39 - 114." title="Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 12. The genus Neolophonotus Engel, 1925. Part. l. The chionthrix, squamosus and angustibarbus species-groups (Asilinae: Asilini)" type="journal article" year="1985">
Londt
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371FE79138FBBDFB5C" box="[915,1027,1146,1186]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">1985d:</emphasis>
48
</bibRefCitation>
), thus bringing the number of described species to 30. A revision of the genus is required (new material in the Natal Museum suggests there are a number of undescribed species from the Cape Province of
<collectingCountry id="F37980D08B3CAF371E2C9053FC85FAC7" box="[600,827,1297,1337]" name="South Africa" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">South Africa</collectingCountry>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD1C0408B3CAF371CBF9006FA79FA2E" blockId="6.[203,231,1348,1387]" lastBlockId="6.[283,1697,294,1488]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371CBF9006FF59FA95" box="[203,231,1348,1387]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">5.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371D689006FDB8FA92" box="[284,518,1348,1388]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Rhacolaemus</emphasis>
Hermann, 1907 and the monotypic
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF3718E09006F926FA92" authority="Oldroyd, 1980" authorityName="Oldroyd" authorityYear="1980" box="[1172,1688,1348,1388]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Teratopomyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF3718E09006FA3FFA92" box="[1172,1409,1348,1388]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Teratopomyia</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFFFBDB18B3CAF3719E69006F926FA92" author="OLDROYD, H." box="[1426,1688,1348,1388]" editor="Crosskey, R. W." journalOrPublisher="London: British Museum (Natural History)" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" pagination="334 - 373" refId="ref13134" refString="--- 1980. Family Asilidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. ed. Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British Museum (Natural History) pp. 334 - 373." title="Family Asilidae" type="book chapter" volumeTitle="Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region" year="1980">Oldroyd, 1980</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
: The taxonomic positions of these genera require clarification as they are very similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C6EBBC38B3CAF371DBA90E5FCC9FA2E" authority="Loew, 1847" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1847" box="[462,887,1447,1488]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Stenopogon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91A1C528B3CAF371DBA90E5FD27FA2E" box="[462,665,1447,1488]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Stenopogon</emphasis>
Loew, 1847
</taxonomicName>
, a widespread and variable genus.
</paragraph>
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