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<taxonomicName authority="Londt, 2011" authorityName="Londt" authorityYear="2011" box="[454,725,795,821]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Ancylorhynchus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="521" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="snowi" status="sp. n.">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[454,725,795,821]" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Ancylorhynchus snowi</emphasis>
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<figureCitation box="[504,590,838,864]" captionStart="Figs 330" captionStartId="73.[181,220,1166,1188]" captionTargetBox="[222,1100,267,1129]" captionTargetId="figure-9@73.[181,1141,255,1142]" captionTargetPageId="73" captionText="Figs 330. Antennae of Ancylorhynchus species: (3) A. cruciger (Loew, 1858), holotype, left side outer view; (4) A. dilobion sp. n., holotype, left side outer view; (5) A. doryphorus sp. n., holotype, right side inner view; (6) A. feijeni sp. n., holotype, left side outer view; (7) A. fulvicollis (Bigot, 1879), ♂ Pietermaritzburg, left side outer view; (8) A. funebris Bromley, 1936, ♂ Masiene, left side outer view; (9) A. gessi sp. n., holotype, left side outer view; (10) A. greatheadi sp. n., holotype, left side outer view; (11) A. hylaeiformis Speiser, 1910, holotype, left side outer view; (12) A. insignis Bromley, 1936, holotype, left side outer view; (13) A. magnificus Bromley, 1936, holotype, left side outer view; (14) A. nomadus (Wiedemann, 1828), ♂ Zungeru, right side outer view (reversed); (15) A. nyukinus Speiser, 1910, holotype, right side outer view (reversed); (16) A. oldroydi Lindner, 1961, holotype,right side outer view (reversed); (17) A. phelpsi sp. n., holotype, left side outer view; (18) A. pretoriensis Bromley, 1936, holotype, left side outer view; (19) A. prunus Oldroyd 1974, holotype, left side outer view; (20) A. reynaudii (Macquart, 1838), ♀ Kommetjie, left side outer view; (21) A. similis sp. n., paratype, left side outer view; (22) A. simpsoni sp. n., holotype, left side outer view (postpedicel missing); (23) A. snowi sp. n., holotype, left side outer view (postpedicel missing); (24) A. sokokensis sp. n., paratype, left side outer view; (25) A. susurrus (Karsch, 1879), holotype, left side outer view; (26) A. tricolor (Loew, 1863), holotype braunsi, right side outer view (reversed); (27) A. unifasciatus (Loew, 1858), ♂ Cumberland, left side outer view; (28) A. variabilis nom. n., ♂ Hotazel, left side outer view; (29) A. whiteheadi sp. n., paratype, left side outer view; (30) A. zophos sp. n., holotype, right side inner view. Scale lines = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917256" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7917256/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Figs 23</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation box="[602,632,838,865]" captionStart="Figs 5160" captionStartId="76.[144,183,1288,1310]" captionTargetBox="[159,1085,267,1242]" captionTargetId="figure-8@76.[144,1104,255,1254]" captionTargetPageId="76" captionText="Figs 5160. Wings of Ancylorhynchus species: (51) A. similis sp. n., paratype; (52) A. simpsoni sp. n., holotype;(53) A. snowi sp. n., holotype;(54) A.sokokensis sp.n., holotype; (55)A. susurrus (Karsch, 1879), holotype; (56) A. tricolor (Loew, 1863), ♀ Teyateyaneng; (57) A. unifasciatus (Loew, 1858), ♂ Cumberland; (58) A. variabilis nom. n., ♂ Hotazel; (59) A. whiteheadi sp. n., holotype; (60) A. zophos sp. n., holotype. Not to scale, see text for measurements." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917262" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7917262/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">53</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation box="[644,743,838,865]" captionStart="Figs 111128" captionStartId="80.[144,183,1536,1558]" captionTargetBox="[152,1093,239,1516]" captionTargetId="figure-73@80.[144,1104,238,1523]" captionTargetPageId="80" captionText="Figs 111128. Male terminalia of Ancylorhynchus species in lateral, dorsal and ventral views: (111113) A. prunus Oldroyd 1974, holotype; (114116) A. reynaudii (Macquart, 1838), holotype quadrimaculatus; (117119) A. similis sp. n., holotype; (120122) A. simpsoni sp. n., holotype; (123125) A. snowi sp. n., holotype; (126128) A. sokokensis sp. n., holotype. Scale lines = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917270" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7917270/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">123125</figureCitation>
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Etymology: Named for William Snow who collected the unique specimen during extensive fieldwork in
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(Londt 2010).
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<paragraph blockId="50.[144,1104,884,1673]" box="[144,283,956,982]" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Description:</paragraph>
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<emphasis box="[144,202,996,1022]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Male</emphasis>
(based on
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. Condition: Excellent; left antenna broken off beyond pedicel.).
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<emphasis box="[144,204,1068,1094]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Head</emphasis>
: Orange to orange-brown, silver pruinose, whitish setose.Antenna (
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): Scape and pedicel orange, whitish setose, postpedicel orange, tipped with obliquely situated pit-enclosed spine-like sensory element (terminal stylus segment absent). Segmental ratios: 1:0.3:7.1. Face brown-orange, colour largely masked by strong silver pruinescence, mystax shiny whitish occupying ventral ¼ of face. Frons and vertex orange to orange-brown, silver pruinose, whitish setose; ocellar tubercle largely apruinose, fine whitish setose. Occiput orange to brown-orange, uniformly silver pruinose, whitish setose. Palpus orange, whitish setose, terminal palpomere swollen, apex with terminal sensory pit. Proboscis orange-brown, whitish setose.
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<emphasis box="[144,225,1358,1384]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">Thorax</emphasis>
: Dark red-brown and orange, fine silver pruinose, whitish setose. Prothorax mostly orange, posterior antepronotum with red-brown lateral areas and small medial spot, fine silver pruinose, whitish setose. Mesonotum dark red-brown with broad orange lateral margins, fine silver pruinose, fine whitish setose. Mesonotal macrosetae (whitish when present): few
<emphasis box="[368,394,1486,1512]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">dc</emphasis>
confined to posterior region, 34
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, 1
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, 2
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. Scutellum entirely red-brown, fine silver pruinose, disc sparsely whitish setose, hind margin with
<emphasis box="[144,156,1551,1576]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">c</emphasis>
. 4 (somewhat obscured) whitish weakly developed macrosetae accompanied by minor setae. Pleura extensively dark red-brown (anepimeron orange-brown), entirely silver pruinose, setae whitish, sparse, confined to
<emphasis box="[695,768,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="521">anepst</emphasis>
,
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and
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.
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and
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orange-brown. Legs:
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orange-brown, silver pruinose, white setose;
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orange (
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2 with whitish setae ventrally);
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,
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and
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uniformly orange, entirely whitish setose, claws dark red-brown with orange proximal parts. Wings (
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): 6.0×
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. Veins orange centrally, brown marginally. Membrane extensively microtrichose (some proximal cells partly bare), distal veins bordered with pale brownish stain, proximal cells largely transparent. Haltere orange-brown with pale yellow knob.
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<emphasis box="[181,287,365,391]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Abdomen</emphasis>
: Predominantly dark red-brown with yellow to orange patches, fine silver pruinose, whitish setose. T1 entirely dark red-brown; T2 dark red-brown with orange anterior region and large orange-yellow areas posterolaterally; T34 dark red-brown with small orange-yellow areas posterolaterally; T58 dark red-brown with orange posterior margins; terminalia orange. Sternites similar to tergites but somewhat obscured by overlapping tergites.
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<emphasis box="[181,287,558,584]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Genitalia</emphasis>
(
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):
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bifid, forming pair of relatively long, slightly diverging (in dorsal view), slender lobes that project slightly beyond other genital structures. Lobes closely abut proximally, straight with slightly inwardly directed apices.
<emphasis box="[1080,1141,623,648]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Proct</emphasis>
simple, dorsally situated
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closely associated, not appearing fused proximally.
<emphasis box="[1069,1142,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Goncx</emphasis>
well developed, outer lobe projecting posteriorly to relatively acute distal end; dorsal finger-like process completely absent; inner lobe well developed, distal end sharply pointed, well sclerotised and medially directed.
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laterally compressed, dorsally directed, tip curved anteriorly.
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moderately developed, suboval, about half as long as broad, distal margin uneven and slightly medially indented.
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sub-triangular in ventral view with tiny bifid distal tip.
</paragraph>
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:
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<collectingCountry box="[303,399,885,906]" name="Gambia" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">GAMBIA</collectingCountry>
:
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[
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:
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],
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, 10.v.77
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in scrub / beside river,
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/ pres,
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, 1996. / OUM 02-1996. (
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).
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</paragraph>
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Note: This specimen was listed as an unidentified species of
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<emphasis box="[746,892,941,962]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Ancylorhynchus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in an analysis of Gambian
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. I have also seen a pair of female specimens from
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that may belong to this species, although they do not closely resemble the
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and are not considered
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. The position of these specimens, listed below, will only be adequately ascertained when males from
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becomes available:
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<collectingCountry box="[219,275,1037,1059]" name="Niger" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Niger</collectingCountry>
/
<collectingRegion box="[292,364,1037,1059]" country="Niger" name="Niamey" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Niamey</collectingRegion>
[
<geoCoordinate box="[375,454,1037,1058]" degrees="14" direction="north" minutes="00" orientation="latitude" pageId="51" pageNumber="522" precision="925" value="14.0">14°00'N</geoCoordinate>
:
<geoCoordinate box="[457,532,1037,1058]" degrees="01" direction="east" minutes="43" orientation="longitude" pageId="51" pageNumber="522" precision="925" value="1.7166667">01°43'E</geoCoordinate>
]
<quantity box="[544,596,1037,1058]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="51" pageNumber="522" unit="m" value="200.0">200m</quantity>
/
<date box="[613,703,1037,1059]" pageId="51" pageNumber="522" value="1976-10-11">11 x.1976</date>
/ K. Guichard / BM1976583 (BMNH).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="51.[181,1143,204,1268]" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">
Distribution, phenology and biology: Known only from West Africa (
<collectingCountry box="[952,1045,1073,1099]" name="Gambia" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Gambia</collectingCountry>
,?
<collectingCountry box="[1066,1133,1073,1099]" name="Niger" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Niger</collectingCountry>
) (
<tableCitation box="[189,274,1105,1131]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="7.[777,848,597,619]" captionText="TABLE 1 (continued) The distribution of Ancylorhynchus species by subregion and country.Abbreviations:Ang Angola, Bot Botswana, Bur Burundi, Cot Côte dIvoire, DRC Democratic Republic of Congo, Eri Eritrea, Gam Gambia, Gha Ghana, Ken Kenya, Les Lesotho, Mal Malawi, Moz Mozambique, Nam Namibia, Nig Nigeria, RSA Republic of South Africa, Som Somalia, Sud Sudan, Swa Swaziland, Tan Tanzania, Zam Zambia, Zim Zimbabwe." pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Table 1</tableCitation>
). The
<typeStatus box="[351,449,1105,1131]" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">holotype</typeStatus>
was collected in May (Table 2), those from
<collectingCountry box="[955,1019,1105,1131]" name="Niger" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">Niger</collectingCountry>
being collected in October. The biology is unknown, although the type locality was scrub / beside river.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="51.[181,1143,204,1268]" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">
Similar species: A fairly distinctive member of the
<taxonomicName authorityName=": Oldroyd" authorityYear="1980" box="[779,880,1209,1235]" class="Insecta" family="Asilidae" genus="Ancylorhynchus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="51" pageNumber="522" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nomadus">
<emphasis box="[779,880,1209,1235]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="522">nomadus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group without close similarities to other species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>