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Afrotropical Asilidae species catalog

Afrotropical Asilidae species catalog.

⇢ displaying 8 species.


Microphontes gaiophanes Markee and Dikow, 2018 valid
Asilidae: Brachyrhopalinae
⇢ GBIF: 10182921
⇢ original description page online BHL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10839217
⇢ original article doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.30684
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (newest): 6D24A9CA-B94F-4FF5-AC73-1DFCDAD30EF3
⇢ Species description in XML SDD: 10.5281/zenodo.1466156
⇢ Type locality: Namibia: Khomas: Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park, off C14 (-23.57278 15.81028)
⇢ Type specimen depository: NMNW-H1M
⇢ part of dichotomous identification key: online key to Microphontes
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Namibia


Smeryngolaphria bicolorala Tomasovic, 2003 valid
Asilidae: Laphriinae
⇢ GBIF: 1659069
⇢ original article doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2565086
⇢ Type locality: Madagascar: Manakambahiny (-17.75 48.71667)
⇢ Type specimen depository: USAG-H1M
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Madagascar


Smeryngolaphria bromleyi Londt, 1989 valid
Asilidae: Laphriinae
⇢ GBIF: 1659059
⇢ original article doi: 10520/AJA03040798_357
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (original): 03EB87E51013FFFA8E10F815CF0F075A
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (publication): FFD2FF9D1015FFF28C64FF9ACE650454
⇢ Plazi Zenodo (publication): 10.5281/zenodo.1472869
⇢ Type locality: Nigeria: Sapoba (6.10472 5.89333)
⇢ Type specimen depository: NMWC-H1M
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Nigeria


Smeryngolaphria pallida Bromley, 1935 valid
Asilidae: Laphriinae
⇢ GBIF: 1659063
⇢ latest article doi: 10520/AJA03040798_357
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (newest): 03EB87E51011FFF78E35FA7DC8800DBC
⇢ Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Walikale (-1.42972 28.07472)
⇢ Type specimen depository: MCZ-H1F
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Nigeria


Acnephalomyia andrenoides Wiedemann, 1828 valid
Asilidae: Willistonininae
⇢ GBIF: 10799358
⇢ latest article doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (newest): FA455017-FFEC-AD6A-FECA-741A495BFCD2
⇢ Type locality: South Africa: Capland (= south-western South Africa) ( )
⇢ Type specimen depository: MFN-L1M
⇢ part of dichotomous identification key: online key to Acnephalomyia
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa


Acnephalomyia eremia Londt, 2010 valid
Asilidae: Willistonininae
⇢ GBIF: 8978948
⇢ original article doi: 10.5733/afin.051.0212
⇢ latest article doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
⇢ Plazi TreatmentBank (original): FA455017-FFF0-AD6E-FE29-74BA4E61FDA4
⇢ Type locality: Namibia: Erongo: The Far East, 15 km NW (-23.66056 15.67944)
⇢ Type specimen depository: NMSA-H1M
⇢ part of dichotomous identification key: online key to Acnephalomyia
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Namibia


Acnephalomyia metallicoindica Blee, Cabrero and Dikow, 2025 valid
Asilidae: Willistonininae
⇢ original article doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
⇢ Species description in XML SDD: 10.5281/zenodo.17309255
⇢ Type locality: Namibia: Erongo: Hope Mine wash (-23.56806 15.2775)
⇢ Type specimen depository: NMNW-H1M
⇢ part of dichotomous identification key: online key to Acnephalomyia
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Namibia


Acnephalomyia platygaster Loew, 1858 valid
Asilidae: Willistonininae
⇢ GBIF: 12026579
⇢ latest article doi: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
⇢ Type locality: Namibia: Swakop (= Swakop riverbed) (-22.68583 14.53083)
⇢ Type specimen depository: NHRS-H1M
⇢ part of dichotomous identification key: online key to Acnephalomyia
⇢ Distribution: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa