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AAMTaxonID-00163

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dichotomous (pathway)
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Asilidae
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1828
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Afrotropical
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Wiedemann
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Willistonininae
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andrenoides
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South Africa
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MFN-L1M
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Namibia, South Africa
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Acnephalomyia
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Willistonininae
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AAMTaxonID-00169

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dichotomous (pathway)
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Asilidae
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1858
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Afrotropical
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Loew
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Willistonininae
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Acnephalomyia
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platygaster
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valid
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Swakop (= Swakop riverbed)
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Namibia
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NHRS-H1M
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Namibia, South Africa
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AAMTaxonID-00169
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Acnephalomyia
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Willistonininae
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Namibia
South Africa
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AAMTaxonID-00166

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lucidKind
dichotomous (pathway)
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10.5733/afin.051.0212
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Asilidae
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2010
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Afrotropical
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Londt
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Willistonininae
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Acnephalomyia
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eremia
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valid
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NMSA-H1M
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15.67944
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Namibia
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AAMTaxonID-00166
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Acnephalomyia
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Willistonininae
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Namibia
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1567030-Acnephalomyia-eremia

AAMTaxonID-05226

lucidPathwayURL
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/acnephalomyia_namib_dichotomous
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dichotomous (pathway)
doi
10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
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Asilidae
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2025
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Afrotropical
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Blee, Cabrero and Dikow
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Willistonininae
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Acnephalomyia
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metallicoindica
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valid
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Hope Mine wash
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Namibia: Erongo
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NMNW-H1M
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15.2775
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Namibia
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AAMTaxonID-05226
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Acnephalomyia
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Willistonininae
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Acnephalomyia in Namib Desert

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https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/acnephalomyia_namib_dichotomous
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dichotomous (pathway)
publishedIn
Blee, Cabrero & Dikow 2025
doi
10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
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Asilidae
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Afrotropical
subfamily
Willistonininae
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1 (2025)

Blee-etal-2025

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https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/ acnephalomyia_namib_dichotomous
lucidKind
dichotomous (pathway)
doi
10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.153047
family
Asilidae
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2025
publishedAuthor
Blee, Cabrero, & Dikow
publishedTitle
Namib Desert Asiloidea (Diptera) 1. A review of the assassin-fly genus Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010 (Asilidae) with the description of a new species
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African Invertebrates
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66(2): 251-271
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Namib Desert Acnephalomyia
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blee_etal_2025.pdf (12.29 MB)
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dichotomous (pathway)
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publicationType
biodiversity discovery
cybertaxonomy
taxonomy
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Afrotropical
subfamily
Willistonininae

AAMTaxonID-04238

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10.5281/zenodo.2565086
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Asilidae
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2003
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Afrotropical
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Tomasovic
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Laphriinae
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Smeryngolaphria
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bicolorala
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1659069
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valid
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Manakambahiny
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Madagascar
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USAG-H1M
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-17.75
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48.71667
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Madagascar
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AAMTaxonID-04238
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Smeryngolaphria
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Laphriinae
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Madagascar

AAMTaxonID-04239

family
Asilidae
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1935
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Afrotropical
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Bromley
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Laphriinae
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Smeryngolaphria
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pallida
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1659063
taxonValidity
valid
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Walikale
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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MCZ-H1F
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-1.42972
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28.07472
taxonDistributionCountry
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Nigeria
taxonAamTaxonId
AAMTaxonID-04239
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Smeryngolaphria
subfamilyAfroAsil
Laphriinae
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Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
taxonTypeDepositoryURL
https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:20137
doiLatest
10520/AJA03040798_357

AAMTaxonID-04240

doi
10520/AJA03040798_357
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Asilidae
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1989
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Afrotropical
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Londt
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Laphriinae
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Smeryngolaphria
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bromleyi
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valid
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Sapoba
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Nigeria
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NMWC-H1M
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6.10472
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5.89333
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Nigeria
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AAMTaxonID-04240
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Smeryngolaphria
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Laphriinae
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Nigeria