Afromochtherus malawi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asiloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Asilomorpha Superfamilia: Asiloidea

Familia: Asilidae
Subfamilia: Asilinae
Tribus: Neomochtherini
Genus: Afromochtherus
Species: Afromochtherus malawi

Name

• Afromochtherus malawi Londt, 2002: 33, figs. 45–51

Holotype: NMSA, ♂, 12.xii.1980 500m / Londt & Stuckenberg / mixed woodland.

Type locality: MALAWI: 35 km S.E. Monkey Bay.

Etymology: Named after the country of Malawi.

References

• Londt, J.G.H. 2002. Afrotropical Asilinae (Asilidae): a provisional key to genera, with a review of the status of Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878, and descriptions of new genera and species. African Invertebrates 43: 11–92. Full article (PDF) on African Journal Archive Reference page.  [original description: p. 33, figs. 45–51]