Philodicus Loew, 1848

Londt, J. G. H., 1978, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 2. * The genus Philodicus Loew, 1848, in southern Africa, ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 23 (2), pp. 419-428 : 420

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8367253

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8367313

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C2A35C-FFC2-241B-62A4-FBA2F97E42C6

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Philodicus Loew, 1848
status

 

Genus Philodicus Loew, 1848 View in CoL View at ENA

Key to southern African Species

1. Anterior and posterior surfaces of fore-femur without bristles, ventral surface equipped with long thin macrochaetae (al cimoides group) 2

- Fore-femur with at least one short stout bristle on posterior surface and sometimes a single similar bristle on the anterior surface, ventral surface equipped with a number of stout long bristles (fraternus group) 4

2. Wing longer than 1,5 cm dubius Ricardo

- Wing shorter than 1,5 cm 3

3. Male genitalia as in Figs 4 View Figs 3-8 & 10 View Figs 9-14 tenuipes Loew

- Male genitalia as in Figs 5 View Figs 3-8 & II cinerascens (Ricardo) View in CoL

4. A single short black bristle on anterior surface of fore-femur. swynnertoni Hobby

- Anterior face of fore-femur without bristles fraterculus (Walker)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

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