Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933, 1855

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 : 423-424

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8367229

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C2A35C-FFC7-241F-61DB-F8ABFBF745B0

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scientific name

Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
status

 

Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933 View in CoL View at ENA Figs 6 View Figs 3-8 , 12 View Figs 9-14

Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933: 109 View in CoL ; Blasdale 1957: 144. PI. 1, fig. 13 (♂), PI. II, fig. 6 (♀ j».

This large species belongs to Blasdale's (J 957) fraternus group of species and is easily recognised and keyed out in Blasdale's key. The left clasper and paramere of the only male studied ( Fig. 6 View Figs 3-8 ) are clearly similar to the specimen illustrated by Blasdale (1957) but show the internal face of the clasper to project inwards in a manner unlike any other species from southern Africa. The aedeagal tip ( Fig. 12 View Figs 9-14 ) possesses three very long filamentous prongs resembling those of the genus Alcimus as shown by Theodor (1976).

Material studied: SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal, 1 ♂, Nelspruit , II.1915, A. Roberts (N.M.).

Type material (not studied): RHODESIA: I ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype, near Mt. Chirinda, 31.1.1912, C. F. M. Swynnerton (Oxford University Museum).

Distribution: Blasdale (1957) gives the distribution of P. swynnertoni as Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rhodesia and South Africa (Transvaal). The species therefore has a very wide distribution.

Prey: No information is available for this species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eumenidae

Loc

Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933

Londt, J. G. H. 1978
1978
Loc

Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933: 109

BLASDALE, P. 1957: 144
Hobby 1933: 109
1933
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