Haematopota montisdraconis Usher, 1965: 58 fig. 10a-d.

Williams, Kirstin A. & Snyman, Louwrens Pieter, 2021, Tabanidae (Diptera) holotypes in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection: Part 1. Haematopota Meigen, 1803, African Invertebrates 62 (2), pp. 485-495 : 485

Haematopota montisdraconis Usher, 1965: 58 fig. 10a-d.

Holotype.

South Africa • ♀; Eastern Cape, Naude’s Nek; NMSA-Dip 052789; type number 1896. Figs 5A-D & I -IV.

Current status.

Haematopota montisdraconis Usher, 1965; original combination.

Remarks.

The holotype label does not contain a date or collector. In the publication, four paratypes are listed as having the same collecting information. Two of the paratypes have labels stating "Naudes Nek [sic], Barkly East District, Eastern Cape Province, 2350 - 2525 m, 19 Jan 1963// Collectors: B & P Stuckenberg". It is therefore assumed that this information is the same for the holotype. The holotype and paratypes all have type labels with the name " Haematopota dracomontana , Usher" which is assumed to be the name Usher assigned before she published it as Haematopota montisdraconis . The four paratypes - two male and two female - listed in the publication are in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection. The specimen is in poor condition. The head lacks both antennae and is glued to a card pinned below the specimen. A piece of one of the wings is also glued to the card and the remainder of the wing is missing. The two male paratypes are in good condition ( NMSA-DIP 136319, NMSA-DIP 052768) - one is missing the ends of its flagellum ( NMSA-DIP 052768). The head of one of the female paratypes is glued to a card pinned below the specimen ( NMSA-DIP 136321) and the other specimen is in good condition ( NMSA-DIP 136320).

Figures

Figure 5. Haematopota montisdraconis holotype A dorsal B lateral C head and wing D wing I-IV paratypes. Scale bars: 3 mm (A, C, I, IV); 2 mm (B, II, III); 1 mm (D).