Gibbasilus brevicolis Londt, 1990
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Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Asilidae
Gibbasilus brevicolis Londt, 1990 View in CoL Fig. 20B
Gibbasilus brevicolis Londt, 1990b: 13. figs 3 (wing), 20-23 (♂ terminalia).
Description.
The species was fully described by Londt (1990), based on the unique holotype ♂. Illustrations were provided of the wing and ♂ terminalia. No new material is available and the ♀ remains unknown. The species cannot be confused with other species, having distinctive ♂ terminalia.
Material examined.
SOUTH AFRICA: 1♂ holotype "Pakhuis Pass [c. 32°08'S, 19°02'E 635 m], C.P. S.A.M., 9:1961 [ix.1961]" (SAM).
Distribution (Fig. 20B), phenology (Table 1) and biology.
Known only from the type locality of Pakhuis Pass, a road to the east of Clanwilliam leading to the Biedouw Valley. Collected in September. No biological information is available. The pass is rocky and dominated by indigenous fynbos.
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