Africaterphis gertschi (Schlinger) Schlinger, 1968

Schlinger, Evert I., 1968, Africaterphis, a new genus for the African species of Terphis; and a redescription of the Brazilian genus Terphis Erichson (Diptera: Acroceridae), ANNALS OF THE NATAL MUSEUM 20, pp. 59-62 : 62

Africaterphis gertschi (Schlinger) , new comb

Terphis gertschi Schlinger, 1960a:497 , figs. 24, 25.

This species was described from two males from Ceres, Cape Province, South Africa. A poorly preserved male specimen has been examined recently which is presumed to be this species. It had the following labels: (1) "British Caffraria, Castilucan, 1862 "; (2) " Terphis aspera Wdlck *" and "MSS of Benno Wandolleck, in Berlin, 1899." This specimen was loaned to me from the Hope Museum, Oxford, England.

The name " Terphis aspera ," as given on the above label, is here considered a nomen nudem, inasmuch as the large revision of this family published by Wandolleck in 1914 did not contain this species name, any actual description of the genus or any species of Terphis .