Afromochtherus anatolicus, Londt, 2002

Londt, Jason G. H., 2002, Afrotropical Asilinae (Asilidae): A provisional key to genera, with a review of the status of Neomochtherus Osten Sacken, 1878, and descriptions of new genera and species, African Invertebrates 43, pp. 11-92 : 31

Afromochtherus anatolicus sp. n. ( Figs 26–32 )

Etymology: Gr. anatolikos – eastern. Refers to the eastern distribution of the species.

Diagnosis: Head: Antennal scape and pedicel yellowish; postpedicel shorter than stylus. Thorax: Postpronotal lobe equipped with short setae. Dorsocentrals not extending anterior of transverse suture. Wing with moderate microtrichial coverage limited to distal areas (proximal tip of cell r 5 bare). Prothoracic femur with long, fine, hair-like posteroventral setae. Metathoracic coxa with two lateral macrosetae; trochanter brownish yellow; femur extensively brownish yellow anteriorly with dark red-brown to black macrosetae. Abdomen: Ovipositor relatively short and broad (length:width ratio, measured dorsally, <3.3) and relatively short and deep (length:depth ratio, measured laterally, <2.8). Hypopygium: Gonocoxite length:width ratio 1.6–2.0. Distal margin of S8 with rounded median process. Ventromedial area of hypandrium moderately constricted (i.e. ca. half width of lateral parts). Gonostylus, viewed ventrally, distally clubbed.Aedeagal terminal filaments short and poorly developed. Gonostylus longer than gonocoxite (viewed ventrally). Aedeagus straight, relatively short and laterally compressed. Epandrium with dorsal lobe large and almost equal in size to distal projection.

Material examined: Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: 1ơ, ‘South Africa. Transvaal / Kruger Park 2331DC / Letaba Camp xii-1972 / on tree trunks / Stuckenberg family’. Paratypes: SOUTH AFRICA:1ơ 1^, ‘ S.Africa: Transvaal / 30km W. Hoedspruit [24 ° 21'S: 30 ° 58'E] / 27.xi.1978 / Brothers & J.-Guillarmod’ .

Type locality: South Africa, Kruger Park , Letaba Camp .

Comments: A species with similarity to unctus and to mendax . The male genitalia are fairly similar to those of mendax , but show differences, particularly in the shape of the epandrial lobes (lateral aspect) and gonostylus (ventral aspect). The species is recorded only from the lowveld of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Figures

Figs 26–32.Afromochtherus anatolicus sp. n. (Hoedspruit ơ & ^). 26.Antenna.27. Wing. 28–30. ơ genitalia. 28. Lateral. 29. Dorsal. 30. Ventral. 31–32. ^ genitalia. 31. Lateral. 32. Dorsal. Scale lines = 1 mm.