Anypodetus fasciatus Hermann (Serowe 1907
Creators: name: Londt, J. G. H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2000
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Anypodetus
Anypodetus fasciatus

description: <b>6b</b> Antennal postpedicel orange basally with terminal parts dark red -brown; major macrosetae of male mystax black (some golden -yellow ones may be present) with minor golden -yellow setae laterally; female mystax extensively golden yellow. Illustrations - Hypopygium (Figs 13-15), T2 (Fig. 38), Distribution (Fig. 49)..... <b>fasciatus</b> Hermann <i>Synonymy</i>: <i>Anypodetus fasciatus</i> Hermann, 1907: 70 [1908: 167]; <i>Anypodetus rigidis</i> Oldroyd, 1974: 92 [Type - BMNH. Zimbabwe] <b>syn. n.</b> <i>Material examined</i>: <b>BOTSWANA</b>: 2&amp;male; 1&amp;female;, Xugana Island, 19 <i>°</i> 04S: 23 <i>°</i> 03E, 22-26.xi.1979, Lamoral, ex Malaise Trap; 1&amp;male; 2&amp;female;, Serowe [22 <i>°</i> 25'S: 26 <i>°</i> 44'E], Forchhammer, 24-12/82 [24.xii.1982] (1&amp;male; 1&amp;female;) 7 - 1/83 [7.i.1983] (1&amp;female;); 1&amp;male;, Matokwe [unknown], 7.iii.1963, T Oatley; <b>NAMIBIA</b>: 1&amp;male;, Mafa [17 <i>°</i> 40'S: 16 <i>°</i> 00'E], ii.1923, Mus. Exped. (SAMC); 1&amp;male;, Ovamboland, Ondongua [= Ondangua 17 <i>°</i> 58'S: 16 <i>°</i> 01'E], ii.1921, KH Barnard (SAMC); 2&amp;female;, Kamanyab [19 <i>°</i> 38'S: 14 <i>°</i> 50'E], i,1925, Mus. Exped. (SAMC); 1&amp;male;, 5 km SW Tsumeb Rd 1/9, 19 <i>°</i> 16'S: 17 <i>°</i> 39'E, 22.iii.1984, Londt &amp; Stuckenberg, Mixed woodland with sandy soil; 1&amp;male; 1&amp;female;, Otjituo [19 <i>°</i> 40'S: 18 <i>°</i> 36'E], i.1920, RW Tucker (SAMC); 1&amp;female;, Outjo [20 <i>°</i> 07'S: 16 <i>°</i> 09'E], i.1925, Mus. Exped. (SAMC); 1&amp;male; 1&amp;female;, Waterberg Nat. Park / Entrance, Road 2512, 20 <i>°</i> 32'S: 17 <i>°</i> 20'E, 22.iii.1984, Stuckenberg &amp; Londt, <i>Acacia</i> thornveld; 1&amp;male;, Narugas [? = Narudas Mtn. 27 <i>°</i> 21'S: 18 <i>°</i> 52'E], i.1919 (SAMC); <b>SOUTH AFRICA</b>: 1&amp;male;, N Province, Blouberg Nature Reserve, 23 <i>°</i> 02'S: 29 <i>°</i> 04'E, 2900ft, 22.xi.1997, Barraclough &amp; James, Bushveld, #62; 1&amp;female;, Nylsvley, Naboomspruit, SE 2428Da, 1000 m, 12.xii.1975, D Trap 2319, E Holm, P Kirsten, C Scholtz, Savanna Ecosystem Research Project, C.S.I.R.; 1&amp;male;, Boekenhoutskloof [24 <i>°</i> 27'S: 28 <i>°</i> 10'E], (30 km NE Pretoria), 5.xi.1977, G. Bernon; 1&amp;male;, Olivier [26 <i>°</i> 36'S: 22 <i>°</i> 41'E], 1.iii.1980, Whitehead (SAMC); 2&amp;male; 2&amp;female;, Vryburg [26 <i>°</i> 57'S: 24 <i>°</i> 44'E], Griqualand West, x.1939, Mus. Staff (SAMC); 1&amp;male; <b>Lectotype</b> 1&amp;female; <b>paralectotype</b>, ‘ Lichtenburg [26 <i>°</i> 09'S: 26 <i>°</i> 11'E] / Transvaal / Dr. Brauns’, ‘Sammlung / &amp;female;. Hermann’, ‘Type von / <i>Anypodetus</i> / <i>fasciatus</i> Herm. ’ ‘ <i>fasciatus’</i> [ZSMC]; 1&amp;female;, N Cape, 20 km N of Hotazel, 27 <i>°</i> 07'S:22 <i>°</i> 59', 1050 m, 14.iii.1999, Whittington &amp; Londt, Kuruman River banks, #14; 1&amp;male;, Cape Prov. Newcastle Farm, 27 <i>°</i> 46'S: 23 <i>°</i> 21'E, Kuruman Hills, 29-30.i.1979, B. Lamoral; 2&amp;female;, N Cape, 10 km W Bloubos farm, 28 <i>°</i> 07'S: 20 <i>°</i> 45'E, 900 m, 17.iii.1991, Londt &amp; Whittington, Red dunes, N Upington, #23; 1&amp;female;, N. Cape, Witsand Farm, 28 <i>°</i> 32'S: 22 <i>°</i> 30'E, 2-4.ii.1974, B Lamoral, I Bampton J Barnley, Malaise; 1&amp;male;, N Cape, 4 km SE Groblershoop, 28 <i>°</i> 57'S: 22 <i>°</i> 01'E, 900 m, 18.iii.1991, Londt &amp; Whittington, Red dune grassland, #25. <i>Material not seen</i>: Oldroyd’s type of <i>A. rigidis</i> (BMNH) from Zimbabwe (Sawmills), 31 xii 1921, was posted to me, but never arrived. The postal services subsequently returned the package to BMNH and to avoid further delay John Chainey kindly undertook comparisons for me, supporting my decision to synonymise the species with <i>fasciatus</i>. Oldroyd probably did not know <i>fasciatus</i> as none of the many specimens housed in NMSA, all sent to him for study, was identified by him as <i>fasciatus</i>. Oldroyd recorded <i>fasciatus</i> from Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), but I have not seen the material. <i>A. fasciatus</i>: Hermann did not designate a holotype, so all his specimens must be considered cotypes or syntypes. I hereby designate the male in ZSMC as <b>lectotype</b> and the female in the same collection as <b>paralectotype</b>. He listed 2&amp;male;2&amp;female; from Lichtenburg and 1&amp;male; ‘aus der Kalahari’.The ZSMC has one pair from Lichtenburg.While investigating the holdings of other European museums I noted that two other collections may have syntypes from Hermann’s series, i.e. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, and Zoologisches Museum, Berlin. This material is not included here. The only specimen in NMSA identified as <i>fasciatus</i> prior to this study (labelled by Engel) is a female <i>arachnoides</i>. This is curious as Engel had access to the types of <i>fasciatus</i>. <i>A. fasciatus</i>: Fairly widespread, with a similar distribution to <i>arachnoides</i>.
description: Published as part of <i>Londt, J. G. H., 2000, Afrotropical Asilidae (Diptera) 32. A Revision Of Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 With The Description Of Three New Species (Laphriinae), pp. 123-128 in Annals of the Natal Museum 41</i> on pages 131-137, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.523759
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