Afrotropical Asilidae species catalog
Species catalog of 1,703 valid Afrotropical Asilidae species (1,991 names including 241 synonyms, 13 homonyms, 32 nomina nuda, and 2 unavailable names). There are 27 species that have not, for a variety of reasons, been assigned to any Afrotropical genus (Oldroyd 1980: 373 lists 14 unplaced species, Londt and Dikow 2017: 48 list 22 unplaced species). In all instances, the type specimens require re-examination and at least some of these appear to have been lost. A search by subfamily "unplaced" will show these species below.
This online catalog is based on the Afrotropical catalog by Oldroyd (1980), was kept up-to-date by Jason Londt until 2016, and is now updated by Torsten Dikow.
Last updated on 18 Nov 2020.
Displaying 1703 records.|
Alcimus ludens (Wiedemann, 1828: 572) valid
Asilinae
type locality: Sudan:
type depository: SMFD ZMHB
distribution: Sudan
original description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14505057 article original: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14504485 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus mimus (Wiedemann, 1828: 493) valid
Asilinae
type locality: South Africa:
type depository: NHMW
distribution: South Africa
original description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14504978 article original: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14504485 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Alcimus nigrescens Ricardo, 1922: 42 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Malawi:
type depository: BMNH
distribution: Malawi
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus nigropalpus Hobby, 1934: 236 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Tanzania:
type depository: OXUM
distribution: Tanzania
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Alcimus porrectus (Walker, 1851: 126) valid
Asilinae
type locality: South Africa:
type depository: BMNH
distribution: South Africa
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus rubicundus Hobby, 1934: 236 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Kenya:
type depository: OXUM
distribution: Kenya
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Alcimus rubiginosus Gerstaecker, 1871: 362 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Tanzania (Zanzibar):
type depository: ZMHB
distribution: Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus setifemoratus Hobby, 1934: 236 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Zimbabwe:
type depository: OXUM
distribution: Zimbabwe
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Alcimus stenurus Loew, 1858: 339 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Namibia: Swakop
type depository: ZMHB
distribution: Namibia
original description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15959409 article original: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43966916 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus taeniopus (Rondani, 1873: 292) valid
Asilinae
type locality: Ethiopia:
type depository:
distribution: Malawi, Ethiopia
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Alcimus tigris Karsch, 1888: 376 valid
Asilinae
type locality: Tanzania:
type depository: ZMHB
distribution: Tanzania
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Alcimus tristrigatus Loew, 1858: 360 valid
Asilinae
type locality: South Africa:
type depository:
distribution: Tanzania, South Africa
distribution notes: questionable in Tanzania original description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43967204 article original: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43966916 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Ammodaimon acares Londt, 1985: 497 valid
Willistonininae
type locality: Namibia: Karasburg, 30 km NW (view on map 27°49'07''S 018°33'30''E)
type depository: NMSA-H1M
distribution: Namibia
article original: http://hdl.handle.net/10499/AJ441 article most recent: https://dx.doi.org/10.5733/afin.051.0212 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Ammodaimon platythrix Londt, 2010: 464 valid
Willistonininae
type locality: Namibia: Noachabeb (view on map 27°23'02''S 018°32'10''E)
type depository: BMNH-H1M
distribution: Namibia
article original: https://dx.doi.org/10.5733/afin.051.0212 occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Ammophilomima aequinoctialis Janssens, 1953: 4, 9 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Eala (view on map 00°04'00''N 018°17'00''E)
type depository: ISNB-H1F
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Ammophilomima auripennis Janssens, 1953: 3, 5 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Beni (view on map 00°30'00''N 029°28'00''E)
type depository: ?ISNB-H1F
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Ammophilomima basilewskyi Janssens, 1953: 4, 10 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Basankusu (view on map 01°13'00''N 019°48'00''E)
type depository: MRAC-H1M
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Ammophilomima eumenoides Janssens, 1953: 3, 4 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Malawi: 'Nyassaland' (view on map 13°00'00''S 034°00'00''E)
type depository: ?ISNB-H1M
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
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Ammophilomima evanescens Janssens, 1953: 3, 7 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Eala (view on map 00°04'00''N 018°17'00''E)
type depository: ISNB-H1M
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |
Ammophilomima ghesquierei Janssens, 1953: 3, 8 valid
Leptogastrinae
type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Eala (view on map 00°04'00''N 018°17'00''E)
type depository: ISNB-H1F
distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo
occurrence records at asiloidflies.si.edu (if available) |