Occurrence data of Laphyctis (Diptera: Asiloidea: Asilidae)
Latest version published by National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution on Mar 29, 2019
Occurrence data of the Afrotropical Asilidae genus Laphyctis from Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe based on a new taxonomic review in 2018.
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Londt, J.G.H. and Dikow, T. A review of the assassin-fly genus Laphyctis Loew, 1858 with descriptions of two new species (Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae). African Invertebrates.
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Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen; Asilidae; Laphriinae; Afrotropical
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Geographic Coverage
Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-38.823, -2.812], North East [13.923, 47.812] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae: Laphriinae: Laphyctis
Species | Laphyctis argenteofasciata, Laphyctis eremia, Laphyctis gigantella, Laphyctis iota, Laphyctis orichalcea |
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 1936-11-01 / 2017-09-26 |
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Project Data
No Description available
Title | Deciphering the diversity and evolutionary history of Apioceridae, Asilidae, and Mydidae |
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Funding | Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB 0919333), Field Museum of Natural History (Field Dreams award) |
Study Area Description | world-wide |
Design Description | Taxonomic and phylogenetic research on Apioceridae, Asilidae, and Mydidae flies. |
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Collection Data
Collection Name | several |
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Specimen preservation methods | Pinned |
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Curatorial Units | Count 199 +/- 0 pins |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | 6f6da8ae-e270-49e0-b0b4-5ea7c968f9da |
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