Caenoura annulitarsis (Loew, 1858) 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 : 44-46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7666136
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scientific name	Caenoura annulitarsis (Loew, 1858)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Caenoura annulitarsis (Loew, 1858) Comb. n. ( Figs 124–130 View Figs 124–130 )

Mochtherus annulitarsis Loew, 1858: 366 ; 1860: 241–242.

Heligmoneura annulitarsis ; Kertész, 1909: 285; Ricardo, 1919: 76.

Neomochtherus annulitarsis View in CoL ; Hull, 1962: 591; Tsacas, 1969: 7–9; Lehr, 1996: 57.

Neomochtherus ochrapes Hull, 1967: 259–260 View in CoL . Syn. n.

Aneomochtherus ochripes [sic]; Lehr, 1996: 78.

Type material: Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: 1^ [ annulitarsis not seen], Caffrerei , Wahlberg ( NHRS) ; Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: 1ơ [ ochrapes not seen], Royal Natal National Park , Tugela Valley, 5.4.1951, loc. No. 265 ( MZLU) ; Allotype: 1^ [ ochrapes not seen], Rhodes, 10.3.1951, loc. No. 224, Brinck and Rudebeck ( MZLU) .

Material not studied (cited by Tsacas (1969) as being in BMNH): SOUTH AFRICA: 1ơ, Howick [2928S:3014E], 1904-46, J. P. Cregoe; 2ơ, Afrique du Sud, 1911-383, Distant Coll.; 1ơ 1^, Willow Grange [2903S:2957E], 1921-9, R.C. Wroughton.

Material examined: LESOTHO: Bushman’s Pass [29 ° 26'S: 27 ° 51'E], 2125–2250 m GoogleMaps ; Roma Mission [29 ° 27'S: 27 ° 44'E], 6000 ft. GoogleMaps SOUTH AFRICA: Carolina [26 ° 04'S: 30 ° 07'E]; Warden, 2728DD; Ncandu Forest Reserve, 27 ° 53'S: 29 ° 42'E, 1700 m GoogleMaps ; Normandien Forest Res. , 27 ° 57'45''S: 29 ° 41'03''E, 1950 m GoogleMaps ; Pongolo Bush Nat. Res. , 27 ° 59'20''S: 29 ° 42'25''E, 1580 m GoogleMaps ; 10 km W. Luneburg, 2730BC; Ngome Forest [27 ° 52'S: 31 ° 24'E]; 10 km E. Paul Roux, 2828 Ac ; Somerby farm, 10 km N. of Aberfeldy , 2828 Bb ; Entembeni Mission , 28 ° 10'S: 28 ° 40'E; Sterkfontein Reserve nr. Harrismith [28 ° 17'S: 29 ° 08'E]; Windy Corner, 3 km S.E. of Van Reenen [28 ° 22'S: 29 ° 23'E], 1600 m GoogleMaps ; Van Reenen Pass , 2829AD; Golden Gate Nat. Res., 28 ° 30'S: 28 ° 40'E, 3500 m GoogleMaps ; Witsieshoek [28 ° 32'S: 28 ° 48'E], 1900 m GoogleMaps ; Royal National Park , 2828DB; Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 ° 41'S: 28 ° 59'E; Royal Natal National Park, 28 ° 41'30''S: 28 ° 57'30''E, 1450 m GoogleMaps ; Royal Natal Nat. Park , 28 ° 41'S: 28 ° 56'E, 1950 m GoogleMaps ; Royal Natal Nat. Park , 28 ° 41'S: 28 ° 56'E, 1440 m GoogleMaps ; Royal Natal Nat. Park , 28 ° 44'S: 28 ° 56'E, 1600 m GoogleMaps ; Royal Natal Nat. Park , 28 ° 41'S: 28 ° 57'E, 1440 m GoogleMaps ; Harrismith , 28 ° 16'S: 29 ° 12'E, 2395 m GoogleMaps ; Cathedral Peak area , 2829CC, 1800 m ; 2.5 km S. Ukhahlamba Res. Station, 2829CC; Ukhahlamba Res. Stn. , above 1700 m ; Cathedral Peak , 28 ° 57'S: 29 ° 12'E, 3075 m GoogleMaps ; Little Berg summits, Cathedral Peak Forestry Reserve, 5500-6000 ft ; Indumeni River headwaters, 8500-9200 ft ; Cathkin , Lekkerwater [farm], 28 ° 59'S: 29 ° 25'E, 1500 m GoogleMaps ; Hlatikulu Mountain , 28 ° 13'S: 30 ° 01'E, 1380 m GoogleMaps ; 10 km S.E. Ahrens , 2930BD; Mfongosi [28 ° 42'S: 30 ° 48'E], ( SAMC); Die Kop, 28 ° 55'51''S: 30 ° 56'51''E, 500 m GoogleMaps ; Babanango [28 ° 22'S: 31 ° 05'E], 1607 m GoogleMaps ; Morgenzon , Melmoth Dist., 28 ° 37'S: 31 ° 27'E, 700 m GoogleMaps ; Nkandla , 2831CA; Nkandla Forest Res., 28 ° 44'35''S: 31 ° 09'00''E, 1000 m GoogleMaps ; Ngoye Forest , 28 ° 50S: 31 ° 40E, 400m GoogleMaps ; Entumeni Nature Res. , 28 ° 52'35''S: 31 ° 22'54''E, 720 m GoogleMaps ; Richard’s Bay , 28 ° 48'S: 32 ° 06'E, 30 m GoogleMaps ; Modderpoortspruit , 2927 Ab ; Champagne [29 ° 00'S: 27 ° 27'E]; Monk’s Cowl Nat. Res., 29 ° 03'S: 29 ° 24'E, 1440 m GoogleMaps ; Giants Castle , 2929AB, Giants Castle G. Res., 2929AD; Injasuti Nature Res., 29 ° 12'S: 29 ° 22'E, 1500 m 1800 m GoogleMaps ; 3 km S.E. Nottingham Road, 2929 Bd ; Umgeni Poort Convent, 2929BD, 1550–1610m ; Highmoor State Forest , 29 ° 18'44'': 29 ° 35'54''E; Loteni, 2929DA; Loteni Nature Res., 2929BC; Loteni Nature Reserve, 29 ° 27'S: 29 ° 32'E, 1500 m GoogleMaps ; Loteni Nature Reserve , 29 ° 27'S: 29 ° 32'E, 1560; Loteni Nature Reserve, 29 ° 25'S: 29 ° 30'E, 1680 m GoogleMaps ; Cobham Forest Reserve , 29 ° 41'50''S: 29 ° 24'44''E, 1530 m GoogleMaps ; Garden Castle Nat. Res. , 29 ° 45'S: 29 ° 15'E, ca. 1800 m GoogleMaps ; Garden Castle Nat. Res. , 29 ° 44'S: 29 ° 14'E, 1740 m GoogleMaps ; Garden Castle Nat. Res. , 29 ° 45'S: 29 ° 11'E, 2000 m GoogleMaps ; Castleburn resort area, 29 ° 45'19''S: 29 ° 17'37''E, 1700 m GoogleMaps ; Castleburn resort area, 29 ° 44'17''S: 29 ° 17'36''E, 1650 m GoogleMaps ; Bulwer Mountain , SE2929DC; Bulwer Mountain side, 29 ° 48'S: 29 ° 45'E, up to 2000 m GoogleMaps ; Umgeni Valley Ranch , 2930 Ac; Umgeni Valley Nat. Res., 29 ° 28'29''S: 30 ° 16'18''E, 1020 m GoogleMaps ; Balgowan area , 29 ° 21'S: 30 ° 05'E, 1320 m GoogleMaps ; Karkloof Nature Reserve , 29 ° 18'33''S: 30 ° 13'09''E; Geekies Farm [29 ° 11'S: 30 ° 20'E], 1500 m GoogleMaps ; Karkloof , 2930 Ac ; Karkloof , 2930AD; Karkloof Falls, 2930 Ac, 1500 m ; Heidelheim Farm , 29 ° 30'S: 30 ° 19'E; Dargle [29 ° 30'S: 30 ° 01'E], 4400 ft GoogleMaps ; Hilton College land, 29 ° 30'51''S: 30 ° 18'02''E; Pietermaritzburg, Town Bush, 2930CB; Pietermaritzburg , Montrose [2930CB]; Queen Elizabeth Park, 29 ° 34'00''S:30 ° 19'14'’E; Doreen Clark Nat. Res., 29 ° 34'42''S: 30 ° 17'21''E, 1140 m GoogleMaps ; Doreen Clark Nature Reserve , 29 ° 34'43''S: 30 ° 17'22''E; Springside N.R., 29 ° 46'S: 30 ° 46'E, 600 m GoogleMaps ; Gillitts [29 ° 47'S: 30 ° 48'E]; Rhodes village area, 30 ° 48'S: 27 ° 58'E, 1820 m GoogleMaps ; Bell River at Rhodes, 30 ° 48'S: 27 ° 58'E, 1825 m GoogleMaps ; 37 km N.E. of Maclear , 30 ° 53'S: 28 ° 11'E, 1670 m GoogleMaps ; Naudésnek Summit , 3028CC; 10 km E. Rhodes, Bottom Naudésnek Pass, 3028CC; Saamloop [30 ° 18'S: 29 ° 06'E]; Umtamvuna Nature Res., SE 3030CC; Mountain Zebra Natl. Park, 3225 Ab, 1400 m GoogleMaps ; Hogsback , 3226DB. ZIMBABWE: Vumba [19 ° 53'S: 31 ° 22'E], 6000 ft. GoogleMaps UNKNOWN LOCALITY: Drakensberg Mountains ; Grah. T. ( SAMC) .

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Queen Elizabeth Park – by present designation. Much of Wahlberg’s material was simply labelled Caffraria.As he travelled through the Pietermaritzburg area , and the species is commonly found in grassland at Queen Elizabeth Park, this is an appropriate type locality .

Comments: Although I have not seen the unique female holotype, I accept Tsacas’ (1969) association of well illustrated males from KwaZulu-Natal. The species can be readily identified by a suite of characters, especially pertaining to the male genitalia. The only species which are similar are C. sinuata , another South African species placed in the same genus, and T. kivuensis from Central Africa, which has genitalia that clearly place it in Tsacasiella . The species appears to be associated primarily with montane grasslands, and has a distribution centred on the Drakensberg mountain range between Lesotho and the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal ( Fig. 251 View Fig ). There are, however, a few records of the species from localities quite close to the coast. Apart from being recorded from Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal, the species is also known from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and eastern Zimbabwe.