Mochtherus annulitarsis Loew, 1858: 366 Heligmoneura annulitarsis Kertész, 1909: 285 Ricardo, 1919: 76 Neomochtherus annulitarsis Hull, 1962: 591 Neomochtherus ochrapes Hull, 1967: 259–260 Aneomochtherus ochripes 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 Londt, Jason G. H. African Invertebrates 2002 2002-12-31 43 11 92 (Loew, 1858) Londt 2002 Loew 1858 [308,719,1286,1311] Insecta Asilidae Caenoura GBIF Animalia Diptera 33 44 Arthropoda species annulitarsis comb. nov.    Mochtherus annulitarsisLoew, 1858: 366; 1860: 241–242.    Heligmoneura annulitarsis;  Kertész, 1909: 285;  Ricardo, 1919: 76.    Neomochtherus annulitarsis;  Hull, 1962: 591; Tsacas, 1969: 7–9; Lehr, 1996: 57.   Neomochtherus ochrapesHull, 1967: 259–260. Syn. n.   Aneomochtherus ochripes[sic]; Lehr, 1996: 78.  Type material:   Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: 1^ [  annulitarsisnot seen], Caffrerei, Wahlberg( NHRS);   Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: 1ơ [  ochrapesnot seen], Royal Natal National Park, Tugela Valley,  5.4.1951, loc. No. 265 ( MZLU);   Allotype: 1^ [  ochrapesnot 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.   Materialexamined: LESOTHO: Bushman’s Pass[ 29 °26'S: 27 °51'E],  2125–2250 m;  Roma Mission[ 29 °27'S: 27 °44'E],  6000 ft.  SOUTH AFRICA: Carolina[ 26 °04'S: 30 °07'E]; Warden, 2728DD; Ncandu Forest Reserve, 27 °53'S: 29 °42'E,  1700 m;  Normandien Forest Res., 27 °57'45''S: 29 °41'03''E,  1950 m;  Pongolo Bush Nat. Res., 27 °59'20''S: 29 °42'25''E,  1580 m;  10 km W. Luneburg, 2730BC; Ngome Forest[ 27 °52'S: 31 °24'E]; 10 km E. Paul Roux, 2828 Ac; Somerbyfarm, 10 kmN. of Aberfeldy, 2828 Bb; Entembeni Mission, 28 °10'S: 28 °40'E; Sterkfontein Reservenr. Harrismith[ 28 °17'S: 29 °08'E]; Windy Corner, 3 km S.E.of  Van Reenen[ 28 °22'S: 29 °23'E],  1600 m;  Van Reenen Pass, 2829AD; Golden Gate Nat. Res., 28 °30'S: 28 °40'E,  3500 m;  Witsieshoek[ 28 °32'S: 28 °48'E],  1900 m;  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;  Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 °41'S: 28 °56'E,  1950 m;  Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 °41'S: 28 °56'E,  1440 m;  Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 °44'S: 28 °56'E,  1600 m;  Royal Natal Nat. Park, 28 °41'S: 28 °57'E,  1440 m;  Harrismith, 28 °16'S: 29 °12'E,  2395 m;  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;  Little Bergsummits, Cathedral Peak Forestry Reserve,  5500-6000 ft;  Indumeni Riverheadwaters,  8500-9200 ft;  Cathkin, Lekkerwater[farm], 28 °59'S: 29 °25'E,  1500 m;  Hlatikulu Mountain, 28 °13'S: 30 °01'E,  1380 m;  10 kmS.E. Ahrens, 2930BD; Mfongosi[ 28 °42'S: 30 °48'E], ( SAMC); Die Kop, 28 °55'51''S: 30 °56'51''E,  500 m;  Babanango[ 28 °22'S: 31 °05'E],  1607 m;  Morgenzon, Melmoth Dist., 28 °37'S: 31 °27'E,  700 m;  Nkandla, 2831CA; Nkandla Forest Res., 28 °44'35''S: 31 °09'00''E,  1000 m;  Ngoye Forest, 28 °50S: 31 °40E,  400m;  Entumeni Nature Res., 28 °52'35''S: 31 °22'54''E,  720 m;  Richard’s Bay, 28 °48'S: 32 °06'E,  30 m;  Modderpoortspruit, 2927 Ab; Champagne[ 29 °00'S: 27 °27'E]; Monk’s Cowl Nat. Res., 29 °03'S: 29 °24'E,  1440 m;  Giants Castle, 2929AB, Giants CastleG. Res., 2929AD; Injasuti Nature Res., 29 °12'S: 29 °22'E,  1500 m 1800 m;  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;  Loteni Nature Reserve, 29 °27'S: 29 °32'E, 1560; Loteni Nature Reserve, 29 °25'S: 29 °30'E,  1680 m;  Cobham Forest Reserve, 29 °41'50''S: 29 °24'44''E,  1530 m;  Garden Castle Nat. Res., 29 °45'S: 29 °15'E, ca.  1800 m;  Garden Castle Nat. Res., 29 °44'S: 29 °14'E,  1740 m;  Garden Castle Nat. Res., 29 °45'S: 29 °11'E,  2000 m;  Castleburnresort area, 29 °45'19''S: 29 °17'37''E,  1700 m;  Castleburnresort area, 29 °44'17''S: 29 °17'36''E,  1650 m;  Bulwer Mountain, SE2929DC; Bulwer Mountainside, 29 °48'S: 29 °45'E, up to  2000 m;  Umgeni Valley Ranch, 2930 Ac; Umgeni Valley Nat. Res., 29 °28'29''S: 30 °16'18''E,  1020 m;  Balgowan area, 29 °21'S: 30 °05'E,  1320 m;  Karkloof Nature Reserve, 29 °18'33''S: 30 °13'09''E; Geekies Farm[ 29 °11'S: 30 °20'E],  1500 m;  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;  Hilton Collegeland, 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;  Doreen Clark Nature Reserve, 29 °34'43''S: 30 °17'22''E; Springside N.R., 29 °46'S: 30 °46'E,  600 m;  Gillitts[ 29 °47'S: 30 °48'E]; Rhodes villagearea, 30 °48'S: 27 °58'E,  1820 m;  Bell Riverat Rhodes, 30 °48'S: 27 °58'E,  1825 m;  37 kmN.E. of Maclear, 30 °53'S: 28 °11'E,  1670 m;  Naudésnek Summit, 3028CC; 10 km E. Rhodes, Bottom Naudésnek Pass, 3028CC; Saamloop[ 30 °18'S: 29 °06'E]; Umtamvuna Nature Res., SE3030CC; Mountain Zebra Natl. Park, 3225 Ab,  1400 m;  Hogsback, 3226DB. ZIMBABWE: Vumba[ 19 °53'S: 31 °22'E],  6000 ft. UNKNOWN LOCALITY: Drakensberg Mountains; Grah. T.( SAMC).   Typelocality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Queen Elizabeth Park – by present designation. Much of Wahlberg’smaterial 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 typelocality. 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. kivuensisfrom 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 Lesothoand the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal ( Fig. 251). There are, however, a few records of the species from localities quite close to the coast. Apart from being recorded from Lesothoand KwaZulu-Natal, the species is also known from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga and eastern Zimbabwe. NHRS South Africa Caffrerei Wahlberg 33 44 1 holotype 1951-04-05 MZLU South Africa Royal Natal National Park Tugela Valley 33 44 1 holotype 1951-10-03 MZLU South Africa 33 44 1 allotype [144,1099,203,231] Lesotho 2188 -29.433332 Material 1227 27.85 Bushman's Pass 34 45 1 [144,719,235,263] Lesotho 1829 -29.45 Roma Mission 1226 27.733334 34 45 1 Warden South Africa 1700 -27.883333 Carolina 1235 29.7 Ncandu Forest Reserve 34 45 1 [179,822,299,327] South Africa 1950 -27.962502 Normandien Forest Res. 20 29.684166 34 45 1 South Africa 1580 -27.98889 Pongolo Bush Nat. Res. 20 29.706945 34 45 1 W. Luneburg & E. Paul Roux & B. R. STUCKENBERG & Van Reenen South Africa Van Reenen 1600 -28.366667 Ngome Forest 1232 29.383333 Windy Corner 34 45 1 [184,1099,459,487] South Africa 3500 -28.5 Van Reenen Pass 1232 28.666666 Golden Gate Nat. Res. 34 45 1 [144,597,491,519] South Africa 1900 -28.533333 Witsieshoek 1232 28.8 34 45 1 South Africa Royal Natal National Park 1450 -28.691666 Royal National Park 20 28.958334 Royal Natal Nat. Park 34 45 1 [187,801,555,583] South Africa 1950 -28.683332 Royal Natal Nat. Park 1230 28.933332 34 45 1 South Africa 1440 -28.683332 Royal Natal Nat. Park 1230 28.933332 34 45 1 [453,1022,587,615] South Africa 1600 -28.733334 Royal Natal Nat. Park 1230 28.933332 34 45 1 South Africa 1440 -28.683332 Royal Natal Nat. Park 1230 28.95 34 45 1 [659,1099,619,647] South Africa 2395 -28.266666 Harrismith 1233 29.2 34 45 1 [144,577,654,679] South Africa 1800 Cathedral Peak area 34 45 1 S. Ukhahlamba Res. Station South Africa 1700 Ukhahlamba Res. Stn. 34 45 1 [570,1033,683,711] South Africa 3075 -28.95 Cathedral Peak 1229 29.2 34 45 1 South Africa 1753 Little Berg Cathedral Peak Forestry Reserve 34 45 1 South Africa 2697 Indumeni River 34 45 1 [456,1099,747,775] South Africa 1500 -28.983334 Cathkin 1229 29.416666 Lekkerwater 34 45 1 [144,659,779,807] South Africa 1380 -28.216667 Hlatikulu Mountain 1233 30.016666 34 45 1 SAMC South Africa Die Kop 500 -28.930832 Ahrens 20 30.947498 Mfongosi 34 45 1 South Africa 1607 -28.366667 Babanango 1232 31.083334 34 45 1 [478,1099,843,871] South Africa 700 -28.616667 Morgenzon 1231 31.45 Melmoth Dist. 34 45 1 [144,940,875,903] South Africa 1000 -28.743055 Nkandla 20 31.15 Nkandla Forest Res. 34 45 1 South Africa 400 -28.833334 Ngoye Forest 1230 31.666666 34 45 1 [401,990,907,935] South Africa 720 -28.876389 Entumeni Nature Res. 20 31.381666 34 45 1 South Africa 30 -28.8 Richard's Bay 1230 32.1 34 45 1 South Africa Monk's Cowl Nat. Res. 1440 -29.05 Modderpoortspruit 1229 29.4 Champagne 34 45 1 South Africa Injasuti Nature Res. 0 -29.2 Giants Castle 1228 29.366667 Res. 34 45 1 S. E. Nottingham Road South Africa 1580 Bd Umgeni Poort Convent 34 45 1 Loteni South Africa Loteni Nature Reserve 1500 -29.45 Highmoor State Forest 1226 29.533333 Loteni Nature Res. 34 45 1 South Africa 1680 -29.416666 Loteni Nature Reserve 1227 29.5 Loteni Nature Reserve 34 45 1 [144,804,1163,1191] South Africa 1530 -29.697222 Cobham Forest Reserve 20 29.412222 34 45 1 South Africa 1800 -29.75 Garden Castle Nat. Res. 1225 29.25 34 45 1 [467,1014,1195,1223] South Africa 1740 -29.733334 Garden Castle Nat. Res. 1225 29.233334 34 45 1 South Africa 2000 -29.75 Garden Castle Nat. Res. 1225 29.183332 34 45 1 South Africa 1700 -29.755278 Castleburn 20 29.293612 34 45 1 South Africa 1650 -29.738056 Castleburn 20 29.293333 34 45 1 South Africa 2000 -29.8 Bulwer Mountain 1225 29.75 Bulwer Mountain 34 45 1 South Africa Umgeni Valley Nat. Res. 1020 -29.474722 Umgeni Valley Ranch 20 30.271666 Ac 34 45 1 [257,772,1355,1383] South Africa 1320 -29.35 Balgowan area 1227 30.083334 34 45 1 South Africa 1500 -29.183332 Karkloof Nature Reserve 1228 30.333334 Geekies Farm 34 45 1 South Africa Ac 1500 Karkloof Karkloof Falls 34 45 1 South Africa 1341 -29.5 Heidelheim Farm 1226 30.016666 Dargle 34 45 1 Pietermaritzburg & Town Bush South Africa Doreen Clark Nat. Res. 1140 -29.578335 Hilton College 20 30.289165 Queen Elizabeth Park 34 45 1 Springside N. R. South Africa 600 -29.766666 Doreen Clark Nature Reserve 1225 30.766666 34 45 1 South Africa 1820 -30.8 Gillitts 1220 27.966667 Rhodes village 34 45 1 South Africa 1825 -30.8 Bell River 1220 27.966667 Rhodes 34 45 1 [433,971,1643,1671] South Africa 1670 -30.883333 Maclear 1219 28.183332 34 45 1 E. Rhodes & Bottom Naudesnek Pass & Umtamvuna Nature Res., SE & Ab South Africa Mountain Zebra Natl. Park 1400 35 46 -30.3 Naudesnek Summit 1222 29.1 Saamloop 34 45 1 Zimbabwe 1829 -19.883333 Hogsback 1270 31.366667 Vumba 35 46 1 [212,1003,302,327] SAMC Grah. T. Zimbabwe Drakensberg Mountains 35 46 1 South Africa Pietermaritzburg area Much of Wahlberg's 35 46 2 KwaZulu-Natal holotype