Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827

Londt, Jason G. H., 2011, A review of Afrotropical Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827 (Diptera: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae), African Invertebrates 52 (2), pp. 471-471 : 479

Genus Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827

Ancylorhinque Latreille, 1825: 490. Vernacular name.

Ancylorhynchus: Berthold 1827: 498 (Latinisation of Ancylorhinque Latreille). Type species: Asilus glaucius Rossi, 1790 , by subsequent designation (Engel 1930: 363). [ Ancylorhynchus originally proposed without included species: Engel’s designation from first six included species (Bezzi 1903: 117–118).]

Xiphocera Macquart, 1834: 279 . Type species: Xiphocera percheronii Macquart, 1834 .

Enchocera Blanchard, 1840 , nom. nud.

Elasmocera Rondani, 1846 . Type species: Elasmocera cingulata Rondani, 1846 .

Ancilorhynchus , Ancylorrhynchus . Incorrect subsequent spellings of Ancylorhynchus .

Xiphocerus , Xyphocera , Xyphocerus . Incorrect subsequent spellings of Xiphocera .

Diagnosis: Using characters employed by Londt (1999) in the construction of a key to the genera of Afrotropical Stenopogoninae and a few other characteristics the following brief diagnosis for Ancylorhynchus may be arrived at. Anatergites asetose; costal vein

(C) extending around entire wing margin such that anal lobe (a1+2) and alula have bordering veins; palpi two-segmented; head clearly wider than high in anterior view

(i.e. the face is relatively wide); proboscis strongly downward-curved and resembling the beak of a parrot. Claws, pulvilli and empodia well developed.

Note: The generic name is derived from the Greek words ankylos, meaning bent, hooked or crooked, and rhynchos, meaning nose, snout, or muzzle ( Brown 1956).