Tsacasiella exilis (Tsacas, 1969)

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 : 57

Tsacasiella exilis (Tsacas, 1969) ( Fig. 202 )

Neomochtherus exilis Tsacas, 1969:15–16 .

Tsacasiella exilis ; Lehr, 1996:73.

Type material: Holotype: DR CONGO: 1ơ [seen], ‘Holotypus’, ‘Musée du Congo / Elisabethville / Lubumbashi [ 11 ° 40'S: 27 ° 28'E] 28-vi-1920 / Dr M. Bequaert’, ‘ Neomochtherus / neavei Ricardo / det. H. Oldroyd 1966’, ‘ Neomochtherus / exilis n.sp. / Holotype ơ / L. Tsacas det. 1967’ ( MRAC).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Lubumbashi .

Comments: The holotype of debilis was amongst the five damaged types (see above). No new material representing this species was found during this study.

Figures

Figs 199–202. Tsacasiella species. Epandrium, lateral. 199–200. T. blanda (Tsacas, 1969). 199. Kalina ơ holotype. 200. Kagera ơ holotype (callipygus). 201. T. debilis (Tsacas, 1969) (Komi ơ holotype). 202. T. exilis (Tsacas, 1969) (Lubumbashi ơ holotype). Scale lines = 1 mm.