Haematopota ovazzai Travassos Dias, 1956: 17 figs 7 and 8.

Williams, Kirstin A. & Snyman, Louwrens Pieter, 2021, Tabanidae (Diptera) holotypes in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection: Part 1. Haematopota Meigen, 1803, African Invertebrates 62 (2), pp. 485-495 : 485

Haematopota ovazzai Travassos Dias, 1956: 17 figs 7 and 8.

Holotype.

South Africa • ♂; Eastern Cape, Aliwal North, Kapland, 8 December 1914?; Collector: Dr Brauns; NMSA-Dip 048349; type number 363. Fig. 6A-D .

Current status.

Haematopota ovazzai Travassos Dias, 1956; original combination.

Remarks.

The collection date on the label is difficult to decipher and is either 1914 or 1924. Both of these dates are feasible as Dr Brauns lived in the Eastern Cape from 1900 until his death in 1929. The locality recorded in the publication is Acineac-Nowa. Cabo. This appears to have been incorrectly transcribed by Dias. The locality of Aliwal North, Kapland, appears to be the correct name. This would agree with the locality of Aliwal North that is in the Eastern Cape Province. Apart from some inevitable fading colouration, the holotype is in a good state.

Figures

Figure 6. Haematopota ovazzai holotype A dorsal B lateral C head D wing. Scale bars: 5 mm (A); 2 mm (B, D); 1 mm (C).