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Asarkina (Asarkina) africana

Description

Asarkina (Asarkina) africana (Bezzi, 1908)

Asarcina ericetorum var. africana Bezzi, 1908: 500. Type localities: Dijbouti & Zaire ["Moschi, Fl. Rau., Mto-ja-Kifaru" & "Obock et Lukungu"].

Material examined: 1 male, Wadi Edeib, 25.11.1929, leg. Efflatoun (specimen published in Shaumar & Kamal (1978)); 2 males, Gebel Elba, I.1933, leg. H.C.E. & M.T. [EFC].

World distribution: AF: Widespread, Egypt [as Gebel Elba]. PA: Egypt.

Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Qantara. Gebel Elba: Wadi Edeib. Western Desert: Siwa Oasis [Sources: Shaumar & Kamal (1978) and the examined museum material].

Activity period in Egypt: January & September.

Notes

Published as part of El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Gilbert, Francis, 2019, Catalogue of the Syrphidae of Egypt (Diptera), pp. 201-248 in Zootaxa 4577 (2) on pages 205-206, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2629643

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
1929-11-25
Verbatim event date
1929-11-25
Scientific name authorship
Bezzi
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Asarkina
Species
africana
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Asarkina (Asarkina) africana (Bezzi, 1908) sec. El-Hawagry & Gilbert, 2019

References

  • Bezzi, M. (1908) Secondo contributo alla conoscenza del genere Asarcina. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 6, 495 - 504.
  • Shaumar, N. & Kamal, S. (1978) The Syrphidae of Egypt. Bulletin Mensuel de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon, 47, 79 - 84. https: // doi. org / 10.3406 / linly. 1978.10295