Afroxanthandrus conopeum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syrphoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Muscomorpha
Sectio: Aschiza
Superfamilia: Syrphoidea

Familia: Syrphidae
Subfamilia: Syrphinae
Tribus: Melanostomini
Genus: Afroxanthandrus
Species:

Name

Afroxanthandrus conopeum Midgley, Goergen & Jordaens, 2024: 74

Holotype: ♂, 30 January 2023, K. Jordaens, J. Midgley & T. Bellingan leg., NMSA, NMSA-Dip 219971 (see on GBIF)

Type locality: SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal, Giant’s Castle Nature Reserve, Main caves forest, 29°16′19″S 29°31′35″E / 29.271814°S 29.526489°E / -29.271814; 29.526489

References

Primary references

  • Midgley, J.M., Goergen, G., Jordaens, K. & Plazi 2024. A revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000 (Diptera, Syrphidae), with the description of two new species and one new synonymy. European Journal of Taxonomy Consortium. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/49ma4j accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-06. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4974772320