﻿Tabanidae (Diptera) holotypes in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection: Part 1. Haematopota Meigen, 1803

Kirstin A Williams,Louwrens Pieter Snyman

doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.76103

Abstract

All primary (name-bearing) types of Haematopota Meigen, 1803, deposited in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (NMSA) are documented - Haematopota anomala Travassos Dias, 1956 (Mpumalanga, South Africa); Haematopota diasi Travassos Dias, 1956 (Gauteng, South Africa); Haematopota megaera Usher, 1965 (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Haematopota mephista Usher, 1965 (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); Haematopota montisdraconis Usher, 1965 (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Haematopota ovazzai Travassos Dias, 1956 (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Haematopota quathlambia Usher, 1965 (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); Haematopota spectabilis Oldroyd, 1952 (Northern Cape, South Africa); Haematopota tropai Travassos Dias, 1956 (Reunion). The reference to the original publication, including the original name, the type locality and the collector, is provided for each species. In addition, brief remarks and colour photographs are provided. This is the first in a series of publications on the primary types of the Tabanidae of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum.

Highlights

The Entomology Department of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum was established when Dr B
The Transvaal Museum’s ( Ditsong Museum of Natural History - TMSA) Diptera collection was obtained by exchange in 1975 and the collection of Dr Fritz Zumpt that was housed at the South African Institute of Medical Research was donated in 1983 (Barraclough and Whittington 1994)
The holotypes of Haematopota housed in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection, including information on the associated paratypes, are presented here in an image-rich catalogue

Summary

Introduction

The Tabanidae collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum is one of the largest in southern Africa (Snyman et al 2020). The Haematopotini type specimens, housed in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection, represent a single genus, Haematopota Meigen, 1803. The holotypes of Haematopota housed in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection, including information on the associated paratypes, are presented here in an image-rich catalogue. This is the first in a series of publications on the primary types of the Tabanidae of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum.

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