Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Empis avidus
Harris, 1776 (p. 151) (nomen dubium; unclear
synonym)
Type locality:
not specified (England, as inferred from
book title)
Empis gibbosa
Gmelin, 1790 (p. 2891) (nomen oblitum)
Type locality:
"Habitat in Europa"
Asilus muscarius
Fabricius, 1794 (p. 390)
Syneches
muscarius (Fabricius, 1794)
Type
locality: "Habitat in Gallia"
(interpreted as France)
Stomoxys
asiliformis Fabricius, 1794 (p. 395)
Type locality:
"Habitat in Italia" (interpreted as Italy)
Acromyia
asiliformis Latreille, 1809 (nec Fabricius,
1794) (erroneously attributed to "Bonelli")
Asilus hybos Lamark, 1816
Note: Empis avidus is a nomen dubium. The
figure in Harris (1776) is too general to see
any species specific characters. However, the
description points to Syneches muscarius by
mentioning "dark, cloud-like specks" on the
wings.
Note: Empis gibbosa is listed as a nomen
dubium by Yang et al. (2007). However, the
description by Gmelin [that he has copied from
the book "Museum Leskeanum" (Zschach 1788;
Karsten 1789) where the species has been
described, but not named] undoubtedly
describes a specimen of Syneches muscarius.
All descriptive terms fit this species
exactly: "Empis fusca, thorace gibboso,
abdomine tenui, alis maculatis, tibiis
plantisque albis" ("dark Empis, with thorax
humpbacked, abdomen slender, wings spotted,
with tibiae and tarsi white (=opaque)"). Thus,
I list it here as a synonym. However, I do not
regard it as the valid name, because it is a
nomen oblitum.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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