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Nomenclator Detail Record
 
 
 
Name: Anthrax hessii Wiedemann, 1818: 40
Type: TL: South Africa. Cape: Cape of Good Hope [as "Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung "] (ST F NMW)
Status: (Available, Valid) Current Valid Name
Notes:
Valid Name: Anthrax hessii Wiedemann
Family: Bombyliidae
Category: Species
Range: (AF: AF) South Africa
URL:
Citation: Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1818. Neue Insecten vom Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung. Zoologisches Magazin 1(2): 40-48. [1818.12.31+]
Verification Code: 101
Authority: Evenhuis, N.L. & Greathead, D.J. 1999
Revision Date: 06/20/2023
Kind of Name: Species
Record #: 22525
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