''Afromosia barkemeyeri'' is a species of robber fly (family
Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive pre ...
), the sole member of the genus ''Afromosia''.
[ The specific epithet honours Dr Werner Barkemeyer.][
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References
Asilidae
Insects described in 2015
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